Release Notes
Abstract
2023 MaaS360 Product Release Notes for 10.89
Content
Cloud Release Summaries
10.89 Release Summary
Portal
Show text type custom attributes during enrollment >>
Administrators configure enrollment settings in the MaaS360 Portal to display custom attributes for users on the device enrollment screen. After the enrollment, administrators can track the input provided by users against those custom attributes on the Device Summary page in the MaaS360 Portal.
In the previous releases, MaaS360 supported custom attributes of type Boolean and Enum in Settings > Advanced Enrollment Settings > Show Custom Attributes During Enrollment. Effective with 10.89, MaaS360 adds support to show text type custom attributes during enrollment.
Note: The Show Custom Attributes During Enrollment setting is not available to all customers by default. Administrators must contact the MaaS360 support team to get this setting enabled for their accounts.
iOS
Per App VPN support for PIV - D >>
MaaS360 adds per-app VPN support for organizations using Derived (PIV) Credentials with MaaS360. With this support, administrators can configure the list of managed apps that use the secure VPN connection. When the VPN profile reaches the device, MaaS360 allows only configured apps to use the VPN tunnel. When users open the app, it automatically connects to the VPN and routes the traffic through the VPN tunnel. When the app is inactive, the VPN is not used.
Prerequisite: Customers must have the Derived Credential service enabled in the MaaS360 portal.
Track secondary SIM information in Device Summary >>
iOS models that support dual SIMs will now report secondary SIM details to the MaaS360 Portal. In the previous releases, MaaS360 displayed only primary SIM details of iOS devices that used a physical nano-SIM. With this support, administrators can view secondary SIM details in the MaaS360 portal and easily filter devices in their organization using the secondary SIM information such as Phone Number, ICCID, and IMEI.
The primary and secondary SIM details are displayed in the following path: Devices > Inventory > View > Summary > Network Information.
Note:
- Secondary SIM information is displayed only if devices use two SIMs (Nano-SIMs, eSIMs, or a combination of both). The Secondary SIM information is unavailable if the device uses only one physical nano-SIM.
- If users activate an eSIM and leave the physical SIM tray empty, MaaS360 displays eSIM details in the Secondary SIM Details section.
Android
Support to exclude the Notification permission when configuring runtime permission using the All option >>
When configuring default runtime app permissions, administrators use the All option to grant or deny all permissions for an app at once. Effective 10.89, MaaS360 allows admins to exempt the Notification permission when the All option is selected.
Support for System Update policies for Work Profile on Corporate Owned (WPCO) devices >>
MaaS360 extends System Update policies to WPCO devices. Administrators can use these policies to configure when over-the-air system updates are installed on a device. This policy affects the pending system update (if there is one) and any future updates for the device. In the previous releases, these settings were supported only on Device Owner devices.
Note:
- If a policy is set on a device, the system doesn't notify the user about updates.
- Supported only on Android 11+ (WPCO) devices.
- Requires MaaS360 for Android app version 8.20+.
macOS
New device-level actions to remotely restart and shut down macOS devices >>
MaaS360 adds two real-time MDM device-level actions to allow administrators to remotely restart and shut down managed macOS devices from the MaaS360 portal.
Note:
- The Restart device command is supported on macOS 11.3+ devices. The Shutdown device command is supported on macOS 10.13+ devices.
- These commands automatically turn off devices as soon as the command reaches those devices. Any unsaved work will be lost.
Support for advanced macOS profiles >>
Extensible Single Sign-on (SSO) policy: Administrators can use this payload to configure an app extension that performs single sign-on (SSO). This payload streamlines the login experience for users logging into apps and websites through third-party identity management providers (IdPs) such as PingOne, IBM Security Verify, and Microsoft Azure AD. When properly configured using MDM, the user authenticates once and then gains access to subsequent native apps and websites automatically. Note: Supported only on macOS 10.15+ devices.
Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC) policy: Administrators can remotely manage the security preferences in the Privacy pane of Security & Privacy preferences of the device. To protect the end user's privacy, macOS 10.14+ devices require users to explicitly allow apps to access privacy features such as Photos, Calendar, Accessibility, Camera, and Microphone. The PPPC policy settings in the MaaS360 portal allow administrators to remotely pre-approve or pre-deny access to these privacy features on behalf of the user. These policy settings override the user preferences configured on the macOS devices. Note: Supported only on macOS 10.14+ devices.
Threat Management
Notify users about security incidents by invoking an action from the Security dashboard >>
MaaS360 adds the Notify action in the Security Dashboard, allowing administrators to send notifications to risky devices and users. Notifications alert users about risk incidents on their devices and help them decide the next course of action to take. The default notification message contains information about the security incidents that are detected on devices. However, administrators can customize the default notification message based on their requirements.
Prerequisites: Customers must have the Threat Management service enabled in the MaaS360 Portal.
Platform
Enhancements to Administrator Audit Reports >>
The Administrator Audit Reports page that is used to generate audit data reports for the MaaS360 portal administrator workflows is now generally available. You can generate reports for ten different report types for the previous 60 days for a customer account. The reports are generated in CSV file format and sent to the recipient's email address(es) within 30 minutes.
Track policy distribution progress for devices >>
MaaS360 tracks the progress of the policy distribution status for devices at a granular level. For the Change Policy action taken on a device, the policy distribution status is displayed on the Actions and Events page for devices and the Device history page. The statuses include various intermediate stages that are involved in policy distribution. For information on status on the Actions and Events page, see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/maas360?topic=devices-viewing-action-history-events-device.
Webservices
No APIs were added or updated for this release.
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Modified date:
18 May 2023
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