Access Manager 4.5 Service Pack 6 Release Notes

July 2022

Access Manager 4.5 Service Pack 6 (4.5.6) 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 inputs. 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 5 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.

1.0 What’s New?

This release provides the following enhancements and updates for dependent components:

1.1 Enhancement

This release includes the following enhancements:

Enhanced WS-Federation Service Provider

Access Manager introduces a new option Token Lifetime for WS-Federation. Using this option, you can configure the validity duration of the authentication token.

For more information, see Modifying the Authentication Response in the Access Manager 4.5 Administration Guide.

Support for the FriendlyName Attribute in SAML Assertions

Access Manager introduces support for the FriendlyName attribute in SAML 2.0. When you configure Remote attribute with the separator $$, the value after the separator is added as the value of FriendlyName.

For more information about Remote attribute, see Configuring Attribute Sets in the Access Manager 4.5 Administration Guide.

1.2 Updates for Dependent Components

This release provides the following updated components:

  • Tomcat 8.5.78

  • Log4j 2.17.1

  • Log4j library migrated from 1.x to 2.x

  • Apache 2.4.53

  • OpenSSL 1.0.2ze

2.0 Installing or Upgrading

After purchasing Access Manager 4.5.6, 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.

To access a full version of Access Manager:

  1. Log in to the Software License and Download portal.

  2. Click Software.

  3. 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 4.5.6

Filename

Description

AM_456_AccessManagerService_Linux64.tar.gz

Contains the Identity Server and Administration Console TAR file for Linux.

AM_456_AccessManagerService_Win64.zip

Contains the Identity Server and Administration Console EXE file for Windows Server.

AM_456_AccessGatewayAppliance_OVF.tar.gz

Contains the Access Gateway Appliance OVF template.

AM_456_AccessGatewayAppliance.tar.gz

Contains the Access Gateway Appliance TAR file.

AM_456_AccessGatewayService_Win64.zip

Contains the Access Gateway Service EXE file for Windows Server.

AM_456_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.

3.0 Supported Upgrade Paths

To upgrade to Access Manager 4.5.6, you need to be on one of the following versions of Access Manager:

  • 4.5 Service Pack 5 Patch Update 2

  • 4.5 Service Pack 5

  • 4.5 Service Pack 4

4.0 Verifying Version Number after Upgrading to 4.5.6

After upgrading to Access Manager 4.5.6, verify that the version number of each component is indicated as 4.5.6.0-33. To verify the version number, perform the following steps:

  1. In Administration Console Dashboard, click Troubleshooting > Version.

  2. Verify that Version is 4.5.6.0-33.

5.0 Known Issues

Access Manager 4.5.6 has no known issues.

Micro Focus strives to ensure that our products provide quality solutions for your enterprise software needs. If you need assistance with any issue, visit Micro Focus Support, then select the appropriate product category.

6.0 Resolved Issues

This release includes the following software fixes:

Component

Bug ID

Issue

Security

501107

Enabling SameSite Cookie changes the Cookie Sequence.

7.0 Contacting Micro Focus

For specific product issues, contact Micro Focus Support at https://www.microfocus.com/support-and-services/.

Additional technical information or advice is available from several sources: