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Changes between 19.07 and 20.06

Organizations that want or need a cloud or hybrid solution with ease of use at the forefront of the design, will find a lot to like in the SecureAuth® Identity Platform release 20.06. Existing customers will see the new features discussed briefly in the following table.

Admins will use the Identity Platform release 20.06 New Experience to configure and manage more aspects of the environment than in release 19.07, but will also use the Classic Experience to configure and manage other features, such as the Authenticate mobile app and other SecureAuth apps.

The following table maps terms, concepts, and features that you know from using the Identity Platform 19.07 to new terms, concepts, and features in the Identity Platform 20.06.

For a list of all enhancements, updates, and known issues for the current release, see the Release notes.

9.3 and earlier

19.07 and later

Differences

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FIDO2 WebAuthn support

The Identity Platform supports the use of FIDO2-enabled devices that use the WebAuthn protocol. Using FIDO2-enabled devices provides strong authentication with a passwordless login workflow for better user experience.

Supports two data stores

Supports more data stores

19.07 Cloud and hybrid deployments

20.06 Cloud deployment

20.06 Hybrid deployment

SQL Server

Azure AD

Generic LDAP

Active Directory

Active Directory

Active Directory

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Generic LDAP

NetIQ eDirectory

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SQL Server

SQL Server

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Oracle DB

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Version 1.0 of UI look and feel

Enhanced UI look and feel

The Identity Platform UI was refreshed and now has a more modern and colorful look. This is especially evident in the dashboard (available by clicking the Home link on the left navigation), where colors help to delineate the different properties for methods, applications, and OS's.

Adaptive IP Blocking, supported WS-Trust workflows only

Dynamic IP Blocking

New in release 20.06, the feature name was changed to better describe the dynamic way that SecureAuth uses IP blocking to enhance security.

Authenticate app

Pre-populate the Authenticate enrollment URL

Companies that manage employee mobile devices through a mobile device management (MDM) tool that supports the AppConfig Community standard can pre-populate the Authenticate enrollment URL. This allows end users to bypass entering the enrollment URL so they only need to register their account to authenticate