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2023-19-July

Release Version: PK Protect Endpoint Manager July 2023

General Availability Date: July 19, 2023

Introduction

The following ‘minor’ release provides new product functionality, resolution to customer reported issues and other general improvements to the PKWARE software.

Updated Components and Versions

PKWARE Component

New Version

PK Endpoint Manager

v19.7.22

PK Endpoint Agent - Persistent Data Encryption (PDE) Agent

v17.70.0005

PK Transparent Server Agent (TDE)

v3.90.5

PKWARE SDK

Java 2020.2.1 / .NET 2020.2.4

PK Protect Mobile App for iOS

2.1.0

PK Protect for Intune Mobile App for iOS

2.1.0

PK Protect Mobile App for Android

2.1.0

PK Protect for Intune Mobile App for Android

2.1.0

 

PK Endpoint Manager / PK Endpoint Agent Application Version Compatibility

PEM Version

Archive Client Application Versions

 PEM v19.7.22

  July 2023

Endpoint Agent: 17.70.0005 (Jul 2023), 17.6.0008 (Apr 2023),17.50.007 (Jan 2023), and 17.40.240 (Oct 2022), 
Transparent Server Agent (TDE): v3.90.5

Supported 3rd Party Platforms

The following PKWARE and 3rd Party products and versions listed below represent those which have been tested for quality, interoperability, and functional operation. Customers are strongly encouraged to maintain their environment in accordance with the versions and dependencies listed below, to avoid unforeseen issues with compatibility or unexpected behavior.

PK Endpoint Manager

Operating System Type

Version

Microsoft Windows

Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2012

Browser Type

Version

Edge

Edge 114.x

Firefox

115.x

Google Chrome

114.x

Safari

16

Database Type

Version

PostgreSQL

12

MSSQL

SQL Server 2016, 2014

Web Server

Version

Internet Information Server (IIS)

IIS 10.0, 8.5, 8.0

PK Endpoint Agent

Operating System Type

Version

 Microsoft Windows

Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2012,

Windows 11, 10

 MacOS

Ventura (13), Monterey (12), Big Sur (11) (with M1 chip – using Rosetta 2)

 Linux – RedHat

RedHat 6 or greater   

 Linux – SUSE

12 SP5 and 15 SP3 on x86_64

 Linux - Ubuntu

14.04 (LTS) and greater on X86 and X86_64

 UNIX – IBM AIX

7L version 7.1 (7100-00) or higher

 UNIX - Solaris

10 and 11.3 on UltraSPARC and X86

 UNIX – HPUX

11iv2 with patches

Operating System Type - Mobile

Version

PK Protect for iOS

15.x

PK Protect for Android

11

SDK                                                                      

 Language

Version

 Java

 v2019.7.1

Dependencies:

  • Java 8 or higher JRE

 Application Operating System

Version

 MacOS

Monterey (12), Big Sur (11)

 Windows

Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2012,

Windows 10 (64-bit)

 Linux – RedHat

RedHat Enterprise Linux 8 (64-bit)

 Linux – Ubuntu

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Language

Version

.NET v2020.2.4

Dependencies:

  • .NET Framework 4.6.1 and higher on Windows

  • .NET Core 2.1, .NET Core 3.1, .NET 6.0 on all platforms (LTS release from Microsoft)

Application Operating System

Version

Windows

Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2012 Windows 10 (32-bit + 64-bit)

MacOS

Monterey (12), Big Sur (11)

Linux – RedHat

RedHat Enterprise Linux 8 (64-bit)

Linux – Ubuntu

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Other PKWARE Components

 Component

Version

PK Transparent Server Agent (TDE) - Server

Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2012

PK Transparent Desktop Agent (TDE) – Desktop

Windows 11, 10

PK Protect Reader – Windows

Windows 10 and higher

PK Protect Reader – macOS

macOS 11 and higher  

 

Features and Improvements

The following capabilities have been added to the Manager, Agent or both in the current release.

PK Protect Endpoint Manager 

PK Endpoint Manager

Summary

Appliance / Windows

Version 19.7.22

Features

  • Smartkey Expansion

    • A new menu called Smartkeys has been added which contains community, user and external Smartkeys.

    • A new Smartkey type called External Smartkeys is available for externally sharing encrypted archives.

