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.
April-2023 Releases
2023-04-12 Release Highlights
Generally Available Features
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- Simplified UI flow for registering a hosted website in Banyan.
- Domains can be registered directly within the hosted web service registration flow.

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Service Tunnel - Exclude CIDRs:
- Admins can now configure the exclusion of CIDRs during Service Tunnel registration.

Enhancements and Updates
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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.
March-2023 Releases
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
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Domain-Based Tunnel Policies:
- Admins can now use Service Tunnel policies to define which fully-qualified domain names (FQDN) users can access.
- This offers an alternative to defining access by IPs or CIDR ranges, which dynamically change.

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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.

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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
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Internet Threat Protection (DNS Filtering) Policies:
- Admins can now create Internet Threat Protection (ITP) Policies.
- These policies are designed to protect devices from accessing domains outside of acceptable use policies.

Enhancements and Updates
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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.
February-2023 Releases
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
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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.

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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
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- Banyan can now collect all traffic events from end users through Service Tunnels, providing comprehensive logging.
January-2023 Releases
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
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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
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Refreshed Devices Page:
- Updated UI and enhanced performance.
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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.
Release Notes From Previous Years
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