Access Management 9 release notes

These Release notes provide information on new features, fixed issues, known issues, and limitations.

Highlights

Access Management 9 introduces major enhancements for passwordless authentication and secure certificate handling across the platform.

  • Passkey (FIDO) sign-in to Windows — Enable users to sign in to Windows desktops using Yubikeys via a new credential provider, delivering phishing-resistant, passwordless access.

  • Security key certificate enrollment — Provides self-service certificate enrollment to Yubikeys through the User Portal for issuing and revoking certificates. The Admin Portal allows enrollment on behalf of users.

  • FIDO discoverable credentials — Support username-less passkey sign-ins with discoverable credentials.

  • Stronger device-bound protection in Pointsharp Login App — The Login App now stores secrets in the secure hardware on both major mobile platforms: Apple Secure Enclave on iOS and Android’s Trusted Execution Environment (TEE).

  • Stronger Entra ID integration and federation — Deepen integration with Microsoft Entra ID through improved tenant federation.

  • Miscellaneous — Modernized REST APIs, enhanced authorization and token handling, and a wide range of fixes and performance improvements across Access Gateway, ID Server, and Identity Provider.