This release supports smart card single sign-on (SSO). The /etc/vmware/config file includes two new options, pcscd.maxReaderContext and pcscd.readBody, that let you configure reader context and message reading settings if you use a custom-built PC/SC Lite library. Smart card redirection now works with all versions of PC/SC Lite. The VMware display manager improves launch performance and eliminates problems with SSO that occurred previously from the dependency on GDM. The Subnet6 option in the /etc/vmware/nf configuration file lets you specify the IPv6 subnet of the Linux machine.įor SSO logins, Linux desktops use the new VMware display manager and VMware greeter, instead of Gnome Display Manager (GDM) and X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP), to control the login and launch of user sessions. Use the -ipv6 command-line option to install Horizon Agent with IPv6 support. This release supports the use of Linux desktops and multi-session hosts in an IPv6 environment. You can now install Horizon Agent on Linux virtual machines deployed in a vSphere 8.0 environment. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 9.0 and 8.4īeginning with this release, the following Linux distributions are no longer supported.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Workstation 9.0 This release adds support for the following Linux distributions. The actual release date can vary based on business needs and engineering schedule changes to address critical customer requirements. Version numbering is based on the planned year and the month of the release. Note that Horizon 2209 is currently going through certification testing and should not be considered certified until the process is completed. The Common Criteria certification is an evaluation of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Information Technology (IT) products for conformance to the international Common Criteria.Īndroid Client (must be in Common Criteria mode)īlast Secure Gateway (must be in FIPS mode)

Security improvements were made in the following components to enable Horito be Common Criteria certified.

This information is grouped by installable component. VMware Horizon 8 version 2209 includes the following new features and enhancements.

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