Release Notes Archive

This section lists the features, enhancements, bug fixes, and components available in the past versions of the Banyan Platform

  • Updated on May 10, 2023

Refer to the current release notes here for the latest Banyan Product features, enhancements, and bug fixes.

2023-04-12 Release Highlights

Generally Available Features

  • Self-Service Hosted Websites:

    • Simplified UI flow for registering a hosted website in Banyan.
    • Domains can be registered directly within the hosted web service registration flow.

Enhancements and Updates

  • StatsD support for monitoring Service Tunnels:

    • Admins can now monitor the number of active clients, Tx rate, and Rx rate per Service Tunnel.

Bug Fixes

  • [Resolved] Banyan app has migrated commands to PowerShell; the app no longer uses wmic commands.
  • [Resolved] “User not found” error when adding a new local user in the console.

2023-03-08 Release Highlights

Important Notice: Banyan is releasing Access Tier v2, which features a guided installation flow and architectural updates. See Important Notices to learn more about the upgrade path from v1 to v2.

Generally Available Features

  • New Registry Key Check Trust Factor:

    • Admins can use this new Trust Factor to establish a list of keys with corresponding values required on devices in their organization.
    • This Trust Factor supports Windows devices only.
  • Admin-Enabled Autorun:

    • Admins can now enable Autorun in Service Tunnel and infrastructure service specifications during service registration in the Cloud Command Center.
    • If enabled, end users no longer need to manually enable Autorun from their desktop app.

Early Preview Features

Enhancements and Updates

  • Time-Based One Time Passcode for Local Admins:

    • A new Time-based One Time Passcode (TOTP) setting has been added to Admin Sign-on Settings (i.e., Enable TOTP). Please contact Banyan to enable this feature.
    • If enabled, all local admins that log into the Cloud Command Center will be required to set up and validate with TOTP.

2023-02-08 Release Highlights

Important Notice: Banyan is releasing Access Tier v2, which features a guided installation flow and architectural updates. See Important Notices to learn more about the upgrade path from v1 to v2.

Generally Available Features

  • New Get Started guide in Banyan’s Command Center:

    • Banyan’s Command Center now offers a Get Started section, which contains guides related to onboarding and helps admins discover and enable new Banyan functionalities in their orgs.
  • Self-Service Connector Installation flow:

    • Banyan is introducing a new guided Connector installation flow in the Command Center.
    • Connector installation can now be completed almost entirely through the Command Center UI, similar to our simplified Access Tier installation.

Enhancements and Updates

  • Service Tunnel Access Logs:

    • Banyan can now collect all traffic events from end users through Service Tunnels, providing comprehensive logging.

2023-01-11 Release Highlights

Important Notice: Banyan is releasing Access Tier v2, which features a guided installation flow and architectural updates. See Important Notices to learn more about the upgrade path from v1 to v2.

Generally Available Features

  • New Trust Factor – Property List Check:

    • Property List Check evaluates whether property list (plist) files’ keys match their defined values (on macOS devices).

Enhancements and Updates

  • Refreshed Devices Page:

    • Updated UI and enhanced performance.
  • Terraform Provider v1.1:

    • Now supports importing existing Banyan services, roles, and policies.

Bug Fixes

  • [Resolved] Private domains (ipv6) were not resolving over Service Tunnel.

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