CLEAR update 2023.8 from 2023-08-20 23:01 CDT to 2023-08-21 03:01 CDT

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

Maintenance will begin as scheduled in 60 minutes.

In our ongoing commitment to provide outstanding service to all our customers, we are planning to perform a routine Portnox Cloud upgrade on Sunday August 20th at 11 PM CDT and completing around 3:00 AM CDT Monday August 21st

New Features & Improvements planned in this release

• AgentP can now authenticate Windows machines to the network using computer certificates, user certificates, or a combination of both user and device certificates. When both user and device certificates are used and no one is logged into the machine, only the machine itself is authenticated to the network using the device certificate. You may configure that device to be assigned to a different VLAN or ACL for least privilege, ensuring the device is still able to be managed remotely and receive updates, but nothing more. Once a user logs into the machine, the device will re-authenticate to the network using that user’s certificate, assigning the correct ACL or VLAN that will allow that user to access only the resources on the network that are needed.

• It is now possible to add individual users from an Authentication Repository to Portnox Cloud groups. No longer do you need to coordinate with whomever manages the identity provider in your environment to have custom groups created for specific use cases. Instead, the Portnox Cloud admin can add one or several different individual users to any Portnox Cloud group themselves, just as easily as adding groups. You can even combine groups and individual users from any authentication repository into any Portnox Group.

• Those working with large lists of MAC Addresses for MAB accounts will notice some significant usability improvements, such as the ability to search for MAC address, and filter options such as vendor and expiration.

• MacOS and Windows minimum supported versions can now be defined as part of a Risk Policy, similar to iOS and Android.

• The TACACS+ service is now available as an optional Docker container for both ARM64 and AMD64 architectures. This allows the TACACS+ service to be deployed in virtually any public cloud IaaS, such as AWS, Azure, GCP, etc. The TACACS+ service can now also be deployed on low-cost, solid state, micro computers, such as the Raspberry Pi.

• The Portnox CLOUD login page has received a sexy new redesign to provide a fresh new look and improved performance

• Alert messages now include the NAS display name the authenticating device is connected to.

• When an Intune integration app secret expires, it is now possible to update that secret directly from within the Portnox Cloud portal

• AAA logs may now be exported to W3C formatted text files for troubleshooting, reporting, or archival purposes

During the upgrade process no interruption in service is expected. If for any reason you experience any issues following the upgrade, please contact our support team for assistance.