Version 5.4.0
20 noviembre 2022
Improvements and new functionalities
- Notificación push como factor de autenticación. Ahora puedes utilizar tu dispositivo móvil para recibir el código OTP. Necesitarás un dispositivo con biometría (facial o huella). Más información
- Incluida la gestión de dispositivos para recibir las notificaciones Push. Puedes habilitar e inhabilitarlos. Solo se puede tener uno activado.
- Nueva funcionalidad de bloqueo de delegación. Las delegaciones ahora pueden ser bloqueadas. Bloquear una delegación implica que dicha delegación no pueda utilizarse y, además, que solo el propietario pueda desbloquearla para que esta vuelva a estar operativa.
Other minor improvements and fixes
- Data obfuscation corrections.
- Removed obsolete information in some database tables.
- Filtering by user label in the user list is allowed.
Version 5.3.0
11th October 2022
Improvements and new functionalities
- Included extended detail of the activity log.
- Added new functionalities in the integration with Horus: Online Signature and deletion of certificate request logs.
- Improvements in the user activation wizard. We have visually grouped the different factors to facilitate its use.
- New “Label” field in the user profile.
- Improvements in the delegations made by a global administrator or group administrator.
- Included a group filter in different sections of the web application.
Otras mejoras y correcciones menoresOther minor improvements and fixes
- Added 2 new columns in the “Statistics” section: Deleted users and deleted certificates.
- Activity listing in groups and client systems, load user actions instead of loading group and client system actions respectively.
- Add code field from vf_authorization_code table in vf_signature_request table.
- Adapt the enrollment code in the authentication factors to the existing option of group selection.
- Allow filtering by user label, in the user listing.
Version 5.2.0
6th September 2022
Improvements and new functionalities
- Included search engine in the group list after login.
Other minor improvements and fixes
- Several improvements in the Horus integration: Security control for unused accounts, optional evidences, “Status” column, message customization…
- PKCS#7 signature formats support
Version 5.1.0
25th August 2022
Improvements and new functionalities
- New connector for Firmaprofesional. This connector enables the use of the services offered by the API of its Registration Authority (RA), known as Horus.
- SSO (Single Sign-On) support based on CAS protocol.
- Integration with Telefonica’s SMS service.
- Editing of token expiration time. The administrator has the option to edit the value of the maximum expiration time of the token.
- Enrollment of registered users in LDAP. The possibility of enrolling a user via LDAP is included. If the user does not exist, the user’s registration in the platform will be initiated.
Other minor improvements and fixes
- Optimization of queries in signature operations.
- Galician i18n support.
- Modification of Signe login screen.
- Review notifications Acceptance of terms and conditions.
Version 5.0.0
25th May 2022
Improvements and new functionalities
- Refactored the platform code to be managed by an orchestrator software such as Kubernetes. Allowing horizontal deployments.
- In case a user belongs to several groups, the user will be able to choose which group to use to access Viafirma Fortress.
- Customization of styles at group level. The administrators will be able to customize the interface of a specific group indicating a main color and logo.
- Sensitive data obfuscation. Our products pass the most demanding security audits. That is why, from version v5.0, we will hide part of the following data: DNI/NIF, telephone and e-mail address.
- Inactivity blocking. Administrators will be able to indicate the number of days after which users who do not interact with the platform will be blocked.
- It includes the option of mandatory change of the user’s password when a number N of days is exceeded without modifying it.
- Management of mail templates at group level. Administrators will be able to edit mail templates. To activate this option it will be necessary to indicate in the property files the variable fortress.template_path, otherwise, the content of the templates will be shown but they will not be able to be modified.
Other minor improvements and fixes
- Improvements in the Firmaprofesional connector.
- Support for Viafirma SimpleSignOTP. More than 30 SMS providers are now available for use as second authentication factor.
- Sending a single email to the owner when delegating a single certificate to several users.
- Allow filtering the list of alerts by user code.
- Support to Viafirma Collect service.
- Rendering corrections in the public screens.
- Add in the detail screens, the title with information that identifies which element is being edited.
- PKCS#7 signature formats support.
Version 4.12
27th January 2022
Fortress Desktop Developments
- Signature of documents from Microsoft Office suites as well as Open Office.
- Possibility to add information of the certificate in the field Descriptive name of the Windows certificates store.
- Viafirma Fortress Desktop rendering elimination when the credentials cache is activated.
Fortress backend improvements
Viafirma Fortress expands in this new version the following functionalities:
- Displays the privacy policy
- Acceptance of terms and conditions
- API Rest: Possibility to add additional information when signing a document, specifically the reason and location fields.
- API Rest allows signing password-protected PDF documents.
