Secure Endpoint Agent 11.0 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 11.0, 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 Secure Endpoint 11.0, see the Secure Endpoint 11.0 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.

Agent improvements and fixes

Version 11.0.0.1 of the Secure Endpoint Agent includes improvements and fixes to the following agent components:

Component Component version Fixes and improvements
Windows

Component manager

(CTES)

1.0.0.4054
  • The CTES component was updated to support the new System restart configuration for Playbooks policies. Learn more

Full-Disk Encryption

(ESP)

1.0.11.20
  • Fixed an issue where a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) error during an ESP scan could cause some devices to appear as unencrypted even though they were still encrypted. When these WMI management exceptions occur, the scan is now halted and no encryption payload is generated, preventing an incorrect encryption status from being reported.

Freeze
(DFZ)
1.0.10.4
  • The DFZ component was updated to support a new configuration for accounts that use Citrix for remote access. Learn more

Manage Supervisor Password and
Playbooks
(PER)
1.0.8.10
  • The PER component was updated to support the new System restart configuration for Playbooks policies. Learn more

Mac

Anti-Malware

(AVP)

1.0.11.42
  • The AVP component is now automatically restarted when the Secure Endpoint Agent detects that it is not running. This enhancement ensures that telemetry payloads are reliably sent immediately after device enrollment without requiring a manual reboot.

Device Usage

(DUR)

1.0.8.26
  • To allow Wi-Fi information to be collected from a device, the DUR component was updated to ensure that the Absolute Secure Endpoint would like to use your current location prompt is shown to the device user as soon as the device is enrolled.

Full-Disk Encryption

(ESP)

1.0.10.26
  • The ESP component is now automatically restarted when the Secure Endpoint Agent detects that it is not running. This enhancement ensures that telemetry payloads are reliably sent immediately after device enrollment without requiring a manual reboot.

Geolocation

(GEO)

1.1.2.57
  • To allow Wi-Fi information to be collected from a device, the GEO component was updated to ensure that the Absolute Secure Endpoint would like to use your current location prompt is shown to the device user as soon as the device is enrolled.

  • Logging improvement.

Hardware

(HDP)

1.0.13.38
  • To allow Wi-Fi information to be collected from a device, the HDP component was updated to ensure that the Absolute Secure Endpoint would like to use your current location prompt is shown to the device user as soon as the device is enrolled.

Installed Applications

(SNG)

1.0.12.27
  • The SNG component is now automatically restarted when the Secure Endpoint Agent detects that it is not running. This enhancement ensures that telemetry payloads are reliably sent immediately after device enrollment without requiring a manual reboot.

Version 11.0 of the Secure Endpoint Agent includes improvements and fixes to the following agent components:

Component Component version Fixes and improvements
Windows

Anti-Malware

(AVP)

1.0.13.19
  • Security improvements.

Application Resilience

(RAR)

7.16.1.17

Component manager

(CTES)

1.0.0.4045

Custom Data Collector

(CDC)

1.0.13.56
Data Discovery
(DARAgent)
11.0.0.6

Device Usage

(DUR)

1.0.10.13

Full-Disk Encryption

(ESP)

1.0.11.18

Geolocation

(GEO)

1.0.15.34

Hardware

(HDP)

2.0.17.25
  • Stability, security, and logging improvements.

Installed Applications

(SNG)

1.0.16.97
  • The SNG component has been updated to support scanning on Windows Server 2022.

  • Fixed an issue where full scans could be significantly delayed on a device when no user was logged in after certain policy changes, causing SNG payloads to be missed for an extended period. Full scans are now scheduled correctly and payloads continue to be sent on a predictable cadence even when devices are not in active use.

  • Fixed an issue where devices could experience frequent CPU spikes from the WmiPrvSE.exe process due to WMI polling.

  • Performance, security, and logging improvements.

Manage Supervisor Password and
Playbooks
(PER)
1.0.7.59
  • Fixed an issue where BitLocker Drive Encryption, which was paused by the PER component, failed to resume encrypting the drive after the component had finished provisioning the device.

  • Running a playbook on a device no longer suspends BitLocker.

  • After a user-initiated Run playbook request is processed on a device, a new passcode is now automatically generated in preparation for the next request.

  • Logging improvements.

Web Usage

(WMA)

11.0.1.2
  • Security improvement.

Mac

Component manager

(CTES)

1.0.0.4045
  • Security improvements.

Data Discovery
(DARAgent)
11.0.0.10
  • Security improvement.

Device Usage

(DUR)

1.0.8.24
  • For devices running macOS 14.8.2 or higher, the SSID is no longer missing or redacted in Lock and Unlock events reported on each device's Usage page.

  • Security improvement.

Geolocation

(GEO)

1.1.2.49
  • When the GEO component scanned a device following a device restart, the GEO payload may have failed to include the list of detected Wi-Fi access points, and no error was logged. This issue is now fixed.

Installed Applications

(SNG)

1.0.12.26
  • Security improvement.