Product Update (5.60)

Added Features

Desktop

1. Client support for new FIPS compliant Wickr crypto library.
2. Windows users can now choose their application data path during installation, such as cloud storage, USB drives, or shared network drives.
3. Windows installation now defaults to install without requiring administrator privileges.
4. For new SSO/Active Directory (ADFS) users, we’ve switched the Master Recovery Key to a string instead of a QR Code to accommodate users without a computer camera.
5. SSO users can now log out of all of their devices simultaneously
6. Beta support for federation with Wickr Me users (messaging only).
7. The entire name box is now clickable for the add members list.
8. Modified key rotation to expire skipped keys after 7 days.
9. Refreshed the UI for room management and user profiles.
10. Added client version numbers to the wickrenterprise.exe properties
11. The call button UI will now display larger and green when a call is in progress, and users can click on it to join instead of searching for the call message.

Android

1. Introducing “Audio Only” calling for use in low bandwidth situations. This will prevent other caller’s video and screen share from streaming to your device, improving call performance in low bandwidth situations. You can find this toggle under Settings > Connectivity.
2. Client support for new FIPS compliant Wickr crypto library.
3. For new SSO/Active Directory (ADFS) users, we’ve switched the Master Recovery Key to a string instead of a QR Code to accommodate users without a camera.
4. SSO users can now log out of all of their devices simultaneously.
5. Beta support for federation with Wickr Me users (messaging only)
6. Rotating your phone will also rotate the screen while another user is screen sharing on a call.
7. Refreshed the UI for room management and user profiles.
8. Updated the buttons for calling to have a disabled state.
9. The app now displays a banner in a room when a call is in progress, so users do not need to look for the call message.
10. Wickr Enterprise clients from the Play Store are now Chromebook compatible.

iOS

1. Introducing “Audio Only” calling, for use in low bandwidth situations. This will prevent other caller’s video and screen share from streaming to your device, improving call performance in low bandwidth situations. You can find this toggle under Settings > Connectivity.
2. Client support for new FIPS compliant Wickr crypto library.
3. For new SSO/Active Directory (ADFS) users, we’ve switched the Master Recovery Key to a string instead of a QR Code to accommodate users without a camera.
4. SSO users can now log out of all of their devices simultaneously.
5. Beta support for federation with Wickr Me users (messaging only)
6. Refreshed the UI for room management and user profiles.

AdminConsole/Back-End

1. Wickr’s crypto library is now FIPS compliant.
2. Beta support for federation with Wickr Me users (messaging only)
3. Support for SSO users to log out of all of their devices simultaneously.
4. Added several existing legacy functionalities to the new admin console for increased parity.
5. Increased the password length for config files to 128 characters.
6. Support registering new users with an email address and challenge password.
7. Added support for read receipts to legacy admin.
8. Changed external bug reporting to be server driven and by default is off for enterprise environments.
9. Added additional global federation support tools, such as generating public keys and white-listing domains.

Fixed Issues

Desktop (Windows & macOS)

1. [P1] Fixed an issue where notifications would not play an audible sound when turned on in macOS or Linux OS settings.
2. [P1] Fixed an issue with Wickr Enterprise failing to install due to registry missing.
3. [P1] Fixed a bug where users could not start a DM from a directory contact.
4. [P2] Updated the copy on the “Welcome to Wickr” screen.
5. [P0] Fixed various call crashes.
6. [P0] Fixed an issue where users screen share would not work.
7. [P1] Fixed an issue causing an error when rejoining a call.
8. [P1] Fixed an issue where the back camera from Android devices displayed upside down on Macs.
9. [P1] Fixed an issue where call end messages were being updated incorrectly.
10. [P2] Fixed an issue where the previous call screen would appear when starting a new call.

Android

1. [P0] Fixed an issue where usernames would show in user validation logs.
2. [P1] Fixed some bad UI that caused some users to accidentally share files into the wrong room.
3. [P1] Fixed an issue where there was no ‘Off’ setting for BOR.
4. [P2] Fixed an issue where markdown text did not display correctly on the dashboard.
5. [P2] Fixed Coachmark bubbles not displaying correctly when the keyboard was open.
6. [P1] Handle race condition where audio stream may not be added to AEC.

iOS

1. [P0] Fixed an issue where user’s with extremely large message histories could not add new devices via device sync.
2. [P1] Fixed an issue where Wickr was constantly reading from the device clipboard as discovered on iOS 14.
3. [P1] Fixed an issue where a user’s presence status was not updating in a timely manner.
4. [P2] Control message gets cut off when you edit moderator(s).

All Platforms and/orBackend

1. [P1] Fixed an issue where duplicate users were displaying in the team directory.
2. [P1] Fixed an issue where users could register with an expired config file.
3. [P1] Fixed a timestamp issue which could prevent room recovery for some users.
4. [P1] Fixed an issue where the broadcast bot abort command would not work while the broadcast was preparing.
5. [P1] Fixed an issue where the default room bot could shut down if very large networks were present on the environment.
6. [P1] Fixed an issue where broadcasts could get stuck in “created” state.
7. [P2] Fixed an issue where the broadcast bot abort command would provide completed broadcasts as options to abort.

Known Issues

All Platforms and/orBackend

1. v2 Admin doesn’t force admin users to change default password.
2. If a user has an iOS device running 5.56.19 and a Linux device running 5.56.17 and both are online then the user cannot receive calls on the Linux device.
3. /status and /report do not work on the broadcast bot when using a file with a list of users.
4. Some reports for UI/UX inconsistencies while using the Windows app, such as showing background windows.
5. Known crash on iOS when a user attempts to log out from SSO with no network connection, then regain network connectivity and attempts to log out again.
6. Federation options are not available in admin v2
7. In admin v2, switching an existing user to a new network may fail (note this appears to only affects existing usernames which are not email addresses)

Client Upgrade Notes

1. Due to recent changes to meet FIPS certification, 5.60.x clients have compatibility issues with previous back end infrastructures, most notably that calling does not work.

After Upgrade Notes

There are no additional steps after upgrading the infrastructure in this release.