Secure Endpoint Agent 9.1 release notes

If automatic agent updates are disabled, you can assign an agent version to your account's Windows and Mac devices to prevent agent upgrades. To determine if you want to assign agent version 9.1, review this topic to learn about the improvements included in this version of the Secure Endpoint Agent.

To learn about all features, enhancements, and fixes introduced in Absolute 9.1, see the Absolute 9.1 release notes.

About the Secure Endpoint Agent

The Secure Endpoint Agent is a small software client that resides on devices that are managed in the Secure Endpoint Console. After the agent is initially installed on a new device, it's activated with the first connection to the Absolute Monitoring Center.

Each agent package includes software specific to its supported operating system, including the agent and its associated agent components, an installer, and a readme file.

Secure Endpoint Agent 9.1 supports devices running the following operating systems:

Operating system Supported versions
Windows

  • Windows 11 Home, Pro, Enterprise, SE, and IoT Enterprise editions (64-bit)

    Note that due to restrictions imposed by Microsoft, the following features aren't supported on Windows 11 SE:

    • Applications Resilience: applications that require PowerShell for health checks, unless otherwise noted
    • Custom Data: data points that use PowerShell scripts
    • Reach Scripts: all PowerShell scripts
  • Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise, and IoT Enterprise editions (32- and 64-bit)
Mac
  • macOS 11 to 14

The following agent components are associated with Secure Endpoint Agent 9.1.

Agent or component Windows version Mac version
Core agent The core agent (also known as rpcnet) is a small software client that resides in devices that are managed in the Secure Endpoint Console. After the core agent is initially installed on a new device, it is activated with its first connection to the Absolute Monitoring Center and the device is enrolled in Absolute. The core agent then makes scheduled connections every 24.5 hours. (rpcnet) 994 976

Component manager The component manager (also known as CTES) is installed on top of the core agent and manages the agent components responsible for initiating device actions and collecting device data. Most agent components are controlled by policies, such as the Hardware and Installed Applications policies. The component manager typically connects to the Absolute Monitoring Center every 15 minutes, at a minumum, to send device data and receive instructions.

(CTES)

 1.0.0.3512 1.0.0.3512

Core Service

(CTESPersistence)

 2.0.0.273 1.0.2.20

Anti-Malware

(AVP)

 1.0.12.3 1.0.10.21

Application Health

(OPS)

 1.1.2.17 1.0.12.15

Application Resilience

(RAR)

 7.15.1.17 N/A

Custom Data

(CDC)

(On Mac, this component is used for Application Health checks only)

 1.0.12.29 1.0.12.29

Data Discovery

(DARAgent)

 9.1.0.10 9.1.0.4

Device Usage

(DUR)

 1.0.9.2 1.0.7.27

End User Messaging

(EUM)

 1.0.4.3 1.0.3.2

File Delete

(SDD)

 1.0.8.12 1.0.8.3
Freeze
(DFZ)		 1.0.8.10 1.0.4.9

Full-Disk Encryption
(ESP)

 1.0.10.6 1.0.9.46

Geolocation

(GEO)

 1.0.12.12 1.1.1.20

Hardware

(HDP)

 2.0.16.5 1.0.12.44

Installed Applications

(SNG)

 1.0.15.59 1.0.10.7
Manage Supervisor Password
(PER)
 1.0.4.13 N/A

Reach Script

(ANS)

 1.0.4.8 1.0.6.5

Web Usage

(WMA)

 9.0.3.1 N/A

Wipe

(SDW)

 1.0.7.8 1.0.3.11

You can view the version number of a device's core agent and component manager on its Details > Summary page.

Absolute for Chromebooks Extension: 2653

You can view the version number of a device's Chromebook extension by adding the Agent column to a device report.

Agent improvements and fixes

Version 9.1 of the Secure Endpoint Agent includes improvements and fixes to the following agent components:

Component Component version Improvements and fixes
Windows

Application Resilience

(RAR)

 7.15.1.17
  • Performance and security improvements.

Component manager

(CTES)

 1.0.0.3512

Custom Data Collector

(CDC)

 1.0.12.29
  • Performance and security improvements.

Device Usage

(DUR)

 1.0.9.2
  • To improve performance and security, the DUR component has been updated to use .Net Framework 4.6.
  • Security improvement.

Data Discovery

(DARAgent)

 9.1.0.10
  • When an EDD matched token includes special characters, the calculated Match Score now more closely aligns with expectations.
  • Security improvements.

Messages

(EUM)

 1.0.4.3
  • Security improvements.

File Delete

(SDD)

 1.0.8.12

Freeze

(DFZ)

 1.0.8.10
  • Performance and security improvements.

Full-Disk Encryption

(ESP)

 1.0.10.6

  • Previously, if Windows canceled a WMI call while the ESP component was performing a scan, the component erroneously reported that the device was unencrypted. This issue is now fixed.

  • Previously, a Windows device's BitLocker Drive Encryption version number may have been reported incorrectly in reports and the device's Device Details page. This issue is now fixed.

  • To improve performance and security, the ESP component has been updated to use .Net Framework 4.6.
  • Performance and security improvements.

Geolocation

(GEO)

 1.0.12.12
  • Security improvement.

Hardware

(HDP)

 2.0.16.5
  • Previously, the HDP component may have erroneously reported that the device disk serial number had changed to a blank value, which may have triggered an alert. This issue is now fixed.
  • To improve performance and security, the HDP component has been updated to use .Net Framework 4.6.
  • Security improvement.

Installed Applications

(SNG)

 1.0.15.59
  • Previously, if Panda Dome was installed on a device, its version number may have been reported incorrectly in Application pages and reports. This issue is now fixed.
  • To improve performance and security, the SNG component has been updated to use .Net Framework 4.6.
  • When errors occur during a scan, the SNG component no longer uploads a payload. Previously, an incomplete payload was uploaded.
Manage Supervisor Password
(PER)		 1.0.4.13
  • Security improvement.

Reach Script

(ANS)

 1.0.4.8
  • When a Windows device's preferred language is set to Japanese, script parameters that contain unicode characters are now displayed correctly on the device.
  • Performance and security improvements.

Wipe

(SDW)

 1.0.7.8
  • Performance and security improvements.
Mac

Anti-Malware

(AVP)

 1.0.10.21
  • Logging improvement.

Component manager

(CTES)

 1.0.0.3512
  • Performance and security improvements.

Data Discovery

(DARAgent)

 9.1.0.4
  • When an EDD matched token includes special characters, the calculated Match Score now more closely aligns with expectations.
  • Security improvements.

Custom Data Collector

(CDC)

(This component is used for Application Health checks only)

 1.0.12.29
  • Performance and security improvements.

Messages

(EUM)

 1.0.3.2
  • Security improvement.

File Delete

(SDD)

 1.0.8.3

Freeze

(DFZ)

 1.0.4.9
  • Previously, after you unfroze a Mac device using its unfreeze code, the desktop may have been shown instead of the login screen. This issue is now fixed.
  • Performance and logging improvements.

Geolocation

(GEO)

 1.1.1.20

  • The GEO component now uses Apple Core Location to detect Wi-Fi locations on Mac devices.

    Note that after a device's GEO component is upgraded to version 1.1.1.20, each device user needs to allow Absolute Secure Endpoint to collect location information. Learn more

Hardware

(HDP)

 1.0.12.44
  • Previously, after an OS upgrade, the HDP component reported the original OS version instead of the new version. This issue is now fixed.

Reach Script

(ANS)

 1.0.6.5
  • Performance and security improvements.

Wipe

(SDW)

 1.0.3.11