If you are using a Microsoft SQL Server with your DualShield MFA server, then please delay upgrading to DualShield 8, as a compatibility bug has just been discovered.

Date: Sept. 12, 2025

If you are still using the APPSSO service carried over from the old version of DualShield 5, then you must not upgrade to DualShield 8.

How to upgrade DualShield 5, 6, 7 to DualShield 8

Version: 8.0.2, Build: 20250905, Date: September 09, 2025

New Features

Support custom Geo Location (6624)
Support custom ODIC Authentication Method Reference (AMR) (6623)

Bug Fixes

GridID self-enrolment was not functional (6625)
No signature of method: com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.FailoverServerSet.setReOrderOnFailover (6630)

Version: 8.0.1, Build: 20250814, Date: August 14, 2025

New Features

Support OAUTH in SMS gateways (6293, 6541)
New options to include raw biometric data, such as fingerprint and picture, in the audit and report (6559, 6560)

Bug Fixes

DualShield failed to start after upgrading from an old version that can be traced back to 5.x (6611)
DualShield service failed to start on Windows servers of some non-European languages (6546)
Some non-European language characters did not display in PDF report documents (6552)
Windows Logon Agent failed to register on Windows 2016 (6569)
Failed to update the frontend server certificate if the size of the certificate is large (6570)
The "Authentication Activity" report doesn't work (6612)
Velocity policy check returns NullPointerException (6615)

Version: 8.0.0, Build: 20250702, Date: July 04, 2025

Main New Features

Supports OpenID Connect (OIDC)
Supports Microsoft Entra ID as an Identity Source
Support any custom SQL database as an Identity Source
Support MySQL 8.x

Other New Features

Single port (443) for all services
Export & Import Settings and Policies
Blocked/Breached password list