What's new in Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.4.0 Build 1100
Aug 26, 2016
- Symantec Desktop Email no longer bounces a message if a recipient has a Key Not Found (KNF):
- Previously, if an encrypted email could not be delivered due to one or more recipients having a Key Not Found (KNF), the email bounced. Now, if one or more recipients has a KNF, the email is delivered to the valid recipients. The user may receive a separate email listing the KNF recipients to whom the email was not delivered.
- Symantec Encryption Desktop registration is simplified:
- You are no longer required to submit your Licensee Name, Licensee Organization, and Licensee Email Information to register a Symantec Encryption Desktop product license. Now, only the License Number is required.
- TLS 1.2 support added for client-to-server communication:
- Symantec Encryption Desktop, Symantec Encryption Management Server, and PGP Command Line are capable of doing secure communication using TLS 1.2. Symantec Encryption Management Server does still support TLS 1.0, however, for backward compatibility.
- Compatibility added for Microsoft Windows 10:
- This release supports the installation of Symantec Encryption Desktop on systems running Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise, both 32- and 64-bit editions.
- Support ended for Microsoft Windows Server 2003:
- This release ends support for the installation of Symantec Encryption Desktop and Symantec Drive Encryption on systems running Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
- Compatibility added for Microsoft Office 2016:
- Symantec Encryption Desktop is now compatible with Microsoft Office 2016, both 32- and 64- bit versions.
- Compatibility added for Microsoft Outlook 2016, both 32- and 64-bit versions. In addition, Symantec Encryption Desktop is compatible with these email clients:
- Mozilla Thunderbird 38.3
- IBM Notes/IBM Domino Server 9.0.1 FP4
- IBM Notes/IBM Domino Server 8.5.3
- Support expanded for virtual servers:
- Symantec Encryption Desktop has been tested for compatibility with VMWare ESXi 6.0 (64-bit edition).
- Compatibility expanded for Remote Desktop Services:
- Symantec File Share Encryption has been tested with Citrix XenApp 7.6 FP3 and 7.7.
- Compatibility expanded for tablets:
- Symantec Encryption Desktop has been tested with Microsoft Surface Pro 4
New in Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.2 (Aug 26, 2016)
- Compatibility with Microsoft Windows 8.1:
- This release supports the installation of Symantec Encryption Desktop on systems running Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro and Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise, both 32- and 64-bit versions.
- Compatibility with Microsoft Windows Server 2012:
- This release supports the installation of Symantec Encryption Desktop and Symantec Drive Encryption on systems running Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
- Local Self Recovery now available on Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 UEFI systems:
- On Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 UEFI systems, you can no w use Local Self Recovery to create security questions after encrypting your internal disk. You can answer the security questions and bypass PGP BootGuard in case you forgot your passphrase. (This option may not be available if disabled by policy in a managed environment.)
- User Interface for Microsoft Windows Pre-Installation Recovery:
- Microsoft Windows Pre-Installation (WinPE) provides a bootable recovery tool to recover data from an encrypted drive that has been damaged or corrupted. You can now boot to a system that has been damaged or corrupted using a WinPE recovery CD or USB drive and then use the new graphical user interface to recover an encrypted drive.
- New Pre-Boot Smart Card Compatibility:
- Added compatibility with Gemalto TOP DM GX4 72k (FIPS) cards for pre-boot authentication for Symantec Encryption Desktop for Windows.
New in Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.1 MP1 (Aug 26, 2016)
- Symantec File Share Encryption:
- Resolved an issue where a TXT file, exported from the SAP GUI into a Symantec File Share Encryption folder in a Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS), is now encrypted and contains no empty lines or null characters
- Symantec Encryption Desktop:
- Resolved an issue so that Single Sign
- On works properly when a system running Microsoft Windows 7 is upgraded from Symantec Encryption Desktop 9.x to 10.3.1 MP1.
