Duo Desktop (Device Health) - Release Notes Archive

For Duo Desktop 6.0.0 or Duo Device Health version 5.0.0 and later release notes see Duo Desktop Release Notes and download the current release of Duo Desktop from the Checksums and Downloads page.

Duo Desktop for macOS

Version 5.0.0.0 and Later

See the current Duo Desktop Release Notes page.

Version 4.5.0.0 - June 6, 2023

• Support tool can gather additional logging.
• Home screen now indicates if users do not have the latest Apple Rapid Security Response updates.

Version 4.4.0.0 - April 26, 2023

• Fixed an issue that would prevent the app from checking if an update is available.

Version 4.3.0.0 - April 4, 2023

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 4.2.0.0 - March 7, 2023

• Fixed detection of Sophos AV.

Version 4.1.0.0 - February 13, 2023

• Removed support for macOS versions below 10.15.
• Added support for Palo Alto Cortex XDR detection.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a lag in displaying the most current auto updates enabled/disabled checkbox state.
• Removed dependency on Rosetta.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 4.0.0.0 - December 6, 2022

• Added support for Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), French, German, and Japanese languages.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the enable automatic updates checkbox from being unselected.
• Improved reliability of the detection of Cisco Secure Endpoint.

Version 3.2.0.0 - October 20, 2022

• Updated remediation flows for macOS 13.

Version 3.1.0.0 - October 5, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 3.0.0.0 - September 7, 2022

• Added support for silent updates.

  If you manage your Device Health app client installations and do not want silent updates enabled when your user endpoints update from Duo Device Health v2.x to v3.0.0.0, then we recommend performing the steps to disable automatic updates before installing v3.0.0.0.

• First .pkg installer release. Future stable and beta releases will use PKG format instead of DMG.

Version 2.28.0.0 - August 2, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.27.0.0 - July 5, 2022

• Fixed detection of Bitdefender.
• Expanded port range to reduce communication issues with the app.
• Added support script to aid in troubleshooting.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.26.0.0 - June 7, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.25.0.0 - May 3, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.24.0.0 - April 5, 2022

• Added support for DuoConnect integration.
• Fixed an issue with the uninstall process.
• Added collection of non-reversible Wi-Fi fingerprint.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.23.0.0 - March 1, 2022

• Duo's code signing certificate has been updated; the new certificate subject name is "Duo Security LLC".
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.22.1.0 - February 9, 2022

• Fixed incompatibility with Google Chrome's new private network preflight requirements.

Version 2.22.0.0 - February 1, 2022

• Fixed an issue that could prevent automatic app launch after install.
• Fixed an issue that could cause software updates to stall while app is running.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.21.0.0 - January 11, 2022

• Added retry functionality when the app fails to post health data.

Version 2.20.0.0 - December 7, 2021

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.19.0.0 - November 3, 2021

• Improved consistency of OS up-to-date indicator.
• Fixed detection of Trend Micro Apex One security agent.
• Fixed detection of CylancePROTECT security agent.

Version 2.18.0.0 - October 5, 2021

• Improved certificate management and added certificate reloading when new certificates become available.
• Minor improvements and enhancements. .

Version 2.17.0.0 - September 7, 2021

• Fixed an issue where the app's certificate was not compatible with Safari on macOS 12.
• Moved "Privacy Statement" and "Data FAQ" links to app's "Preferences".
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.16.0.0 - August 3, 2021

• Minor improvements and enhancements.
• Improved logging.

Version 2.15.0.0 - July 7, 2021

• Uninstall utility properly respects the "disable certificate management" flag.

Version 2.14.1.0 - June 4, 2021

• Fixed detection of Bitdefender Endpoint Security.

Version 2.14.0.0 - June 1, 2021

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.13.0.0 - May 4, 2021

• Disabled icon change when automatic updaters are disabled.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.12.0.0 - April 6, 2021

• Improved the detection of Cisco AMP for Endpoints.
• Added infrastructure to allow for long-running health checks.

Version 2.11.0.0 - March 2, 2021

• Improved performance of security agent detection.
• Fixed issue that caused the home screen to miss available OS updates on macOS 11.
• Help text can now be selected and copied to the clipboard.

Version 2.10.0.0 - February 2, 2021

• Fixed issue that could cause Chrome's version to be reported incorrectly.
• Minor security improvements.

