Update List – Visual-Guard 2024.0

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In the digital age, where data breaches and cyber threats are increasingly common, securing sensitive information has never been more crucial. Visual Guard 2024.0 introduces a suite of robust Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) features, marking a significant leap in securing applications and sensitive data.

Major Features of Visual Guard:

MFAPolicy at 2 Tiers: Introducing a two-tiered approach to MFA policies, Visual Guard 2024.0 allows for the implementation of both GlobalPolicy and ApplicationPolicy. This dual-layered policy framework ensures a flexible yet secure environment, catering to the broad security requirements at the organizational level while allowing for application-specific MFA configurations.
MFA Deployment to Other VGRepository: Expanding the reach of MFA, Visual Guard 2024.0 enables the deployment of MFA settings across different VGRepositories. This feature ensures that MFA protections are uniformly applied, enhancing security across all platforms and applications managed within the Visual Guard ecosystem.
Enrollment of the User with VGIdentityServer: A streamlined user enrollment process with the VGIdentityServer simplifies the integration of MFA, ensuring that users are quickly and securely onboarded with multi-factor authentication protocols.
Comprehensive MFA Integration: Visual Guard 2024.0 intricately weaves MFA into all its functions, providing detailed insights into how multi-factor authentication works seamlessly within the Visual Guard framework to protect sensitive data and applications.
Duplicate Role: Visual guard allows you to duplicate a Shared Role & Application role within your system that mirrors an existing role, duplicating all similar permissions and responsibilities. This feature is exclusively available in VG 2024 and later versions.

Introducing VGMagicLink

A standout feature of Visual Guard 2024.0 is the introduction of VGMagicLink, a revolutionary technology that enhances the MFA experience. VGMagicLink allows for real-time authentication, enabling users to gain access to secured applications immediately after validating a unique link. This technology offers an alternative to traditional OTP and email link methods, providing a seamless and efficient way to ensure security without compromising on user convenience.

VGMagicLink exemplifies Visual Guard’s commitment to innovation in security, offering users a quick and secure authentication method that aligns with the modern need for immediate and reliable access to applications.

Visual Guard’s Login Flow with Magic Links

VG MagicLink

VGSecurityRuntime

MFA Integration in the Authentication flow

This update ensures that during authentication, users are required to provide multiple forms of verification, adding an extra layer of defense against unauthorized access, and fortifying the overall security posture of the system.

MFA

MFA Deployment – Repository and Application Level

This feature allows to import MFA policy and its configuration from the source repository to the target repository. This is helpful when an administrator want to copy the policy and configuration from Dev or QA repository to the Production repository.

MFA Enrollment Flow

The MFA enrollment flow involves users registering one or more secondary authentication methods, such as a phone number for SMS or email ID for link, which are then required in addition to the primary password for enhanced security during login.

MFA Integration in Angular Apps

This update enables Angular applications to implement MFA, providing a secure, interactive user verification experience without compromising the app’s performance or user interface.

MFA Policy – Global and Application Level

This feature allows for the precise tailoring of MFA requirements, ensuring that security measures align perfectly with specific organizational policies and application-specific needs.

Password Policy Flow Change for MFA

This change harmonizes password regulations with MFA requirements, enhancing overall security while streamlining the user’s authentication journey.

.Net 8 Support

VG 2024 will support .Net 8.0

VG WinConsole

Added Support for Multi Factor Authentication.

This new feature enhances security by requiring users to provide additional verification beyond their credentials, ensuring a robust defense against unauthorized access.

MFA

Add/Edit Identity Server Configuration

Several configuration changes have been made to the IdentityServer and new properties have been added to the WinConsole settings. This allows for more flexible configuration of the VGIdentityServer. ex. Authentication Preferences, Grpc Private service references, Auto restart options etc.

Identity Server

Add/Edit Global MFA Policy

With this feature, you can now easily add or edit Global MFA policy at an organizational level by specifying certain parameters for multi factor authentication.

MFA Global Policy

Add/Edit Application MFA Policy

With this feature, you can now easily add or edit MFA policy at an application level by specifying certain parameters for multi factor authentication.

MFA Application Policy

Deployment of MFA (Global MFA Policy and MFA Configuration)

It will allow you to deploy Global MFA Policy and MFA Configuration from source repository to target repository.

Deploy & Import Repository

Add Existing Repository via VGIdentity Server

This feature allows you to easily connect and incorporate your data and resources into VGIdentity Server, enhancing user access control, authentication, and security.