- A new Alerts section is added
Other minor improvements and fixes
- Possibility to disable certificate usage restrictions, as well as configuration section (usage policies), version qualifiable.
Version 4.11
6th November 2021
New features in the management dashboard
- The activity tab has been added in the user details, client systems or groups.
- Global administrators will be able to indicate an expiration date for a group.
- Group management improvements: usage limits.
- A Statistics section has been added, which shows a summary of the platform usage.
Other improvements
In addition, this version fixes problems reported in previous releases:
- TLSv1.2 protocol is added to the email configuration.
- Allows administrators to remove certificates from the certificates menu option.
- Error correction when copying delegations
- Added global client systems to global policies
- Added asynchronous signing to the API
Version 4.10
19th October 2021
Improvements in the connection with providers (CA’s)
- Improvements to support new CA’s through CA Support
- Improvements in the Avansi CA (Dominican Republic) provider connector.
New features in the management dashboard
- Elimination of child groups when deleting parent groups.
- Improvements in the list of users.
- Modification of internalized messages.
- Improvements in LDAP configuration.
Other improvements
- Improvements in Viafirma Desktop
Version 4.9.4
24th June 2021
Improvements in the connection with providers (CA’s).
- Improvements in the Camerfirma provider’s certificate profile connectors.
- Improvements in the Avansi CA (Dominican Republic) provider connector.
New features in the management dashboard
- New functionality to restrict at group level the possibility of importing certificates.
- Corrects problems reported for the creation of new web sites and applications.
Version 4.9.3
11th June 2021
LDAP management enhancements
- Included in group management and client system management.
- Improvements in the validation of connection URLs.
- Improved LDAP securitization configuration.
- Self-testing prior to configuration.
- Improved user messages for connection errors or validation of LDAP-based authentication factors.
What’s new in the management dashboard
- New group information in the general user listings.
- New screen for license management (only for private versions and available for super-admin roles).
- New public key management screen for trusted CAs.
- Improved usability in context and management menus, enabling double-click access to main properties.
Improvements in the connection with providers (CA’s).
- Improvements in the management of profile connectors of Firmaprofesional’s certificates.
Version 4.9.2
12th May 2021
New home page and login
- New design.
- Direct links for user account management: activation, unlocking, password recovery and self-registration.
- New option to add captcha in login and self-registration screens.
New features in the management dashboard
- New functionalities for exporting activity and client systems.
- Improvements in contextual menus.
- New time zone management for displaying information and printing on signature stamps.
- Improvements in delegation management.
API Improvements
- New service for encryption and decryption with your centralised certificates.
- Support for new XAdES and CAdES counter-signature wrappers.
Fortress Desktop
- Bug fixes in version 1.5 for Citrix environments.
- New 2.0.1 versions for Windows and Mac, with improved delegation management.
Fortress App
- New security control based on mobile device ID, incorporated in iOS and Android versions 1.0.1.
Version 4.9.0
8th March 2021
The main new features in this new version include support for the new Fortress iOS and Android Apps and a new version 2 of the desktop applications, Fortress Desktop, including support for Mac Os and Firefox.
- New iOS and Android apps
- New version of Fortress Desktop with support for Mac OS and Firefox
In addition to the following new features and improvements:
- New functionality ‘Delay/repudiation’ of signature requests by the certificate owner.
- New traceability on Blockchain of operations with delegated certificates
- Restriction of delegations at group level
- New options for exporting groups, users and certificates
- Changes to the menu of certificate renewal and revocation options
- Improved auditing for group-level delegation activation records
- New possibility to create subgroups
- New settings for document retention
- New qualified certificate filter
- 2FA required for administrators
And fixes issues reported in previous versions:
- And fixes issues reported in previous versions:
- Minor changes and fixes
- Improvements to Fortress Desktop usage in Citrix environments
- Fixes reported issue for signing with API in PKCS#1 format
Version 4.8.4
30th December 2020
- Minor tweaks and fixes
- Update PSC Camerfirma connectors (Spain) Electronic Stamps
Version 4.8.3.1
25th November 2020
- Corrects LDAP settings at group level
Version 4.8.3
19th November 2020
- Improvements to activity filters
- Signature API enhancements and pre-signature validations
Version 4.8.2
21th September 2020
Update of connectors with Qualified Providers
- Update CA SIGNE RA Connector: Seal of Origin profile
- SIGNE CA RA Connector Update: certificates associated to groups/client system
- Update RA Connector of the CA Firmaprofesional: renewal of certificates with inheritance of restrictions and policies.