Version 2.9.1.0 - December 8, 2020

• Fix detection of CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor.

Version 2.9.0.0 - November 9, 2020

• Minor improvements and enhancements.
• Reduced size of app.

Version 2.8.0.0 - October 12, 2020

• Improved macOS 11 support. Managed deployment on macOS 11 requires the presence of a Duo certificate before installation. See the Duo KB article Guide to Duo Desktop certificate deployment for macOS 11 users for additional details.
• Added the ability to hide health check information by row in the app. Refer to the article Can I hide the Health Check information that appears in Duo Desktop? for instructions.
• Improved logging.
• Various bug fixes.

Version 2.7.0.0 - August 13, 2020

• Fixed detection of CrowdStrike Falcon sensor.
• Shows a warning on the app home screen when an update becomes available.
• Modified app update flow to be less intrusive.
• ARM processor support.

Version 2.6.0.0 - July 8, 2020

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.5.0.0 - June 17, 2020

• Some adjustments to collection to support future efforts.
• Several visual improvements.
• Improved logging.

Version 2.4.0.0 - May 8, 2020

• Reduced certificate validity period to prevent communication issues with the app in certain browsers.

Version 2.3.0.0 - April 16, 2020

• Fixed issue where updates to the app were not checked at the proper time.
• Fixed issue preventing detection of Symantec's cloud agent.
• Fixed issue where uninstaller would crash on older versions of macOS.
• Improved logging.
• Additional minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.2.0.0 - February 5, 2020

• Created a customized installer screen.
• UI improvements.

Version 2.1.0.0 - December 2019

• The app can now be uninstalled from the preferences page.
• Added data collection FAQ to the menu.
• Detailed diagnostic reports can now be enabled in the preferences page.
• Several UI and stability improvements.

Version 2.0.0.0 - November 2019

• GA release.
• Installer correctly quits running instances before updating.
• Added option to suppress launch on install.
• Home screen now correctly reports OS update status in macOS 10.15.
• UI Improvements.

macOS Public Beta Releases

Version 5.0.1.0 and Later

See the current Duo Desktop Release Notes page.

Version 4.4.1.0 - May 23, 2023

• Added support for Automatic Registration.
• Support tool can gather additional logging.
• Home screen now indicates if users do not have the latest Apple Rapid Security Response updates.

Version 4.3.4.0 - April 26, 2023

• Fixed an issue that would prevent the app from checking if an update is available.

Version 4.3.2.0 - April 20, 2023

• Fixed an issue that could hide certain text while installing the app.
• Added minor UI improvements to preferences and remediation pages.
• Added additional logging and options to support tool.

Version 4.2.2.0 - March 16, 2023

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 4.1.1.0 - February 16, 2023

• Fixed detection of Sophos AV.

Version 4.0.3.0 - February 13, 2023

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 4.0.2.0 - February 8, 2023

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 4.0.1.0 - January 24, 2023

• Removed support for macOS versions below 10.15.
• Added support for Palo Alto Cortex XDR detection.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a lag in displaying the most current auto updates enabled/disabled checkbox state.
• Removed dependency on Rosetta.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 3.2.1.0 - November 16, 2022

• Added support for Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), French, German, and Japanese languages.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the enable automatic updates checkbox from being unselected.
• Updated collection of Cisco Secure Endpoint status.

Version 3.1.1.0 - October 18, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 3.0.1.0 - September 27, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.28.3.0 - August 31, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.28.2.0 - August 18, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.27.2.0 - July 21, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.26.1.0 - June 23, 2022

• Expanded port range.
• Added script to aid in troubleshooting.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.25.3.0 - May 16, 2022

• Increase in version number to allow testing of silent updates.

Version 2.25.1.0 - May 11, 2022

• Added support for silent updates.

Version 2.24.1.0 - April 21, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.23.1.0 - March 25, 2022

• Fixed an issue with the uninstall process.
• Added collection of non-reversible Wi-Fi fingerprint.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.22.3.0 - February 17, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.22.2.0 - February 10, 2022

• Fixed incompatibility with Google Chrome's new private network preflight requirements.

Version 2.21.2.0 - January 27, 2022

• Fixed an issue that could prevent automatic app launch after install.
• Fixed an issue that could cause software updates to stall while app is running.

