--- title: "Custom Hives" slug: "custom-hives-1" updated: 2025-07-31T10:21:39Z published: 2025-07-31T10:21:39Z canonical: "support.controlup.com/custom-hives-1" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.controlup.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Custom Hives **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](https://support.controlup.com/docs/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 - Support for the Mail Application Scout (see[](https://support.controlup.com/docs/mail-scout)[https://support.controlup.com/docs/mail-scout](https://support.controlup.com/docs/mail-scout)). - Support for the Switch Tab step in the Web Transaction Scout. ### 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.