Safeguard for Privileged Passwords 6.0.11 LTS
Release Notes
16 August 2021, 06:53
These release notes provide information about the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords 6.0.11 LTS release. For the most recent documents and product information, see One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Technical Documentation.
If you are updating a Safeguard for Privileged Passwords version prior to this release, read the release notes for the version found at: One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Technical Documentation.
Release options
Safeguard for Privileged Passwords includes two release versions:
- Long Term Support (LTS) release, version 6.0.11 LTS
- Feature release, version 6.11
The versions align with Safeguard for Privileged Sessions. For more information, see Long Term Support (LTS) and Feature Releases.
About this release
Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Version 6.0.11 LTS is a minor LTS release.
For more details on the features and resolved issues, see:
NOTE: For a full list of key features in Safeguard for Privileged Passwords, see the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Administration Guide.
The Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Appliance is built specifically for use only with the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords privileged management software, which is pre-installed and ready for immediate use. The appliance is hardened to ensure the system is secured at the hardware, operating system, and software levels. The hardened appliance approach protects the privileged management software from attacks while simplifying deployment and ongoing management and shortening the time frame to value.
Safeguard for Privileged Passwords virtual appliances and cloud applications are also available. When setting up a virtual environment, carefully consider the configuration aspects such as CPU, memory availability, I/O subsystem, and network infrastructure to ensure the virtual layer has the necessary resources available. See One Identity's Product Support Policies for more information on environment virtualization.
Safeguard privileged management software suite
Safeguard privileged management software is used to control, monitor, and govern privileged user accounts and activities to identify possible malicious activities, detect entitlement risks, and provide tamper proof evidence. The Safeguard products also aid incident investigation, forensics work, and compliance efforts.
The Safeguard products' unique strengths are:
- One-stop solution for all privileged access management needs
- Easy to deploy and integrate
- Unparalleled depth of recording
- Comprehensive risk analysis of entitlements and activities
- Thorough Governance for privileged account
The suite includes the following modules:
- Safeguard for Privileged Passwords automates, controls, and secures the process of granting privileged credentials with role-based access management and automated workflows. Deployed on a hardened appliance, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords eliminates concerns about secured access to the solution itself, which helps to speed integration with your systems and IT strategies. Plus, its user-centered design means a small learning curve and the ability to manage passwords from anywhere and using nearly any device. The result is a solution that secures your enterprise and enables your privileged users with a new level of freedom and functionality.
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One Identity for Privileged Sessions is part of One Identity's Privileged Access Management portfolio. Addressing large enterprise needs, Safeguard for Privileged Sessions is a privileged session management solution, which provides industry-leading access control, as well as session monitoring and recording to prevent privileged account misuse, facilitate compliance, and accelerate forensics investigations.
Safeguard for Privileged Sessions is a quickly deployable enterprise appliance, completely independent from clients and servers to integrate seamlessly into existing networks. It captures the activity data necessary for user profiling and enables full user session drill-down for forensics investigations.
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One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Analytics integrates data from Safeguard for Privileged Sessions to use as the basis of privileged user behavior analysis. Safeguard for Privileged Analytics uses machine learning algorithms to scrutinize behavioral characteristics, and generates user behavior profiles for each individual privileged user. Safeguard for Privileged Analytics compares actual user activity to user profiles in real time, and profiles are continually adjusted using machine learning. Safeguard for Privileged Analytics detects anomalies and ranks them based on risk so you can prioritize and take appropriate action and ultimately prevent data breaches.
Figure 1: Privileged Sessions and Privileged Passwords
The following is a list of features that are no longer supported starting with Safeguard for Privileged Passwords 6.0.11 LTS.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer is no longer supported.
Issues addressed by this release follow.
Table 1: Resolved issues
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Syslog CEF format no longer missing 'Device Event Class ID' in header. |
278326 |
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Syslog CEF format no longer reporting invalid case in names of custom fields. |
278328 |
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Fixed an issue where UserPhoto modified on user update was missing in audit log changes. |
265275 |