Version 2.21.1.0 - January 20, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.20.1.0 - December 9, 2021

• Added retry functionality when the app fails to post health data.

Version 2.19.1.0 - November 18, 2021

• Support for Duo Network Gateway Remote Desktop: DuoConnect beta.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 1.0.0.0 - September 2019

• Second public beta release before GA.
• Improved Firefox experience.
• Auto update checks will now generally only happen during authentications.
• Decryption in progress will now be considered not encrypted.
• Launch at login is now the default.
• Added privacy policy to the menu.

Version 0.9.0.1 - August 2019

• First public beta release before GA.
• Installer is now notarized to comply with Apple's upcoming requirements.
• Fixed issue where application would sometimes prompt for a keychain password.
• Fixed issue where a port conflict would cause more friction in the authentication flow.

Duo Desktop for Windows 10 and 11

Version 5.0.0 and Later

See the current Duo Desktop Release Notes page.

Version 4.5.0 - June 6, 2023

• Support tool can gather additional logging.

Version 4.4.0 - April 26, 2023

• Fixed an issue that would prevent the app from checking if an update is available.

Version 4.3.0 - April 4, 2023

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 4.2.0 - March 7, 2023

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 4.1.0 - February 13, 2023

• Dropped support for Windows 10 versions 1607, 1703, and 1709.
• Added a fix for detecting Trend Micro Apex One on endpoints with the language set to Japanese.
• Added support for Palo Alto Cortex XDR detection.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 4.0.0 - December 6, 2022

• Added support for Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), French, German, and Japanese languages.

Version 3.2.0 - October 20, 2022

• Fixed an issue that could prevent the app from communicating with the prompt on some Windows 11 machines.
• Fixed an issue where Chromium based browsers did not trust our localhost HTTPs certificate.
• Fixed detection of Bitdefender.

Version 3.1.0 - October 5, 2022

• Fixed an issue that could prevent update from occurring on non-English installation of Windows

Version 3.0.0 - September 7, 2022

• Added support for silent updates.

  If you manage your Device Health app client installations and do not want silent updates enabled when your user endpoints update from Duo Device Health v2.x to v3.0.0, then we recommend performing the steps to disable automatic updates before installing v3.0.0.

• Update to improve speed of password check for certain users.

• Added ability to disable password check using a registry key.

• Fixed an issue with support script that could occur if the user has never started Internet Explorer.

• Added collection of .NET Framework version.

Version 2.28.0 - August 2, 2022

• Added an optional parameter to the support script that specifies which user to gather logs from.
• Added ability to enable debug logging via registry key.
• Fixed an issue when collecting device identifiers that could cause health reports to fail.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.27.0 - July 5, 2022

• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash in certain environments.
• Expanded port range to reduce communication issues with the app.
• Added support script to aid in troubleshooting.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.26.0 - June 7, 2022

• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash in certain environments.

Version 2.25.2 - May 16. 2022

• Fixed issue with DuoConnect integration

Version 2.25.0 - May 3, 2022

• Fixed detection of Sophos Anti-Virus and Sophos Intercept X.
• Fixed an issue where firewall wasn't detected properly when the StandardProfile registry key was present.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.24.0 - April 5, 2022

• Added support for DuoConnect integration.
• Improved logging.
• Added collection of Workspace One Client ID.
• Added collection of non-reversible Wi-Fi fingerprint.
• Fixed an issue that was causing app update notifications to appear even when the feature was disabled in the registry.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.23.0 - March 1, 2022

• Duo's code signing certificate has been updated; the new certificate subject name is "Duo Security LLC".
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.22.1 - February 9, 2022

• Fixed incompatibility with Google Chrome's new private network preflight requirements.

Version 2.22.0 - February 1, 2022

• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash when Windows is shutting down.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash during an authentication if the connection is closed early.

Version 2.21.0 - January 11, 2022

• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash when Windows is shutting down.
• Updated button styling in the DuoConnect UI.
• Added fallback detection of Intune ID to support AutoPilot.
• Updated DuoConnect error logging to reduce the amount of logs produced.

Version 2.20.0 - December 7, 2021

• Disabled online Windows update check by default.
• Fixed an issue causing opt-in of automatic check for updates despite setting the registry key to disable automatic check for updates before the app was first installed.

