Release Notes
| MetaDefender Kiosk 4.6.6 | Major release with new features and enhancements |
|---|---|
| 26 March 2024 | |
| Security Update | Improved security measures for the KIOSK Console to enhance overall system security. |
| 27 February 2024 | |
| Features | Descriptions |
| Support for ADFS Authentication in KIOSK UI and Console | Admin can configure authentication for KIOSK (Console/UI) through the SAML protocol. More info |
| Password Requirements Before Copying Files to USB | User can enter a password to encrypt files retrieved from MFT before copying them to the destination USB. |
| File Size Limitation for Scanning | Limit the size of files that users can select for scanning. Admins can configure the maximum size of files on the KIOSK/CM console that users are allowed to scan through KIOSK UI. |
| Total File Size Limitation | Limit the total size of files that users can select for scanning. Admins can configure the maximum size of the total files on the KIOSK/CM console that users are allowed to scan through KIOSK UI. |
| Total File Quantity Limitation | Limit the total number of files that users can select for scanning. Admins can configure the total file quantity on the KIOSK/CM console that users are authorized to scan through the KIOSK UI. |
| File Blocking by Extension | Supports users blocking files by file name extension. Admins can configure file extensions that they want to block on the KIOSK/CM console. KIOSK will block these file extensions without uploading them to MD Core server to get scanning results. |
| Display Incident Detections on CM Console | Supports users tracking incident detections on the CM Console. Admins can track incidents originating from KIOSK, users, or sessions. |
| Support for Encrypted USB Viasat UK Freedom 100 | Added support for encrypted USB Viasat UK Freedom 100. |
| Embedded Sandbox Engines in KIOSK | Supports scanning files with an embedded Sandbox engine in KIOSK. |
| Enhancements | |
| Improved File Copy Speed | Improved file copy performance by increasing the number of threads copying files simultaneously. Admins can configure the thread count on the KIOSK/CM console. More info |
| Fixed Bugs | |
| Could not select files for scanning Issue | Fixed the issue where users could not select files for scanning when the "Email current user" option is enabled. |
| Issue with custom language configuration on KIOSK Console | Enhanced upgrade mechanism to ensure system configurations are updated correctly. |
| KIOSK UI Freezing | Addressed issue where KIOSK UI would occasionally freeze when performing tasks with encrypted USB. |
| Black Desktop Screen on Hardened Image | Fixed issue where the screen turns black after running KIOSK for a period of time on the hardened image. |
| CD/DVD Ejection Issue | Fixed issue where KIOSK would fail to perform tasks after users ejected CD/DVD while scanning with KIOSK. |
| Issue with Manifest File | Improved checks and handling for manifest files to ensure more accurate system operation with manifest files in the new version. |
| Unable to save user password at "Enter Vault server to upload files to" option | Fixed issue the users were unable to save their password after updating the password for "Enter Vault server to upload files to" previously. |
| Wipe Data on Bitlocker Drive | Fixed issue where users couldn't delete data on Bitlocker drive when wiping the drive with KIOSK. |
| Known Issues and Limitations. | |
| The simplified workflow with the file size limitation | The simplified workflow is currently optimized to streamline user operations. So the limits related to file size/total file are not yet supported on the simplified workflow. |
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