Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise Technical Advisories v3.9

Advanced Threat Prevention v1.4

Resolved Customer Issues

• The system tray icon is now interactive as expected when running Disconnected Mode. [DDPC-5263]

Resolved Technical Advisories - Auto-Updates

For information about periodic Advanced Threat Prevention updates for enterprises enrolled for Agent Auto Update on the Dell Server, see http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/SLN305419/dell-data-protection-endpoint-security-suite-enterprise-and-dell-data-protection-threat-defense-release-notes?lang=EN. Select the Saas Updates tab.

For instructions on how to enroll for Agent Auto Update on the Dell Server, refer to AdminHelp, accessible from the Remote Management Console.

Encryption Client v8.13

• An issue is resolved that occasionally resulted in access denial errors for SDE-encrypted files stored in the \users folder. [DDPC-3170]
• An activation issue with Kaspersky Small Office Security installed is resolved after upgrade to the latest version of Kaspersky. [DDPC-3388]
• All text now displays as expected in Japanese Encryption Removal Agent dialogs. Previously, some text did not display in one dialog. [DDPC-4159]
• VDI client activation error handling is improved. [DDPC-4474]
• Log files are now collected when Diagnostic Info is run on a server OS. [DDPC-5206]
• Changes to Common Encryption exclusions are now enforced while the user is logged in. [DDPC-5213]

Resolved Customer Issues

• Setting the registry entry, EnableNGMetadata, resolves an issue that resulted in Microsoft update failure on computers with Common key-encrypted data and performance issues related to encrypting, decrypting, or unzipping large numbers of files within a folder.

  Set the EnableNGMetadata registry entry in the following location:

  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CmgShieldFFE]

  "EnableNGMetadata" = dword:1

  0=Disabled (default)

  1=Enabled

  [DDPC-694, DDPC-794, DDPSUS-863]

• An issue is resolved that resulted in access denial errors for non-domain users. [DDPC-854]
• Decryption performance is improved when SDE Encryption is enabled. [DDPC-3577, DDPSUS-975]
• An issue is resolved that occasionally caused the Encryption client to become unresponsive with warnings in the log files. [DDPC-5311]

Advanced Authentication v8.13

• When a user is removed from a computer just before the computer is shut down, the removal process is now completed as expected. [DDPC-4260]

Resolved Customer Issues

• An issue is resolved that resulted in a delay in displaying the User Account Control prompt. [DDPC-5017]

Preboot Authentication v8.13

• Preboot Authentication is supported on the following computers:

  • Latitude 5280
  • Latitude 5480
  • Latitude 5580
  • Latitude E7280
  • Latitude E7480
  • Precision M5520
• The smartcard reader now functions as expected for PBA login on Dell Optiplex All-in-One computers. [DDPC-3465, DDPC-5014]
• With smart card authentication, the Sign In button is now enabled after the user enters the smart card PIN. [DDPC-5125]
• The updated domain now displays in the Challenge/Response dialog after the domain is changed on a computer with PBA activated. [DDPC-5132]
• The correct information is now included in the "About" information accessed from the PBA login screen. [DDPC-5178]

SED Client v8.13

• When a user is removed from a computer just before the computer is shut down, the removal process is now completed as expected. [DDPC-4260]

BitLocker Manager v8.13

• When a user is removed from a computer just before the computer is shut down, the removal process is now completed as expected. [DDPC-4260]
• Logging is improved. [DDPC-4305]