- Update RA Connector of the CA Firmaprofesional CA: certificates associated with groups/client system
- Update RA Connector of the SIGNE CA: fixes problem with the unlocking of certificates
Other minor improvements and fixes:
- Fixes problems when copying restrictions on certificates
- Fixes TimeStampAlgorithm parameterisation in REST service and Java SDK
- Improvements in dashboard paginations and listings
- Improvements in audit management and consultation
- Improvements in the long-lived signature policy stamps (Viafirma Core 2.3.131 upgrade).
Version 4.8.1
20th August 2020
- New configuration to add custody code on disk
- Assignment of custody code associated to the client system.
Version 4.8.0
20th August 2020
- Allow to request use of a certificate on a certain website or application, when ‘exception for non-compliance with a policy’ occurs.
- Corrects problems reported in COFM certificate restrictions.
- Improvements in the management of online certificate renewals.
- Connector with different HSMs using a PKCS#11 connector.
- When delegating or subdelegating a certificate as an administrator, check that there are users to delegate, otherwise display an information message, remaining on the home page.
- When delegating or subdelegating a certificate as an administrator, check that at least one user has been selected from the list of users when clicking on the Accept button.
- Improved error handling with unsupported CAs
- New Fortress Desktop support on Opera browser
- Add support for Catalan language on the application.
- Enhancements to the authorisation screen: user information
- New property for Client Systems: allow PKCS#1 signatures with client signature
- Add ‘Advanced permissions’ check in client details
- Optimisation of indexes in Database
- Assignment of custody code associated with client system
Version 4.7.6
3rd July 2020
- New configuration at group level ‘two-factor authentication and allow same authentication factor category’, forcing all users to use two-factor authentication (Ref. Banco Central Rep. Dominicana).
- Corrects problems reported in COFM certificate restrictions.
Version 4.7.5
23th June 2020
- New support for PSC eIDAS Signe.
Version 4.7.4
20th May 2020
- New download section in the user menu.
- Update of the integration connector with the eIDAS ACCV Qualified Provider.
Version 4.7.3
14th May 2020
- Ref.#27978: Viafirma Core v2.3.114 cryptographic library upgrade.
Version 4.7.2
14th April 2020
- Ref.#27291: Improvement in the expiration notifications for Administrators.
- Ref.#27751: new Fortress Desktop support on Microsoft Edge.
- Ref.#27759: Improvements to the audit trail for unauthorised URL access.
- Ref.#27793: Improvements to group certificate notifications (for unattended signing).
- Ref.#27815: new configuration of group level notifications on expiry.
- Ref.#27823: New support for Fortress Desktop on Brave browser.
- Ref.#27824: improved management of expired group certificates.
- Ref.#27874: fixes reported problem with certificate listing.
- Ref.#27881: fixes reported problem with user account locking.
- Ref.#27883: improved management of expired signature requests.
Version 4.7.0
15th March 2020
- Ref.#27612: improvements in user activation: credential caching.
- Ref.#27679: new cache configuration at workgroup level.
- Ref.#27773: fixes problem in the search and listing of delegated certificates and authorisations.
- Ref.#27774: fixes problem in caching OTP authentication factor roll-up image.
- Ref.#27775: fixes OTP validation problem for certain types of user formats.
Version 4.6.2
14th January 2020
- Fixes issues reported on 4.6.1 during delegation browsing.
Version 4.6.1
12th January 2020
- Several minor fixes to version 4.6.
- Ref. #27585: New option to resend certificate activation mail.
Version 4.6
19th December 2019
- Ref #27335: new credentials cache configuration at group level.
- Ref. #27447: new multiple management of certificate delegation approvals and rejections.
- Ref. #27536: New information panel for delegated certificate usage policies.
- Ref. #27312: New multi-user support in Fortress Desktop (CSP – Windows).
This new version also includes the following minor improvements and fixes compared to the previous version:
- Auditing enhancements: including the serial number of the certificates used, IP and other additional information.
- Other minor improvements and fixes
Version 4.5.4
13th September 2019
- Ref. #26425: New access to Fortress Desktop download in the user dashboard.
- Ref. #26427: new iconography to identify delegated and own certificates.
- Ref. #26971: fixes problems with profile sorting.
- Ref. #27258: Improved user registration: email confirmation.
- Ref. #27269: New help for browser extension installation and activation.
- Ref. #27371: improved visual information on certificate delegation status.
- Ref. #27403: fixes reported problem with signature stamps on pages with different orientations.
- Ref. #23923: new API service for PKCS#1 signatures from HASH.
- Ref. #27449: fixes reported issue during user profile update.
Version 4.5.3
12th August 2019
- Ref #27306: new CSR generation self-management for certificate requests to External CAs.
- Ref #27342: improved internationalisation of LDAP configuration at group level.
