Enterprise Authentication Changelog

Below is the change log for the Enterprise Authentication service.

Change Log – Enterprise Authentication – v20200929181828

Enabled support for the SAMLSAML Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is a standard, XML-based language for exchanging authentication and authorization data between identity providers and service providers. This standard is currently used by Enterprise Authentication (as well as hundreds of service providers that integrate with our identity provider). persistent NameID format

Added new login page link to help with temporary password resets
Extended session timeout to 3 hours
Modified metadata cache behavior
Updated authenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page. failure message to direct users to help links

Updated authenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page. flow behavior

Performed regression testing of the most recent tag (3.4.7_20200702) of the InCommon Trusted Access Platform (TAPTAP The InCommon Trusted Access Platform (TAP) is an identity and access management suite of software.) Shibboleth Identity Provider (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.
Updated Enterprise AuthenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page. to use tested tag.
Updated copy on MFAMFA Authentication makes use of one or more factors of authentication: something you know (e.g., a password), something you have (e.g., your smartphone), or something you are (e.g., a fingerprint). Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) makes use of two or more factors when authenticating you. For more information, see our Concepts page. screen

Performed regression testing of the most recent tag (3.4.6_20200528) of the InCommon Trusted Access Platform (TAPTAP The InCommon Trusted Access Platform (TAP) is an identity and access management suite of software.) Shibboleth Identity Provider (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.
Updated Enterprise AuthenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page. to tested tag.
Updates to text on Multi-Factor Authentication (MFAMFA Authentication makes use of one or more factors of authentication: something you know (e.g., a password), something you have (e.g., your smartphone), or something you are (e.g., a fingerprint). Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) makes use of two or more factors when authenticating you. For more information, see our Concepts page.) user interface.