# R1427 (27-Sep-2024)

This release introduces new features, including DSC-based login, advanced certificate discovery and management options, enhanced bot capabilities, and improved billing and reporting functionalities.

> #### What's New

* **DSC-Based Login**: A new login mechanism using Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) is now available, offering a more secure way to access the platform and ensuring enhanced authentication for critical operations.
* **Discover Certificates**: A comprehensive set of key actions can now be performed on certificates discovered via Bots such as Rotate, Rekey, Revoke, Suspend, Reinstate, Initiate, Order and Deploy..
* **CT Logs Monitoring**: Enhanced monitoring of Certificate Transparency (CT) logs for better certificate lifecycle management.
* **CSR Templates**: Easily create and manage Certificate Signing Request (CSR) templates to streamline certificate requests.
* **Provisioning Templates**: Simplify and automate certificate provisioning with pre-configured templates.
* **Bots Capability To Discover via multiple Sources**: New support for scanning and discovering certificates across various environments, including SSL, HSM, LDAP, File Systems, Certificate Stores, Cloud Providers (AWS), and SSH.
* **Bots Provisioning Capabilities To Multiple Servers**: Expanded provisioning capabilities to multiple server types, including Tomcat, JBoss, Jetty, WebLogic, Nginx, FTP, SFTP, LDAP, Certificate Store, and IIS.
* **Manage Keys**: Added functionality to create new key pairs (both Asymmetric & Symmetric) for enhanced security and cryptographic operations.
* **Key Profiles**: Users can now create and manage key profiles, improving the organization and security of their key infrastructure.
* **Key Store**: Support for new key storage solutions, providing more options for secure key management.
* **Generating Proforma Invoices**: Simplified process for generating Proforma Invoices directly within the platform.
* **Group-level credit management**: Group-level credit management now available, allowing for easier tracking of financial transactions across multiple accounts.
* **Reports**: Added new reports such as Overall Statistics Report, Certificates Report, Key Store Report and Key Reports to effectively track and manage.
* **Manage Schedules**: Ability to create and manage scheduler tasks, allowing for automated certificate and key management workflows.
* **CA Connectors**: Seamless integration with emSign, emCA, Microsoft PKI, and DigiCert to streamline the certificate issuance and management process.
* **CSR Related Weak Debian /  ROCA /  FERMAT Validation**: Improved validation mechanisms to detect weak CSRs generated on Debian systems and prevent vulnerabilities related to ROCA and FERMAT.
* **Group-Level Product Enablement**: Products can now be enabled and managed at the group level, providing more granular control over user access and product usage.


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