- Ref. #27343: Improved control of SMS OTP Factor usage.
- Ref. #27378: Improved audit management for authentication factor activity logs.
- Ref. #27379: Fixes reported issue with factor configuration at group or client system level.
- Ref. #27391: improved auditing: new events logged on user activation.
Version 4.5.2
21th July 2019
- Ref. #27320: improvement in the management of lists of documents to be signed en bloc.
- Ref. #27321: fixes problems when importing users via csv.
- Ref #27322: improved audited information for delegation activities.
- Ref #27327: fixes session loss in Fortress Desktop.
- Ref. #27329: fixes problems in stampers in documents rotated 270º.
Version 4.5.1
28th June 2019
- Ref #27284: New option to protect certificates generated with password at source (CA) combined Fortress Authentication Factor.
- Ref #27294: Improved group management.
- Ref #27287: fixes problems managing usage policies when they are not associated with groups.
Version 4.5
15th June 2019
See version details: https://www.viafirma.com/fortress/es/viafirma-fortress-4-5-0/
Version 4.4.3
16th March 2019
Ref. #27122: minor fixes:
- Policy detail; fixes reported issue that did not allow an admin role to view the detail of a selected policy from the certificate view.
- Password change; fixes reported issue that prevented users with a different ID than the one reported via API from changing their password.
- URL detail in IExplorer; fixes reported issue that did not correctly report the URL used if the browser used was IExplorer.
Version 4.4.2
7th March 2019
- See version details: https://www.viafirma.com/fortress/es/viafirma-fortress-v4-4-2/
Version 4.4.1
23th February 2019
- See version details: https://www.viafirma.com/fortress/es/viafirma-fortress-v4-4-1/
Version 4.4.0
29th January 2019
- Ref. #26813: new management for blocking the security factor when exceeding a number of failed attempts.
- Ref. #26857: new management for credential caching.
- Ref. #26858: New API services for the promotion of CAdES, PAdES and XAdES signature formats.
- Ref. #26935: Improved auditing of operations performed by group administrators.
- Ref. #26937: Improvements in the audit of operations at URL and External Applications level.
- Ref. #26997: New email template management.
- Ref. #26906: Improved OCSP and CRL validation of digital certificates.
- Ref. #26936: Improved group management.
- Ref. #26972: Improvements in the wizard for two-factor validation of different categories.
- Ref. #27002: fixes errors reported with the activation of the OTP Factor.
- Ref. #27004: fixes error reported with the promotion of signatures in PAdES and XAdES formats.
- Ref. #27008: fixes reported problem with the creation of group policies.
Version 4.3.3
25th January 2019
- Ref #26970: Improved policy validation with external applications.
Version 4.3.2
21th January 2019
- Ref. #26815: New group filter in user management.
- Ref. #26907: automatic association of users to groups when receiving Avansi CA certificates.
- Ref. #26912: confirmation of user deletion when deleting a group.
- Ref. #26909: fixes reported problem with the signed document validation page.
- Ref. #26898: disables the display of ‘Certificate requests’.
Version 4.3.1
15th December 2018
- Ref. #26585: auto-selection of the certificate when it is the only one activated in the user preferences.
- Ref. #26853: user management by CSV import.
- Ref. #26854: new signature cycle that allows selecting the certificate or entering the password before validating the Authentication Factor.
- Ref. #26855: Improved delegated certificate usage policies.
- Ref. #26852: New support for the generation of digital certificates with the PSC Camerfirma (Spain) in Public Employee profiles.
Version 4.3
15th November 2018
- Improvements in the process of generating certificates associated with user-generated passwords.
- New user access to the dashboard with 2F security.
- Improvements in the registration of users generated from SAR.
- Improvements in user notification templates.
- Improvements in user activation and factor activation notifications.
- New service for requesting and generating certificates associated with Client Systems (for unattended signature).
- Import of users from a CSV file.
- Use of digital certificate to interact with a tsa, in the Signature process.
- Correction of errors in the process of signing documents using two signatories.
Version 4.2.2
25th September 2018
- Improvement of the log for invalid redirection URIs.
Version 4.2.1
21th August 2018
- Viafirma Fortress desktop (CSP) upgrade.
- Upgrade to Vaadin 7.6.8.
- New notification process for OTP factor autoregistrations.
- New integration processes with Registration Authorities.
- Fixes OTP factor configuration issues.
Version 4.2.0
24th July 2018
- Improvements in the signature validation process.
- Improvements in LDAP authentication.
- Fixes issues with the configuration of the Authentication Factor associated to a client system.
- Improvements in the activity panel.
- Fixes problems in the integration of the SMS provider Lembra.