24.3 enhancements and patches
Version | SaaS | On premises | Fixed issues | Updates and enhancements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
24.3.01 | ✅️ | None | ||
24.3.00 | ✅️ |
For a list of recent updates and enhancements across multiple versions, see Release-notes-and-notices.
BMC applies upgrades as described in the BMC Helix Upgrade policy. BMC applies upgrades and patches during Maintenance windows.
24.3.01
Delete realms and authentication types
Administrators with restricted permissions can easily remove realms and authentication types in the chaining mode for dedicated tenants.
Learn more about these actions in Adding-and-configuring-realms.
Change the default value of the SMTP timeout
To cater to an organization's needs, administrators can change the default value of the SMTP timeout session.
Learn about changing the default timeout value in Configuring-Local-authentication.
What else changed in this release
Update | Product behavior in versions before 24.3.01 | Product behavior in version 24.3.01 |
|---|---|---|
Ability for users to view their password on the BMC Helix SSO login page. | The Show password option on the login page was unavailable to users. | The Show password option on the login page is available to users. |
Multiple refresh tokens for a client ID and secret key pair. | A single refresh token was generated for a client ID and secret key pair. | Multiple refresh tokens are generated for a client ID and secret key pair. |
24.3
Manually generate client secret keys
Administrators can manually create client secret keys for OAuth clients.
This functionality helps you define secret keys according to your organization policies, replace a lost or incompatible autogenerated key, and so on.
Learn more about this enhancement in Registering-OAuth-clients.
Fetch specific user details via the OpenID Connect authentication method
While configuring the OpenID connect authentication, administrators can specify user details to be fetched from the userinfo endpoint to add another level of user authorization.
Learn more about this functionality in Configuring-OpenID-Connect-authentication.
What else has changed in this release
In this release, note the following significant changes in the product behavior:
Update | Product behavior in versions earlier than 24.3 | Product behavior in version 24.3 and later |
|---|---|---|
Change in the BMC Helix Single Sign-On server containers | The BMC Helix Single Sign-On server containers used Java 17. | The BMC Helix Single Sign-On server containers use Java 21. |