[2007 - 2011] ADSelfService Plus Fixes and Enhancements
Version 4.5 Build 4503: (28/ March/2011)
Fixed:
- Logon issue (when maximum password age is set to zero) has been resolved.
- Multiple field updation issue (eg. in case of checkboxes, radio buttons etc.) in the 'My Info' tab has been fixed.
Version 4.5 Build 4501: (10/March/2011)
*Fixed: "Could not install client software" error while installing Gina on client machines has been rectified.
Version 4.5 Build 4500: (10/February/2011)
New Features:
- SMS / E-Mail Verification Codes to provide additional security when End-Users Reset Password / Unlock Accounts.
- Employee Search enhanced with user photos and search criteria.
- Enforce Stronger Passwords with "Password Strength Analyzer".
- "Change Password at next logon" prompt in ADSelfService Plus login.
- Scheduled Backup of the product database.
- Import Security Questions and Answers from External Data Sources (eg. MS SQL and Oracle).
- User logon page customization: Now with Drag and Drop option.
- SSL Certification Tool - Helps you generate CSR and offers guidelines to install SSL certificate.
- Sending Auto Generated Password to users' secondary e-mail address / mobile number.
- Organization Chart : View the complete hierarchy of your organization on a single screen.
- Blocked Users Report (Users blocked based on the failed attempts at security questions).
- Delivery Report for E-Mail & SMS notifications.
- Product enriched with customizable colors and fonts.
- Support for Swedish & Norwegian.
Enhanced:
- Security features have been enhanced.
- Audit Reports : Both Success & Failure events captured.
- Exclude Disabled Users in User Reports.
- Make Admin Login Page Accessible only from specified IPs.
- List Questions Randomly: Display 3 out of 10 questions at random.
- Show "CAPTCHA" in login page..
- Enable and Disable options for Enrollment Reminder (Enroll Prompt at logon).
- Helpdesk Technicians can avail Self-Service features.
- GINA Installation: Import computers through CSV file and Export the status reports.
- Credential Providers can be accessed right from the Logon Page (without using the "Switch User" button).
- GINA Customization while deploying via GPO.
- GINA Client software installation can be done via SCCM.
- GINA Free: Reset Password / Unlock Account without client installation.
- Include HTML content in mail notifications.
- Support for Citrix Environments.
Fixed:
- Cross Site Scripting and other vulnerabilities have been fixed.
- Special character handling at OU level & Manager field.
- Child Domain Login issue has been fixed.
- Reversible Encryption issue (for fetching Security Que & Ans report) has been fixed.
Version 4.4 Build 4453: (17/August/2010)
*Enhanced: The administrator's interface is customizable with all of the 10 languages that ADSelfService Plus supports now.
Version 4.4 Build 4452: (6/July/2010)
*Fixed: Issues faced when the display names of the technicians included special characters have been resolved.
*Fixed: Issues faced when the display names of the technicians included special characters have been resolved.
Version 4.4 Build 4451:(18/June/2010)
* Enhanced: Language support has been extended to two more languages : Italian and Danish.
* Fixed: For a short duration, due to some technical issues the users from non-native domains could not log on. But this issue has been attended to and now the non-native domains users can log on successfully.
* Enhanced: Language support has been extended to two more languages : Italian and Danish.
* Fixed: For a short duration, due to some technical issues the users from non-native domains could not log on. But this issue has been attended to and now the non-native domains users can log on successfully.
Version 4.4 Build 4450: (10/June/2010)
*New: Multiple Administrative Logins
*New: Self-Service Enrollment Reminders During User Logon (to Active Directory).
*New: ADSelfService Plus GINA Customization
*New: Scheduler for GINA Installation and Customization
*New: GINA Chaining
*New: Dashboard Update Scheduler
*Enhanced: Previously, administrators did not have an option to control the domain names displayed in end-user log-in page. Now, this has been enhanced to allow an administrator to decide what domain names should appear and how.
* Enhanced: Error message customization; in the previous build, few error messages were not customizable, which has been remedied in this new build.
* Enhanced: Error message customization; in the previous build, few error messages were not customizable, which has been remedied in this new build.
Version 4.4 Build 4440: (20/April/2010)
*New: Phased password and account expiry notification.
*New: Universal password reset through post-action scripts.
