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Authentication Services Change Logs

Below are change logs for IAM services which fall under the Authentication category.

, Filed Under: Guest Authentication

Release Notes – Guest Authentication – Release 2026.1.0

On Tuesday, November 11, 2025 the IAMIAM Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a set of policies, processes, and technologies designed to ensure that the right individuals (identities) have the right access to resources within an organization. IAM involves managing and securing digital identities, controlling access to systems and data, and maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Team released Guest AuthenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page. version 2026.1.0 which implemented the following changes:

  • Streamlined releases for faster, smoother updates with no downtime.
  • Increased environment consistency through refined infrastructure configuration.
  • Maintained authentication stability through routine component updates with no changes to user flows.

, Filed Under: Authentication, Enterprise Authentication Changelog

Release Notes – Enterprise Authentication Metadata Manager – Release 2026.1.0

On Tuesday, November 5, 2025 the IAMIAM Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a set of policies, processes, and technologies designed to ensure that the right individuals (identities) have the right access to resources within an organization. IAM involves managing and securing digital identities, controlling access to systems and data, and maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Team released the 2026.1.0 update for Enterprise AuthenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page.’s Metadata Manager service, implementing the following changes:

  • Enhanced platform security and reliability through backend improvements.

, Filed Under: Enterprise Authentication Changelog

Release Notes – Enterprise Authentication – Summer 2025

On Tuesday, August 12, 2025 the IAMIAM Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a set of policies, processes, and technologies designed to ensure that the right individuals (identities) have the right access to resources within an organization. IAM involves managing and securing digital identities, controlling access to systems and data, and maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Team released the Summer 2025 update for Enterprise AuthenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page., implementing the following changes:

, Filed Under: Enterprise Authentication Changelog

Release Notes – Enterprise Authentication – Spring 2025

On Thursday, July 10, 2025 the IAMIAM Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a set of policies, processes, and technologies designed to ensure that the right individuals (identities) have the right access to resources within an organization. IAM involves managing and securing digital identities, controlling access to systems and data, and maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Team released the Spring 2025 update for Enterprise AuthenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page., implementing the following changes:

  • Updating to latest IdPIdP An Identity Provider (IdP) is a software tool or service that offers user authentication as a service. The IdP manages the user's primary authentication credentials and issues assertions derived from those credentials. At UT Austin, the primary IdP used to authenticate the UT EID and EID Password is Enterprise Authentication, which is managed by the IAM Team. For more information, see our Concepts page. image
  • Allow list updates
  • Updates to Metadata Manager Federation
  • Implementing Pairwise ID