Identity Server Repo Configuration

MFA license key

The MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) License Key is a unique code generated to activate the MFA feature within the product. It’s tailored according to the specific features associated with each key, ensuring a customized security setup.

MFA License key

Duplicate Role

Visual guard allows you to duplicate a shared role and application role within your system that mirrors an existing role, duplicating all similar permissions and responsibilities.

Shared Duplicate Role

Application Duplicate Role

Miscellaneous Settings

With minimal effort, Master Administrators can manage user impersonation for both Identity Server and workflow, streamlining administration tasks.

Miscellaneous

VG WebConsole

MFA Login Integration

This update ensures a fortified entry mechanism, balancing strict security measures with a smooth user authentication flow.

MFA Policy – Global and Application Level

Administrators can now define multi-factor authentication policies to secure the entire organization (Global) and customize them for specific applications, ensuring flexible yet robust security measures.

MFA Policy – Global

MFA Policy – Application

Passwordless Authentication

This feature gives the access to your account using alternate methods, such as secured link or one-time codes (OTP), enhancing both security and user experience.

Password Policy with MFA

This feature allows users to set and manage strong password requirements while incorporating multi-factor authentication for an added layer of protection.

Getting Started

This feature provides a user-friendly onboarding experience, guiding new users through the essential steps of setting up Visual Guard.

Getting Started

Duplicate Role

Visual guard allows you to duplicate a shared role and application role within your system that mirrors an existing role, duplicating all similar permissions and responsibilities.

Shared Duplicate Role

Application Duplicate Role

VG IdentityServer

Visual Guard’s Identity Server receives significant updates in 2024, focusing on user experience, customization, and security enhancements. These updates streamline the configuration process, enhance user interface customization, and integrate advanced security features like Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

Configure Repository Wizard

This wizard will help you to configure the repository(storage) with IdentityServer when VGIdentityServer is started very first time.

Respository Configuration

Configure Local Settings

This wizard will allow you to configure the local settings for Identity server.

Local Settings

Configure Identity Server Options

This feature will allow you to configure the identity server options. ex. Authentication Preferences, Grpc Private service references, Auto restart options etc.

New Identity Server

Customize UserInterface

You can customize the VGIdentityServer user interface by adding pre-defined Visual Guard variables for website text. For example:

[ApplicationId] – Gets the application Id.
[ApplicationName] – Gets the application Name
[ApplicationDescription]- Gets the application Description)

User Interface

MFA Enrollment Process for users

Send Verification & Validation for Email Address and Mobile Number
Register EmailAddress, MobileNumber.

This will ensure that users can confidently access their accounts with an added layer of protection against unauthorized access.

MFA Enrollment

Integration of MFA for Existing Authentication Modes

Enhance security by seamlessly integrating Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) into your existing authentication methods. Users now have an added layer of verification for increased account protection and data security.

MFA Login

Select MFA Preferences (ex. OTP Authentication, Link Authentication) and Authentication.

This feature allows individuals to select their preferred MFA method, enhancing their login experience and security.

MFA Preferences

Support for Clustering Environment.

This feature will allow to setup the clustering environment/load balancing environment via configuration.

Clustering

Implementation of Remember Me on Login Form.

Users can now choose to have their login credentials remembered, streamlining future login processes and providing a smoother user experience.

Implementation of Default Authentication Mode & Default Domain Name on Login form

Users can now pre-select their preferred authentication method and domain for a more efficient and personalized login experience.

Default Authentication

Changes in VGIdentityServer-Private Mode (performance improvements)

These enhancements optimize the application’s responsiveness and speed.

API Level

Implementation of MFA Enrollment Web-API Functions

Send Verification & Validation for EmailAddress and Mobile Number
Register Email Address, Mobile Number

This allows for easy, programmable MFA credential management, significantly bolstering application security.

Integration of MFA in Existing Authentication Methods of API

This integration ensures a robust, user-friendly authentication process without compromising the existing API structure and flow.

Integration of MFA in Existing Authentication Methods of API for PowerBuilder

This feature seamlessly incorporates an additional verification layer into PowerBuilder applications, ensuring secure user access without altering the established API workflows.

Integration of Passwordless Authentication in API for PowerBuilder and Other Authentication Modes

This innovative approach enhances security and user experience by eliminating the need for traditional passwords, instead utilizing secure, user-friendly authentication methods such as biometrics or verification codes.

Postman Changes for all Methods

These changes are designed to simplify the integration and testing of various authentication methods, including MFA and Passwordless authentication, directly within the Postman environment.