Knox Authentication Manager v1.9 release notes

New

Send sign-out notifications to specific apps

With v1.9, you can use the new App notification on sign out policy to send a notification to any app when a device user signs out. This includes the following sign-out scenarios:

• When a user manually signs out of the Knox Authentication Manager app.
• The Auto sign out on charge policy is set to True, and the device is signed out when charging.
• The Auto sign out period after screen-off (mins) policy is enabled, and the user is signed out due to inactivity.

For more information, see Configure app policies.

Updates

Improvements to app policy information displayed on devices

The v1.9 release introduces UI improvements to Knox Authentication Manager policies viewed on a device. Previously, invalid or missing policies were highlighted on the app’s Policy screen and an error message was displayed regardless of whether or not they are mandatory.

With this release, missing or invalid policies that are not mandatory no longer return an error message. If a mandatory policy is invalid or missing, in addition to displaying an error message, the Policy screen also lists the policy and value causing the error.

If any policy returns an error, the profile is not applied to the device.

Consistent navigation button design across screens

Previously, the design of the navigation system was inconsistent throughout the Knox Authentication Manager app. With this release, navigation buttons are now consistent across all screens.

General security improvements and new timeouts

Previously, there were no restrictions for Knox Authentication Manager app users attempting to reverify their sign-in with a PIN or confirm their password.

With v1.9, timeouts are introduced to ensure secure access on the Knox Authentication Manager app. Devices users are now temporarily timed out if they fail six consecutive reverification attempts or attempt to confirm their password six consecutive times. Additionally, the time-out duration increases with successive failed attempts.