Access Manager 4.5 Service Pack 5 (4.5.5) includes enhancements, improves usability, and resolves several previous issues.
Many of these improvements are made in direct response to suggestions from our customers. We thank you for your time and valuable input. We hope you continue to help us ensure our products meet all your needs. You can post feedback in the Access Manager forum on our community website that also includes product notifications, blogs, and product user groups.
For information about the previous release, see Access Manager 4.5 Service Pack 4 Release Notes.
For more information about this release and the latest release notes, see the Documentation page.
If you have suggestions for documentation improvements, click comment on this topic at the bottom of the specific page in the HTML version of the documentation posted at the Documentation page.
For information about the Access Manager support lifecycle, see the Product Support Lifecycle page.
This release provides the following updated components:
Tomcat 8.5.72
Open SSL 1.0.2za
Apache 2.4.51
After purchasing Access Manager 4.5.5, you can access the product in the Customer Center. The activation code is in the Customer Center where you download the software. For more information, see Customer Center Frequently Asked Questions.
Log in to the Software License and Download portal.
Click Software.
On the Entitled Software tab, click the appropriate version of Access Manager for your environment to download the product.
The following files are available:
Table 1 Files Available for Access Manager 4.5.5
Filename |
Description |
---|---|
AM_455_AccessManagerService_Linux64.tar.gz |
Contains the Identity Server and Administration Console TAR file for Linux. |
AM_455_AccessManagerService_Win64.zip |
Contains the Identity Server and Administration Console EXE file for Windows Server. |
AM_455_AccessGatewayAppliance_OVF.tar.gz |
Contains the Access Gateway Appliance OVF template. |
AM_455_AccessGatewayAppliance.tar.gz |
Contains the Access Gateway Appliance TAR file. |
AM_455_AccessGatewayService_Win64.zip |
Contains the Access Gateway Service EXE file for Windows Server. |
AM_455_AccessGatewayService_Linux64.tar.gz |
Contains the Access Gateway Service TAR file for Linux. |
AM_4531_50_AnalyticsDashboard.tar.gz |
Contains the Analytics Dashboard TAR file. |
For information about the upgrade paths, see Supported Upgrade Paths.
For more information about installing and upgrading, see the NetIQ Access Manager 4.5 Installation and Upgrade Guide.
For more information about system requirements, see NetIQ Access Manager System Requirements.
To upgrade to Access Manager 4.5.5, you need to be on one of the following versions of Access Manager:
4.5 Service Pack 4
4.5 Service Pack 3 Patch Update 3
4.5 Service Pack 3 Hotfix 1
4.5 Service Pack 3
4.5 Service Pack 2 Hotfix 2
4.5 Service Pack 2 Hotfix 1
4.5 Service Pack 2
After upgrading to Access Manager 4.5.5, verify that the version number of each component is indicated as 4.5.5.0-17. To verify the version number, perform the following steps:
In Administration Console Dashboard, click Troubleshooting > Version.
Verify that Version lists 4.5.5.0-17.
Access Manager 4.5.5 has no known issues other than the issues mentioned in Access Manager 4.5 Service Pack 3 Release Notes.
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This release includes the following software fixes:
Component |
Bug ID |
Issue |
---|---|---|
Security |
416016 |
Special characters are considered as a possible attack vector and are blocked. |
SAML |
300026 |
An Identity Provider nullpoint exception is displayed when executing the AttributeConsumingServiceIndex SAML authentication request. |
Security |
444057 |
The behavior of SAML signature check is changed. Only invalid Assertion Consumer URL are blocked, but the valid ACS (both signed and unsigned) are accepted. |
Security |
435011 |
In a hybrid Azure AD Join environment, an error occurs when a user or computer object in the user store does not have the values of the configured attributes, and Access Manager fails to generate the WS-Trust token response. |
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