ActivID ActivClient 8.0.0 Release Notes

This page provides the latest information about the ActivID ActivClient.

NEW FEATURES AND BUG FIXES

The new version of ActivID ActivClient is designed to offer the highest level of security and compliance to end-users and organizations. Improvements include:

  • Added support for the Virtual Contact Interface (VCI), a NIST security requirement to allow the non-card management operations to be carried out over contactless interface in a highly secure manner.

  • ActivClient 8.0.0 is a major release, featuring streamlined installation, enhanced compatibility, improved performance, and advanced security. We kindly remind our valued customers to engage in careful reading of the documentation during the upgrade and installation process to fully leverage these enhancements while ensuring a smooth transition.

  • Support for new HID Global Crescendo Devices

    ActivID ActivClient 7.4.3 now supports Crescendo 3000 smart card and Crescendo Key V2 USB token.

  • Enhancement: Support for Enterprise Crescendo profiles

    ActivID ActivClient now supports Enterprise Crescendo device profiles available with "ActivID Credential Management System 5.8 (coming end of August 2022)", the new profiles are compatible with Crescendo 2300 cards and Crescendo Key and offer more flexibility.

  • ActivClient won’t install due to a revoked certificate

    To fix installation issues due to the revoked code signing certificate used with ActivClient 7.4, a new base release 7.4.1 is created to support customers installation of ActivClient. This version supports upgrades from ActivClient 7.1 till ActivClient 7.4 to ActivClient 7.4.1.

  • TransactionTimeoutMilliseconds in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\Calais is set to 5000ms to give the maximum allowed time for each individual Smartcard API call to execute without any timeout.

LIMITATIONS AND KNOWN ISSUES

This section describes issues known by HID Global as of the release date, but which have not been addressed in the current product version. When possible, fixes and workarounds are suggested. This section also describes known limitations of this release.

Following features are temporarily unavailable or limited in ActivClient 8.0.0 and will be restored in later versions:

  • Software Auto-Update Service

  • Thunderbird extension automatic installation

  • Windows logon with VCI-enabled cards that require Pairing Code is not possible when using Windows 10 version 22H2 and subsequent releases – normal use is unaffected and available

  • Windows Server Core editions are not supported