- Resolved an is sue so that the Imation IronKey D200 and IronKey D250 devices remain writable after upgrading Symantec Encryption Desktop from version 10.2 to 10.3, rebooting the system, and logging in with different user accounts.
- Symantec Drive Encryption:
- Resolved an issue so that an NTFS formatted USB drive that has only one partition and no boot sector encrypts and runs properly.
- Resolved an issue so that a WDE ADMIN member account remains intact on an encrypted fixed drive of a managed client when the drive is plugged into another managed client through a USB interface and a Symantec Drive Encryption user passphrase is entered.
- Resolved an issue so that the memory.dmp file is created on encrypted boot drives of Toshiba Portege R700 and Toshiba Portege Z830 systems installed with Microsoft Windows 7, after a blue screen error occurs. [3290176]
- Revised the text in the Symantec Drive Encryption Authenticated Restart Bypass Technical.
- Messaging:
- Resolved an issue so that users can now successfully copy or move emails from email folders to a shared mailbox using Microsoft Outlook 2010.
- Resolved an issue so that users can now successfully send PDF files through email using Adobe Reader without any duplication in the Sent Items folder of Microsoft Outlook.
- Resolved an issue so that users do not encounter the Invalid UTF
- 8 character error while replying to emails using an Apple iOS device, which is integrated with Lotus Protector for Mail Encryption Client 2.1.1 using IBM Notes Traveler.
- Resolved an issue so that Lotus Protector for Mail Encryption Server 2.1.1 no longer produces the Invalid UTF
- 8 character errors due to delivery failure codes received from the recipient mail server for outbound and bounced emails.
- Emails sent are now saved in the Sent Items folder of Microsoft Outlook when the Symantec Encryption Management Server offline mail policy is set to “Send clear.”
New in Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.1 (Aug 26, 2016)
- Compatibility with Microsoft Windows 8:
- This release supports the installation of Symantec Encryption Desktop on systems running Microsoft Windows 8 Pro and Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise, both 32- and 64-bit versions.
- Expanded support GPT-formatted disks for disk encryption:
- Encryption is now supported on GPT-formatted removable and internal disks on systems with Microsoft Windows 8 and UEFI pre-boot authentication on systems with Windows 8 booting in UEFI mode. Encryption is also supported on GPT-formatted disks on systems with Microsoft Windows XP and later for removable disks.
- Whole Disk Recovery Tokens available for non-managed installations:
- Whole Disk Recovery Tokens (WDRTs) are now available for non-managed users. Immediately before encryption begins a dialog box is di splayed containing the WDRT. This WDRT can be used to access a disk or removable drive in case you have forgotten yo ur passphrase, or lost your smart card or token.
- Compatibility with Microsoft Outlook 2013:
- Symantec Encryption Desktop is now compatible with Microsoft Office 2013, both 32- and 64-bit versions.
- Compatibility with Microsoft Office 365 Cloud Server Symantec Encryption Desktop is now compatible with Microsoft Office 365 Server when you are using a supported email client. Note that encrypted email is not supported if you are using a web-based email client with Office 365 Cloud Server.
New in Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.0 (Aug 26, 2016)
- Symantec identity branding:
- The PGP product line has been renamed. For a detailed map of old product names to new ones, refer to the Symantec Knowledgebase article TECH197084
- Integration with Symantec File Share Encryption and Dropbox on Apple iOS devices:
- The integration of Symantec File Share Encryption formerly known as PGP NetShare, with Dropbox brings protection to files copied from a Dropbox Windows client to cloud-based storage. You can then view these encrypted Dropbox files on your iOS device. This integration allows protected files to move among Dropbox locations, to be read, edited, and saved by you or a collaborative group. Files and folders are encrypted or decrypted transparently, as needed.
- Microsoft Windows PE (WinPE) 64-bit Support:
- Symantec Drive Encryption, formerly known as PGP Whole Disk Encryption, now provides WinPE recovery for both 32-bit and 64-b it Microsoft Windows 7 environments.