Version 2.19.0 - November 3, 2021

• Added collection of AMP (Cisco Secure Endpoint) GUID.

Version 2.18.0 - October 5, 2021

• Supports Windows 11.
• Added collection of Intune ID.
• Added collection of Instance GUIDs for security agents.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.17.0 - September 7, 2021

• Moved "Privacy Statement" and "Data FAQ" links to app's "Preferences".
• Fixed an issue that would cause certain user preferences to reset after installing a new version of the app.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the Windows update status to persist its initial value despite the user applying updates.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.16.1 - August 12, 2021

• Fixed detection of Symantec Endpoint Protection.

Version 2.16.0 - August 3, 2021

• Fixed detection of Cisco AMP for Endpoints (also known as Cisco Secure Endpoint).
• Minor improvements and enhancements.
• Improved logging.

Version 2.15.0 - July 7, 2021

• Optimized password detection when connected to a Windows domain.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.14.0 - June 1, 2021

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.13.0 - May 4, 2021

• Disabled icon change when automatic updaters are disabled.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.12.0 - April 6, 2021

• Fixed issue with certain Windows updates having a stuck "requires reboot" flag that would cause the home screen to be incorrectly marked as out of date.
• Fixed an issue with device identifier formatting.
• Added infrastructure to allow for long-running health checks.

Version 2.11.0 - March 2, 2021

• Fixed issue that could cause Chrome's version to be reported incorrectly.
• Fixed issue that could cause the home screen to be marked as out of date for an update that was not available.
• Fixed issue that could cause the firewall status to be reported incorrectly with multiple concurrently active profiles.

Version 2.10.1 - February 11, 2021

• Fixed issue where the status of the firewall was not detected correctly when controlled by group policy.
• Fixed issue that would cause unintended password checks.

Version 2.10.0 - February 2, 2021

• Improved health check performance when joined to a Windows domain.
• Fixed app communication issue when running certain Windows 10 Insider Preview builds.

Version 2.9.0 - November 9, 2020

• Minor improvements and enhancements.
• Fixed an issue with delayed health reporting.

Version 2.8.0 - October 12, 2020

• Added the ability to hide health check information by row in the app. Refer to the article Can I hide the Health Check information that appears in Duo Desktop? for instructions.
• Improved logging.
• Various bug fixes.

Version 2.7.3 - August 27, 2020

• Fixed detection of Carbon Black security agent

Version 2.7.2 - August 20, 2020

• Restored detection of several security agents

Version 2.7.1 - August 18, 2020

• Fixed various stability issues.

Version 2.7.0 - August 13, 2020

• Improved logging.
• Shows a warning on the app home screen when an update becomes available.
• Modified app update flow to be less intrusive.

Version 2.6.1 - July 15, 2020

• Fixed an issue preventing Internet Explorer and some applications from communicating with the app.

Version 2.6.0 - July 8, 2020

• Minor improvements and enhancements.
• Fixed an issue where some browsers and applications were unable to communicate with the app.

Version 2.5.0 - June 17, 2020

• Improved performance of password check.
• Improved performance of OS update check.
• Closing the app window now minimizes to the system tray rather than quitting.
• Some adjustments to collection to support future efforts.
• Several visual improvements, including an updated system tray icon that respects the currently selected color theme.
• Improved logging.

Version 2.4.0 - May 8, 2020

• Fixed a bug retrieving the device id in the case where the processor id is not available.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the toast notification from being created to let users know the app is already running.
• Reduced certificate validity period to prevent communication issues with the app in certain browsers.

Version 2.3.0 - April 16, 2020

• Fixed issue that showed Windows as out of date even when updates weren't available.
• Fixed issue preventing communication with the app due to an invalid certificate.
• Improved logging.
• Additional minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.2.0 - February 5, 2020

• The application can now be run as Administrator.
• Stability improvements.

Version 2.1.0 - December 2019

• Added data collection FAQ to the menu.
• Detailed diagnostic reports can now be enabled in the preferences page.
• Several UI and stability improvements.

Version 2.0.0 - November 2019

• GA release.
• Added option to suppress launch on install.
• Added notification when app is launched while already running.
• UI Improvements.

Windows Public Beta Releases

Version 5.0.1 and Later

See the current Duo Desktop Release Notes page.

