NetIQ eDirectory 9.2 includes new features and resolves several previous issues. Many of these improvements were 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 eDirectory Community Support Forums, our community Web site that also includes product notifications, blogs, and product user groups.
For a full list of all issues resolved in NetIQ eDirectory 9.x, including all patches and service packs, refer to TID 7016794, “History of Issues Resolved in NetIQ eDirectory 9.x”.
For more information about this release and for the latest release notes, see the Documentation Web site. To download this product, see the Product Upgrade Web site.
eDirectory 9.2 provides the following key features, enhancements, and fixes in this release:
This release introduces the following new features:
This version of eDirectory can be deployed on Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. For more information on how to deploy and configure eDirectory on cloud, see the eDirectory Installation Guide.
We are shipping a preview version of Docker Container-based deployment with eDirectory 9.2 for customers to use and provide feedback. Customers wishing to deploy in production will be supported only with a Professional Services engagement. For more information, see Deploying eDirectory Using Docker Container in the eDirectory Installation Guide.
With this release, eDirectory supports access to various features using RESTful interfaces. For more information, see REST Services in the eDirectory Administration Guide.
IMPORTANT:REST services delivered as containers will be available shortly.
This release introduces the following enhancement:
Universal Passwords are stored in eDirectory after encryption and these passwords can be retrieved by eDirectory whenever required. As an alternative to Universal Password, eDirectory 9.2 supports storage of hashed passwords using Password Based Key Derivation Function 2 (PBKDF2) hashing algorithm (RFC 2898). For more information, see Understanding Non-Reversible Password Storage in the eDirectory Administration Guide.
In addition to the platforms supported in previous releases of eDirectory, this release adds support for the following operating system:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
Windows 2019
This release adds support for the following dependent components:
NICI 3.2
eDirectory 9.2 includes the following software fixes that resolve several previous issues:
This version of eDirectory resolves security vulnerability CVE-2019-17083.
Issue: eDirectory crashes while performing LDAP search operation with the nested and dynamic groups expanded. (1111235)
Issue: LDAP search returns partial results when VLV or Paged Search Control is used. (1141353)
Issue: SecretStore is unable to encrypt user secrets when 256-Bit tree key is configured. (1140622)
Issue: eDirectory memory leak is observed when Driver Health Job is running for Identity Manager Drivers. (1104248)
Issue: eDirectory becomes unresponsive when multiple clients try to connect to the LDAP server over TLS. (1140553)
Issue: If you perform a Rename Object operation in LDAP, CEF generates a Move Object event. This occurs when you specify newsuperior in the ldif. (1114432)
To upgrade to eDirectory 9.2, you need to be on eDirectory 8.8.8.x or above. For more information on upgrading eDirectory, see the NetIQ eDirectory Installation Guide.
The following feature is deprecated in eDirectory 9.2 release:
Auditing with XDAS: We have deprecated the support for auditing with XDAS in eDirectory 9.2. You must use the supported CEF module for auditing services instead of XDAS in future. There will be no support provided for issues related to the XDAS auditing with eDirectory 9.2 and above.
The following feature will be deprecated in eDirectory 9.3 release:
Novell Audit Platform Agent: We will be deprecating support for Novell Audit Platform Agent in eDirectory 9.3.
For information about prerequisites, hardware requirements, and supported operating systems, see the NetIQ eDirectory Installation Guide.
NOTE:
This version of eDirectory is supported by Identity Manager 4.6 SP4, 4.7 SP3, 4.8 and above. For more information, see NetIQ Identity Manager 4.8 Release Notes.
The support for eDirectory has been stopped on the below platforms with this release:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 and later service packs
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 and later service packs
Windows Server 2012
To upgrade to eDirectory 9.2, you need to be on eDirectory 8.8.8.x or above. For more information on upgrading eDirectory, see the NetIQ eDirectory Installation Guide.
Table 1 Files Available for eDirectory 9.2
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Filename |
Description |
|---|---|
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eDirectory_920_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz |
Contains the eDirectory tar file for Linux platforms. |
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eDirectory_920_Windows_x86_64.exe |
Contains the eDirectory executable file for Windows platforms. |
NetIQ Corporation strives to ensure our products provide quality solutions for your enterprise software needs. The following issues are currently being researched. If you need further assistance with any issue, please contact Technical Support.
For the list of the known issues in eDirectory 9.1, refer to the Known Issues section in the respective release notes.
Issue: ebaclientinit fails to download the EBACA certificate if user is configured with non-reversible password (PBKDF2 hash) and the NDS password is disabled.
Workaround: You must try one of the below options:
You must set the Universal Password and 0x40 flag in the password policy.
NDS password should not be disabled in the password policy applicable to the users.
For iManager information, refer to the iManager online documentation.
The NICI Administration Guide is included in the eDirectory documentation page.
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