*New: Enforcement of password history during password reset operation.
*New: Password Strength Analyzer.
*New: Universal password reset through post-action scripts.
*New: Enforcement of password history during password reset operation.
*New: Password Strength Analyzer.
*New: Security Question & Answers Report.
*New: Inactivity limiter during password/unlock operations.
*New: Support for Turkish.
*Enhanced: User interface has been aesthetically enhanced (for all supported languages); previous flaws such as unappealingly longer buttons for longer labels have been corrected.
*Enhanced: Handlers for SQL injection code attack have been enhanced to thwart any kind of SQL code injection.
*Fixed: In the “self update” section of previous versions, while configuring the “manager” field, an administrator cannot include managers from child domains. This has been rectified in this version.
*Fixed: In the security question configuration page, it was not possible to completely display the security questions that exceeded text box length. Instead, the new version displays the complete question whenever mouse hovers over it.
Version 4.4 Build 4430: (04/January/2010)
*New: Drag and Drop user interface customization (for AD self update section).
*New: Options to mandate important fields during AD self update operations.
*New: Security features to prevent users from providing flimsy security answers to challenge questions. (Prevent users from using words of challenge question in security answers and from providing same answers to multiple questions.)
*New: Feature to display security questions one by one.
*New: Support for Portuguese.
*New: Complete support for Windows Server 2008 R2
*Enhanced: “Auto Enrollment” improved to import both security questions and answers, as opposed to the previous “answers-only” import.
*Enhanced: Product now offers a complete context support.
*Enhanced: Complete German Support.
*Enhanced: Quick relay of changed password to all the domain controllers (included in the product).
*Fixed: Issues related to Restrict Inactive User feature, which stemmed from domain naming conventions have been rectified.
*Fixed: Issues that caused unnecessary warning messages in IE6 upon SSL application have been fixed.
*Fixed: Style sheet implementation issues whenever ADSelfService Plus was accessed via Windows logon screen have been resolved.
Version 4.4 (4420) Build: (13/November/2009)
*New: Support for Fine-Grained Password Policies of Windows Server 2008.*New: GINA compatibility extended to workstations,laptops and desktops running Windows 7.
*Enhanced: Product localization enhanced.
*Fixed: Issue of product demanding re-enrollment whenever users attempted to define their security questions has been fixed.
*Fixed: STEP notification related issues resolved.
*Fixed: Login page's non-conformance with style sheet customization (it stays the default blue despite customization) has been corrected.
Version 4.4 (4411) Build: (01/October/2009)
*New: Availability of ADSelfService Plus in Polish
*Fixed: E-mail notification issue in "Soon-To-Expire Password Scheduler".
Version 4.4 (4410) Build: (28/September/2009)
*New: Availability of ADSelfService Plus in German*New: Provision to customize user interface text
*Fixed: Credentials updation issue in "Domain Settings"
*Fixed: GINA and certificate issue
Version 4.4 (4400) Build: (04/September/2009)
*Highlight: 64-bit support for GINA.
*Highlight: GINA Installation through GPO (Group Policy Object).
*Highlight: Block User; prevent users – who fail Security Q&A authentication – from using ADSelfService Plus.
*Highlight: Email notifications; acknowledgements can be mailed to users upon successful password reset/password change/account unlock operation.
*Highlight: Restrict Inactive Users: Prevent inactive users (of Active Directory) from using the software and exclude them from its license count, so that their place can be taken by other users. This is also an important security feature, as inactive user account can inadvertently serve as an easy passage to wrongdoers.
*Highlight: Employee Search.
*New: Ability to prevent re-enrollment.
*New: Ability to hide CAPTCHA individually on security Q&A authentication page and also on “reset password” and “unlock account” pages.
*New: Reconfirmation of security answers (both during enrollment and security Q&A authentication).
*New: Mandatory security questions.
*New: Options to connect to Active Directory securely using LDAPS.
*New: Reports to identify licensed users.
*New: Reports about users who fail security Q&A authentication.
*New: Audit report for “change password” operation.
*Fixed: Issues regarding selecting child OUs (in a tree view).
*Fixed: Date format in Audit Reports.
*Fixed: “Password Complexity” and “Password Policy” reminder messages fixed (in the password policy html files).
*Fixed: Dashboard issues; it updates itself with the latest information (without any user interference)
*Fixed: OU-based report export issues.
*Fixed: Enrollment Settings issues.
*Fixed: Reports interface customized for IE.
*Fixed: GINA: Panoramic installation issue resolved; multiple computers can be selected across the pages of the website and GINA can be installed evenly in all of them
*Fixed: Issues related to naming conventions
*Fixed: Domain login issues stemming from domain naming style (inclusion of certain special characters).
*Fixed: OU naming style: Problems arising due to the presence of “&” in OU’s name
*Fixed: Inclusion of apostrophe in “security questions” does not cause any problem anymore.
*Enhanced: Security Questions can now be localized at OU levels.
*Enhanced: TLS/SSL Configuration can now be configured in SMTP Email Server Settings.
*Enhanced: Self Update Authorization can now be extended to each and every field that can be updated by the user.
*Enhanced: Audit and Enrollment reports.
*Enhanced: UI and reports section.
*Enhanced: CAPTCHA.
*Enhanced: Login Page customized and employee search option provided.
*Enhanced: Dashboard.
*Enhanced: Import Answers; now answers can be imported at policy level.
*Enhanced: GINA Winlogon UI.
*Enhanced: GINA error messages according to client requirements.
*Enhanced: The provision to automatically unlock accounts (if locked) during password reset.
*Highlight: GINA Installation through GPO (Group Policy Object).
*Highlight: Block User; prevent users – who fail Security Q&A authentication – from using ADSelfService Plus.
*Highlight: Email notifications; acknowledgements can be mailed to users upon successful password reset/password change/account unlock operation.
*Highlight: Restrict Inactive Users: Prevent inactive users (of Active Directory) from using the software and exclude them from its license count, so that their place can be taken by other users. This is also an important security feature, as inactive user account can inadvertently serve as an easy passage to wrongdoers.
*Highlight: Employee Search.
*New: Ability to prevent re-enrollment.
*New: Ability to hide CAPTCHA individually on security Q&A authentication page and also on “reset password” and “unlock account” pages.
*New: Reconfirmation of security answers (both during enrollment and security Q&A authentication).
*New: Mandatory security questions.
*New: Options to connect to Active Directory securely using LDAPS.
*New: Reports to identify licensed users.
*New: Reports about users who fail security Q&A authentication.
*New: Audit report for “change password” operation.
*Fixed: Issues regarding selecting child OUs (in a tree view).
*Fixed: Date format in Audit Reports.
*Fixed: “Password Complexity” and “Password Policy” reminder messages fixed (in the password policy html files).
*Fixed: Dashboard issues; it updates itself with the latest information (without any user interference)
*Fixed: OU-based report export issues.
*Fixed: Enrollment Settings issues.
*Fixed: Reports interface customized for IE.
*Fixed: GINA: Panoramic installation issue resolved; multiple computers can be selected across the pages of the website and GINA can be installed evenly in all of them
*Fixed: Issues related to naming conventions
*Fixed: Domain login issues stemming from domain naming style (inclusion of certain special characters).
*Fixed: OU naming style: Problems arising due to the presence of “&” in OU’s name
*Fixed: Inclusion of apostrophe in “security questions” does not cause any problem anymore.
*Enhanced: Security Questions can now be localized at OU levels.
*Enhanced: TLS/SSL Configuration can now be configured in SMTP Email Server Settings.
*Enhanced: Self Update Authorization can now be extended to each and every field that can be updated by the user.
*Enhanced: Audit and Enrollment reports.
*Enhanced: UI and reports section.
*Enhanced: CAPTCHA.
*Enhanced: Login Page customized and employee search option provided.
*Enhanced: Dashboard.
*Enhanced: Import Answers; now answers can be imported at policy level.
*Enhanced: GINA Winlogon UI.
*Enhanced: GINA error messages according to client requirements.
*Enhanced: The provision to automatically unlock accounts (if locked) during password reset.
Version 4.3.1 (4310) Build: (09/March/2009)
*Enhanced: Improved Usability for Policy Configuration.
*Fixes: Facility to send Enrollment Notification to multiple email addresses
Version 4.3.0 (4301) Build: (19/Feb/2009)
*Enhanced: Provision to "Confirm Answer" when Hide Answer option is enabled.