    • Smartkeys include new usage statistics to help administrators understand how Smartkeys are being used throughout the organization.

    • User Smartkeys, previously only visible from PK Protect agents, are now visible in PEM Administrator. Administrators can view participants of each user Smartkeys.

    • Community Smartkeys have been moved from Archive to Smartkeys menu.

  • PK Secure Email: Microsoft Purview Information Protection (MIP)

    • MIP sensitivity labeling has been expanded to PK Secure Email.

    • MIP sensitivity labels can be applied to email attachments and/or used to apply specific remediations when a label is found in email attachments.

  • Multi-factor Authentication Security Level

    • A new field called Security Level has been added to community and external Smartkeys to be used in conjunction with MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) policies.

    • MFA policies trigger when the Smartkey’s security level is greater than or equal to the MFA policies security level.

PK Endpoint Agent

Windows, Mac, Linux
Version 17.70.0005

Features

  • Smartkey Expansion

    • Smartkey URN (Unique Reference Name) information can be copied from an agent and searched for in PEM Administrator, allowing easy identification of Smartkeys used on encrypted archives.

    • Smartkeys include new usage statistics to help administrators understand how Smartkeys are being used throughout the organization.

  • PK Secure Email: Microsoft Purview Information Protection (MIP)

    • MIP sensitivity labeling has been expanded to PK Secure Email.

    • MIP sensitivity labels can be applied to email attachments and/or used to apply specific remediations when a label is found in email attachments.

  • Multi-factor Authentication Security Level

    • A Security Level field has been added to community and external Smartkeys to be used in conjunction with MFA policies.

    • MFA policies trigger when the Smartkey’s security level is greater than or equal to the MFA policies security level.

 

Fixed Issues

 

Component

 

ID

 

Details

Fixed Version

PEM

PEM-533

Fixed error affecting file protection policy when editing after a save error.

19.7

PEM

PEM-947

Fixed inconsistency in deployments page which showed all apps, not just apps supported in deployments.

19.7

PEM

PEM-868

An error was logged related to deleting Elasticsearch indices under Support -> General -> Elastic Search Maintenance. A fix was implemented and deleting indices now works.

19.7

PEM

PEM-843

Added new page under Identities -> Groups to display info on external groups.

19.7

PEM

PEM-777

Inconsistencies in Target status Data Risk Assessment dashboard were fixed. Data being presented showed wrong results in particular situations.

19.7

PEM

PEM-613

Fixed error clearing “Daily Report Recipients” once set.

19.7

Agent

PEM-946

Added information about the last Outlook PK Secure Email connection to provide better logging.

17.7

Agent

PEM-824

Fixed error related to logs being filled with WebSocket errors on agents without add-in deployed due to default policy.

17.7

Agent

PEM-808

Fixed error on AIX causing agent to crash when trying extraction on malformed ZIP archive.

17.7

Agent

PEM-786

Fixed CLI issue with -Close command not exiting.

17.7

PK Secure Email

PEM-539

Added PK Secure Email diagnostic logs to PK Protect agent support archive to help support diagnose issues.

1.3+

PK Secure Email

PEM-872

PK Secure Email support for multiuser systems was added by serving ports per account for web socket traffic.

1.3+

 

PK Endpoint Manager Appliance – OS and Major Packages

For a full list of the packages included in your appliance, see the Systems/Packages page.

PKWARE Enterprise Manager Virtual Appliance

Package / OS

Version

Ubuntu

20.04.4 LTS

Dotnet-host

7.0.8-1

Dotnet-runtime-3.1

3.1.32-1

Dotnet-runtime-6.0

6.0.19-1

Apache2

2.4.41-4ubuntu3.14

Postgresql

12+214ubuntu0.1

Openssl

1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.19

Python3

3.8.2-0ubuntu2

PKWARE Software Checksums

 

New PEM Updates:

Type

Sha256 Checksum

Windows Installer

CODE
D0432F25133AC3AC5981284E4018C4426BDD76C404F2A52A8F9930E7DFF0767F

Appliance Upgrade

CODE
BF7AD06A8354BF42E4BC05ABE10972D3367689C03DBB587D789DD5BBF0A39312

Appliance OS Upgrade

CODE
482AB770A250015C42D212DD8F6331D5C857553A2B2F7EDC63D62743275725CE

 