Version 4.4.1 - May 23, 2023

• Added support for Automatic Registration.
• Support tool can gather additional logging.

Version 4.3.4 - April 26, 2023

• Fixed an issue that would prevent the app from checking if an update is available.

Version 4.3.2 - April 20, 2023

• Fixed issue with firewall detection when Windows Defender Firewall was configured using an MDM.
• Added additional logging and options to support tool.

Version 4.2.2 - March 16, 2023

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 4.1.1 - February 16, 2023

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 4.0.3 - February 13, 2023

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 4.0.2 - February 8, 2023

• Dropped support for Windows 10 versions 1607, 1703, and 1709.
• Added a fix for detecting Trend Micro Apex One on endpoints with the language set to Japanese.

Version 4.0.1 - January 24, 2023

• Added support for Palo Alto Cortex XDR detection.
• Upgraded .NET Framework to version 4.7.2.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 3.2.1 - November 16, 2022

• Added support for Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), French, German, and Japanese languages.

Version 3.1.1 - October 18, 2022

• Fixed an issue that could cause health checks to fail while joining Azure.
• Fixed an issue that could cause health checks to fail when Chrome's root store is enabled.
• Added collection of Cisco Secure Endpoint GUID.

Version 3.0.1 - September 27, 2022

• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.28.3 - August 31, 2022

• Fixed an issue that could show language inconsistencies on Preferences page.

Version 2.28.2 - August 18, 2022

• Fixed an issue with support script that could occur if the user has never started Internet Explorer.
• Added collection of .NET Framework version.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.28.1 - August 8, 2022

• Update to improve speed of password check for certain users.
• Added ability to disable password check using a registry key.

Version 2.27.3 - July 27, 2022

• Fixed an issue that would prevent the app from being upgraded properly

Version 2.27.2 - July 21, 2022

• Added an optional parameter to the support script that specifies which user to gather logs from.
• Added ability to control debug log setting via an HKLM registry key.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.27.1 - July 7, 2022

• Fixed an issue with collecting device identifiers that could cause health checks to fail.

Version 2.26.1 - June 23, 2022

• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash in certain environments.
• Expanded port range.
• Added script to aid in troubleshooting.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.25.3 - May 16, 2022

• Increase in version number to allow testing of silent updates.

Version 2.25.1 - May 11, 2022

• Added support for silent updates.
• Fixed an issue where firewall wasn't being detected properly when the StandardProfile registry key was present.
• Fixed issue with DuoConnect integration.

Version 2.24.1 - April 21, 2022

• Fixed detection of Sophos Anti-Virus / Sophos Intercept X.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.23.2 - April 1, 2022

• Improved logging.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash when the app is installed for the first time.

Version 2.23.1 - March 25, 2022

• Added collection of Workspace One Client ID.
• Added collection of non-reversible Wi-Fi fingerprint.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.22.3 - February 17, 2022

• Improvements to DuoConnect interface.
• Minor improvements and enhancements.

Version 2.22.2 - February 10, 2022

• Fixed incompatibility with Google Chrome's new private network preflight requirements.

Version 2.21.2 - January 27, 2022

• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash when Windows is shutting down.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash during an authentication if the connection is closed early.

Version 2.21.1 - January 20, 2022

• Improvements to DuoConnect interface.

Version 2.20.1 - December 9, 2021

• Updated button styling in the DuoConnect UI.
• Added fallback detection of Intune ID to support Autopilot.
• Updated DuoConnect error logging to reduce the amount of logs produced.

Version 2.19.2 - November 30, 2021

• Disables online Windows update check by default.

Version 2.19.1 - November 18, 2021

• Support for Duo Network Gateway Remote Desktop: DuoConnect beta.
• Fixed an issue causing opt-in of automatic check for updates if the registry key to disable automatic check for updates was set before first install.

Version 1.0.0 - September 2019

• Second public beta release before GA.
• Improved Firefox experience.
• Auto update checks will now generally only happen during authentications.
• Launch at login is now the default.
• Added privacy policy to the menu.

Version 0.9.0 - August 2019

• First public beta release before GA.
• Fixed issue where encryption status was sometimes not being detected properly.
• Fixed crash that could occur while remediating out-of-date Windows version.
• Home screen health check includes detection of major Windows feature updates.