*Enhanced: Enhanced Security Coverage by elimination of ADSelfService Plus Directory Browsing.
*Fixes: Ability to Change Password during Single Sign-On Login
*Fixes: Prevention of the userPrincipalName removal while updating AD fields.
*Fixes: Elimination of Logon issue - "Sorry ! You are not authorized to view the contents of this file."
*Fixes: Elimination of "Error code : 0" while updating AD fields for users in an OU that contains special characters.
Version 4.3.0 (4300) Build: (11/Feb/2009)
*New: Ability to configure OU Based Self Service Policies for Password Reset, Unlock Account, Self-Update and Change Password.
*Highlight: Facilitates end-users to reset their own passwords from a Windows Logon screen.
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1.Graphical Identification and Authentication (GINA) support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP machines.
2.Credential Provider (CP) support for Windows Vista machines.
*Enhanced: Wizard based Policy configuration for OU Selection and Question & Answer settings.
*Enhanced: Self Service Portal UI enhancement.
*Enhanced: Complete I18N support.
*Enhanced: Policy based Enrollment settings.
*Enhanced: Auto Scheduler to synchronize the AD Details with ADSelfService Plus.
*Enhanced: User Principal Name (UPN) based Logon.
*Enhanced: Context support for web server.
*Fixes: Logon issue with FireFox 3.x removed.
*Fixes: View Selected OUs of Scheduler.
*Fixes: Logon Delay eliminated.
*Fixes: Special character support for user logon passwords.
*Fixes: Logo Display in the Self-Service Admin Login Page.
*Fixes: Secret Question & Answer security lapse addressed.
*Fixes: Display Lockout Users Report in Dashboard.
Version 4.2.0 (4200) Build: (29/Sep/2008)
*Highlights: Complete support for Japanese Language.
*Highlights: Option to Enable "Single Sign-On" for Active Directory Users [Pass-Through Authentication].
*Highlights: Customize ADSelfService Login Page by providing a separate login for an administrator and the Domain User.
*Highlights: Set up your own themes.
*Highlights: Modify the "Password Policy Message" viewed by your domain users.
* Enhanced: An administrator can now force(optional) an end user to "Change Password At Next Logon" during every password reset.
* Enhanced: When email notifications are sent, administrators can now employ different naming conventions.
* Enhanced: "OU Based Scheduler" enhancements
* Enhanced: User enrollment time is added to the "Enrolled Users Report".
Version 4.0 (4006) Build: (04/Jun/2008)
*Highlights: Auto Enrollment of Users' Secret Questions & Answers by importing data via a CSV file.
*Highlights: Option to Change Password by providing the current password details.
*Highlights: 'Captcha Image' based word verification for password reset & account
unlock so as to overcome brute force attacks.
*Highlights: Extended Report Export facility for all reports.
*Highlights: Exclusion of Text AutoComplete feature while keying in Secret Answers.
Version 4.0 (4004) Build: (03/Mar/2008)
*New: Guidance for SSL certificate Installation.
*New: Integration with other ManageEngine products- Jump To ADManager Plus, ServiceDesk Plus.
*Enhanced: Logon support for multiple UserPrincipalName(UPN suffix).
*Fixed: Redirection to appropriate page after Questions Configuration.
*Fixed: Auto-removal of alert when reset and unlock options are disabled.
Version 4.0 (4003) Build: (05/Jan/2008)
*Highlight: Service Pack support for earlier versions.
Version 4.0 (4002) Build: (10/Dec/2007)
*Highlights: Report on Users who have enrolled with ADSelfService Plus.
*Highlights: Report on Users who have not enrolled with ADSelfService Plus.
*Highlights: Option to remove User(s) from the Enrolled List.
*Highlights: Enrollment Notification sent to all users in an OU/Domain
*Highlights: Enrollment Notification for multiple users using comma separated user E-mail Addresses.
*Highlights: Encode the answers while registering and validating answers for Self Password Reset and Self Unlock Account.
*Highlights: Option to update "Manager" field via Self Service console.
*Fixes: Secure MySQL Access from a remote host.
Version 4.0 (4001) Build: (10/Oct/2007)
*Highlight: Toggle between Self-Service Admin / Domain User Logins.
*Enhanced: Usability Enhancements in the Login Page.[list=]