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1232

New Features

  • VMware authentication - Added support for handling disclaimers before authentication.

  • Citrix Scout failures - Improved error messages for better troubleshooting.

Bug Fixes

  • Service scheduler - Fixed an issue that caused an unnecessarily high frequency of test runs.

  • VMware tests - Fixed an issue with TOTP Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

  • VMware tests - Fixed an issue that caused incorrect success reports when session logoff failed.

  • Ping tests - Fixed an issue that prevented failure reports from being generated when tests were run from hives on non-English Windows operating systems.

  • HTTP/s tests - Fixed an issue where pattern checks failed after a test configuration update.
    Note: To apply this fix, please delete and reconfigure any affected existing tests.

  • AVD tests - Fixed an issue that prevented screenshots from being captured during tests.

1230

New Features

  • Citrix Scout - Added an option to bypass the Citrix receiver detection process by clicking the “Already installed” link.

Bug Fixes

  • Citrix Scout - Enhanced handling of the ‘Welcome’ screen when using Citrix Workspace App.

1229

New Features

  • Added the ability to skip Storefront pre-authentication that previously required installation of the Citrix Plug-in and Endpoint Analysis (EPA) MSI packages.

Bug fixes

  • Improved handling of SMS-based MFA during Entra ID authentication.

  • Fixed an issue affecting the integration between Okta and VMware Workspace ONE.

  • Fixed an issue where inconsistent VMware Broker URLs led to incorrect environment targeting by the scout.

  • Fixed an issue in Citrix Workspace for Desktop Scout that caused "Failed to connect" and "Failed to get session ready" errors when the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) server was unavailable.

  • Fixed a "Failed to get session ready" error in Citrix Workspace for HTML5 Receiver Scout, caused by failure to bypass the Welcome screen.

1228

New Features

  • Added support for HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) in HTTP/s scouts.

  • Web Transactions scouts- added an automatic MFA step using SMS, Voice Call, TOTP or Static PIN authentication for tests requiring an additional security layer.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a “Failed to monitor session“ failure when using Citrix Workspace app.

  • Fixed an issue that caused a custom hive service crash.

1227

New Features

  • Enabling EUC scout MFA on the new DUO interface

Bug fixes

  • AVD Scout - handled window pop-up during resource connecting step

  • Fixed an issue with VMware Workspace One, which caused a Runner error

1226

New Features

  • Support for an additional authentication flow in Citrix

  • Support for combined authentication using Okta username and EntraID password

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue in Citrix Scouts that caused failure during session connection

  • Fixed Okta authentication in iFrame

  • Fixed an issue in VMware Scouts that required re-authentication during resource connection.

1225

New features

  • Silent Install enables you to deploy, custom hives across multiple hosts (desktops or servers) using automation tools or proprietary scripts. These tools or scripts distribute a Custom Hive Installer (an executable file) to the hosts without requiring user interaction, saving you time and effort (see Silent Install for Synthetic Monitoring Custom Hives ).

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue of network child scout not running for Storefront EUC scout.

1224

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue with executing the network test as part of the running HTTP/S and EUC scouts on custom hives.

1223

New Features

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a delay in getting to session-ready state in VMware and Citrix Scouts.

  • Fixed an issue with the configuration of CVAD credentials in the Hive Configuration window under the Enrichment Credentials tab.

1222

New Features

  • Added support for application logoff in VMware Horizon Scout.

  • Added support for Entra ID authentication in VMware Horizon Scout.

  • VMware Horizon Scout can handle more session warning dialogs.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with the desktop session logoff in VMware Horizon Scout, that caused session disconnect instead of logoff.

  • Fixed an issue with the HTTP/S Scout that failed to perform on custom hives.

1220

New Features

  • The VMware Workspace One Scout can now handle more session alerts and notifications that might appear when signing into a session.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue causing EUC, Web Transactions, and Site Load Scouts to show black/cropped screenshots when viewing test results.

  • Fixed an issue causing the Microsoft Teams Scouts to fail when running from Custom Hives.

1219

Fixes

  • Improved the encoding handshake for the HTTP Scout. An encoding issue sometimes caused Scouts to report failures when the resource was available.

  • Improved detection of authentication failures for Citrix Scouts. Authentication failures were sometimes incorrectly reported as resource enumeration failures.

1218

New Features

  • VMware Workspace One Scouts now support gateways that use Microsoft Entra ID for authentication.

Fixes

  • The reported total duration for Citrix Scouts was sometimes incorrect when using a TOTP code for MFA.

  • The Site Load Scout was sometimes incorrectly identifying text when using the Look for a string in the response setting.

  • EUC Scouts that use Entra ID for authentication can now handle additional dialogs for browser selection during the login process.

  • Improved logoff methods for AVD Scouts to prevent failed logoffs.

1216

New Features

  • Support Client Encryption Mode for the Horizon Unified Access Gateway EUC scout.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with the Site Load and Web Transaction scouts that reported false failures when attempting to load the first page of the websites they were monitoring.

  • VMware and Microsoft Entra ID (previously known as Azure AD) scouts no longer fail if the test was interrupted and disconnected before it completed.

1215

New Features

  • Updated third-party components in the Custom Hive for generally improved performance and stability.

Fixes

  • Site Load Scouts were falsely reporting a timeout error

  • Improved support for Citrix Scouts using NetScaler OTP.

  • Citrix Cloud Scouts can now test gateways that require the user to accept a EULA before signing in.

1214

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue when using two-staged authentication with different sets of credentials for Citrix-based EUC Scouts.

  • Fixed an issue with distorted screenshots in EUC scouts.

  • Fixed a bug in the screenshot timing when using Citrix workspace application.

  • Fixed an issue with enumerating published resources for Citrix Storefront scout.

  • Fixed an issue that caused HTTP/S scout malfunction on Custom Hives.

1213

Fixes

  • The Web Transaction Scout now focuses on the correct element before taking a screenshot.

  • Fixed an issue with resolving nameservers on Cloud Hives for DNS Lookup Scouts.

  • Fixed an issue identifying credential fields for Citrix EUC Scouts.

  • Fixed an issue with Custom Hive registration keys.

  • Fixed an issue with page load redirects and timeout.

1212

New Features

  • Citrix Scouts can now test gateways that require two-staged authentication with different sets of credentials. You can add the second set of credentials in the Scout’s additional parameters.

Fixes

  • Fixed an AVD Scout issue that caused wrong identification of session ready and session logging off.

  • Improved screenshot capturing for all relevant Scouts.

  • Fixes a resource enumeration issue for Citrix Scouts using Azure AD authentication.

  • Fixed an issue that caused connection failures when using a proxy.

1211

Fixes

  • A change in the server authentication interface caused Citrix Storefront Scouts to stop working.

  • Using static PIN MFA for EUC Scouts was not working correctly.

  • The DNS Lookup Scout was using the default DNS server of the Hive instead of the server specified in the optional parameter DNS Server.

1210

Fixes

  • Applied updates to third-party components in the Custom Hive. Upgrade your Hives for improved general performance and reliability.

1209

New Features

  • Support for Web Transactions Scout GA - We've made many improvements to the Web Transsactions Scout during the beta period. Upgrade your Hives to to use the latest features!

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue causing Citrix EUC Scouts to fail to login.