NetIQ Identity Console 1.4 Service Pack 1 Release Notes

1.0 What’s New

NetIQ Identity Console 1.4 Service Pack 1 provides the following fixes in this release:

1.1 Software Fixes

This release includes the following software fixes that resolve several earlier issues:

Support Anonymous Simple Bind in a Multi-tree Environment

Identity Console supports Anonymous Simple Bind in a multi-tree environment.

Identity Console Handles LDAP Username in Upper Case

Identity Console handles case-sensitive LDAP usernames during installation. (Bug 387004)

Creating User Certificates for Users with a Dot in their Username Works as Expected

Identity Console is improvised to support the creation of user certificates with a dot (.) in the username. (Bug 450026)

Import Externally Signed Certificate

Importing externally signed certificates into the Identity Console's Server Certificate Management module no longer causes the eDirectory to crash. (Bug 494121)

1.2 Improvements

Installer Improvements

Identity Console has improvised checks during the upgrade process. Relevant messages are displayed during the stages of Install, Upgrade, and Uninstall of Identity Console. Validations are made for user inputs during Identity Console Installation.

Performance Improvements

Partition Information is displayed efficiently with multiple hierarchies and with more than 100K objects. AMDS and Login operations perform efficiently.

Certificate Management Improvements

Creation of certificates with Subject Alternative name is now successful. Certificate revocation and CRL now work seamlessly.

Schema Improvements

Objects with auxiliary classes that holds Access Control List (ACL) as mandatory attributes can now be extended. Attributes in the Class view are now sorted.

Improvements on AMDS Operations

  • Search operation failing with unwilling to perform message is fixed.

  • Search results are appearing efficiently for all dynamic members.

  • Object classes are sorted based on names in search results.

  • Non-leaf object deletion is restricted with a proper error message.

  • Deletion of mandatory attributes from a custom class fails with a proper error message.

  • The addition and modification of various login methods work seamlessly.

  • The revision attribute of an object is incremented only when the changes are made to that object.

Error Handling

Identity Console includes improvised error handling across several components.

2.0 Installing or Upgrading

Log in to the Software License and Download page and follow the instructions provided on the page to download the software. NetIQ provides a single tar.gz file to install Identity Console. For example, for Docker: IdentityConsole_141_Containers.tar.gz and for standalone installation: IdentityConsole_141_Linux.tar.gz

2.1 Installation

This section describes the process for installing Identity Console:

Deploying Identity Console As Docker Container

For more information on installing Identity Console, see Deploying Identity Console As a Docker Container section in the Identity Console Installation Guide.

Deploying Standalone Identity Console (Non-Docker)

For more information on installing Identity Console, see Deploying Standalone Identity Console (Non-Docker) section in the Identity Console Installation Guide.

2.2 Upgrading

This section describes the process for upgrading Identity Console:

Upgrading Identity Console As Docker Container

For more information on upgrading Identity Console, see Upgrading Identity Console As Docker Container section in the Identity Console Installation Guide.

Upgrading Standalone Identity Console (Non-Docker)

For more information on upgrading Identity Console, see Upgrading Standalone Identity Console (Non-Docker) section in the Identity Console Installation Guide.

3.0 Known Issues

NetIQ strives to ensure our products provide quality solutions for your enterprise software needs. There are few known issues mentioned in the NetIQ Identity Console 1.4 Release Notes. The following issue is currently being researched. If you need further assistance with any issue, please contact Technical Support.

3.1 Mismatch in Server Certificate Date

The issue that is currently being researched is as follows:

Issue: There is a mismatch in the Server Certificate date that is being displayed in Identity Console.

4.0 Additional Documentation

4.1 eDirAPI / REST Services

For eDirAPI / REST Services information, refer to eDirAPI / REST Online Information.

4.2 eDirectory

For eDirectory information, refer to eDirectory Online Information.

5.0 Legal Notice

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