Base PEM VM (Virtual Machines):

Format

Sha256 Checksum

OVA

CODE
A7D372935FD5FFEDB21603355898C12E37562945D327B9FD608ED51865D44404

QCOW2

CODE
8B5474BDBE96BB9D0A00CE142BD0CAADA5FE2BC87CC82C74A47134AB42B0E5DE

VHD

CODE
E2503B080E858F10DADBD340FD8B931535AE07D3DB9E7BA017C5C3121CBC816D

 

PEM Supporting Software:

Product

Checksum

PowerShell Azure App Helper (Create App)

CODE
E7CE0827A46B9B062EB2B74DAD0FF8A184A31A5CEF7C6F13DBE73D9271F581BE  

PowerShell Azure App Helper (Delete App)

CODE
189BBFB48022FCE61146E3FA66BAD3E438B70D816B6EFB77CABEBB185207DAB8  

Elasticsearch 7.9.2

CODE
1EAF78D94C37EA8ACECF0B2702FC71E54E2A73259CD777056FA92361D8EB0890  

AdoptOpenJDK 11

CODE
6EB277A3E9305FDF380900D20F4EF7A474F13FDBC92F7709B57945F6FFDC80FC  

 

PK Endpoint Agent (Archive Agent):

Platform

Checksum

Windows 64- bit

CODE
7BAE14C72B6846B3CCE9887A56BE890B2E933428C09EFADDFB099815F53F5305

macOS

CODE
76820B52E3F5140CFAD7884DF8A90FC7687E446DA6A87124E2731D0A390615B7

deb 32-bit

CODE
089053FC7B36B9358D295264556644775259DF66FB3B8BD90AC839AC3B245A97

deb 64-bit

CODE
A0FE2C0A596918E5F528512E7FFF324B5685D99E262CA4C38B14C78AFE453C5

rpm 32-bit

CODE
B1F8C810B7C77A36A95F7C0FFD72DAAE525D8E5E6628163F5000331915908889

rpm 64-bit

CODE
4AFC11C74AEFD835299F8DE9FCD1AC2CA18AA9FA27A4372D37F60B5D3B37AA32

Linux Discovery Supplemental Package

CODE
2DA57B95DD97E0672B44EF1BEFDAF7B74B48D2C5BD5F5FCBAD990D873E1C0697

aix bff

CODE
22D35F1A6D82B5E64245085AB61BE10CB735576BF898AC0750A0C8464032B32B

sun4u pkg

CODE
5C217FEC78F2A67AE4B7A3D806FF4C3ADD7F032546E764B8D6F2DD78BABD671A

i86pc pkg

CODE
1832E57F43CE9D6C3621517EE04BD24752D3CF91215046621BC3B413D2C95E95

 

Windows Deployment JSONs:

Type

Checksum

Upgrading from 16.9 or newer

CODE
C49A6ED9D1CEE63BBE85B66F7AD1A90D2757A159C69E1DBAB8EE27F1F27F65F2

Upgrading from 16.8 or older

CODE
20631223F4819538B07D82D4DED6B7534A053B3A6EC8FBF1465D3A1CEB376E2D

 

PK Secure Email Outlook Add-in:

 

Transparent Server and Desktop Agent (TDE)

Download

Checksum

TDE 64-bit

CODE
20C7E297A4218993AF3E143090CB85515820A1D6C09AB3B4C7F2C546754CD66E

TDE 32-bit

CODE
C5B295880B373E7C2362A66419C1519888E9C6F2076CB7A0A116EB3934CB438A

 

Classification

Installers

Checksum

Boldon James Manual Installer

CODE
F90F4DEDDD3A92F1397A2D8C5247FA1D4693026A6C1BCEB6D9F90A0DBA184B6F

PKWARE Bundled Installer

CODE
B832A7516E2E83915E9FE9753D0793BAD0CC7B5C84953012B89445FBB8296CB7

 

Related documentation

 

Questions and Support

Support Hours and Contact Information

  • Monday through Friday 8-6 Eastern Time Zone

  • Technical Support 937.847.2687

  • Customer Service 937.847.2374

  • Request Tech Support Form

Support Links

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