Release notes

This topic lists the latest features now available in ObjectFlow.

March 2023 Update

Same name different content analysis remediation

Now you can align objects with same name different content, directly from the analysis results. See Remediation: Align objects that have the same name but different content. (Released 4-March-2024)

December 2023 Update

View your Account ID

You can now easily access your Account ID directly from ObjectFlow. This is ideal if you're managing multiple accounts. It also simplifies the process of referencing an Account ID for support queries. To view and copy your account ID, just click on your username located at the top right corner of the screen to open the drop down. See View your Account ID. (Released 12-December-2023)

August 2023 Update

Save personalized ObjectFlow views

The new Saved Views feature lets you personalize your ObjectFlow views based on your preferred search terms, filters, sorting, columns, and more. Conveniently save, and switch between views and set default views for quicker access. See Saved views. (Released 28-August-2023)

July 2023 Update

Out-of-the-box user roles in ObjectFlow

ObjectFlow now supports three built-in user roles. For details, see Access Management. (Released 4-July-2023)

May 2023 Update

Custom filters

Now you can customize filter selection boxes to filter the Objects list using custom fields. See Filtering the Objects list. (Released 24-May-2023)

New Custom Fields types

We've added three new Custom Fields types: Date, Number and Tags. See Field Type. (Released 24-May-2023)

April 2023 Update

Customize columns

Now you can show, hide, or move columns based on your preference in the Objects List and Analysis Results Lists. Choose from a variety of built-in and custom fields to display, giving you more flexibility in managing your objects. The new Naming Convention column shows if the object is aligned with your naming convention, while the Change Request column indicates if the object is currently in a change request process in FireFlow. See Customize columns in the Objects list and Customize columns in the analysis results. (Released 3-April-2023)

March 2023 Update

Unattached objects analysis remediation

Now you can delete unattached objects in bulk, directly from the unattached objects analysis results. (see Remediation: Delete Unattached Objects). (Released 28-March-2023)

Service objects supported

ObjectFlow now supports service objects. See ObjectFlow dashboard and onwards. (Released 9-March-2023)

January 2023 Update

Official support for OKTA for SSO

AlgoSec Algosec SaaS applications now officially support OKTA as an SSO provider. See Manage Single Sign-On (SSO). (Released 27-January-2023)

November 2022 Update

New Analysis: Similar groups

ObjectFlow Similar groups analysis identifies network object groups with high level of similarity of their content. See Similar groups analysis. (Released 22-November-2022)

Object connectivity checks

You can run an AFA TSQ query for a selected object right from ObjectFlow and see results without leaving the application. See Object connectivity checks (Released 7-November-2022)

October 2022 Update

Single Sign-On (SSO)

You can now log in to ObjectFlow SSO-enabled tenants with a single click. To set up SSO on a tenant, see Manage Single Sign-On (SSO). (Released 2-October-2022)

September 2022 Update

Dynamic objects

On the Objects page, you can now see which objects contain dynamic content. As well, you can filter the list to show only hosts, ranges (subnets) or groups that contain dynamic objects. See Network types with dynamic objects (Released 12-September-2022)

Object sync from ASMS | Download sync history

Objects are automatically synced in real time from ASMS to ObjectFlow. Now you can download the sync history in a CSV file. See Object Sync from ASMS. (Released 12-September-2022)

July 2022 Update

Object Naming Conventions

Now you can define object naming conventions in ObjectFlow. When object naming conventions are defined, new objects must be named according to at least one naming convention to be created. See Object Naming Conventions. (Released 19-July-2022)

DNS lookup

Now when creating a single IP object, DNS lookup suggests internal IPs when possible. See Single IP (host). (Released 19-July-2022)

June 2022 Update

SaaS secure communication over HTTP tunnel connection from ASMS in A32.10

Starting from the June 6 HF of ASMS A32.10 (build A32.10.380-180), ASMS-AlgoSec SaaS secure communication takes place over TLS, which by ASMS default is transported over an HTTP tunnel. The traffic that is encapsulated is encrypted with the Public Key certificate mechanism. The HTTP tunnel can run with or without a customer proxy server. See ASMS-AlgoSec SaaS* trust and communication. (Released 6-June-2022)

May 2022 Update

SaaS secure communication over HTTP tunnel connection from ASMS in A32.20

New to ASMS A32.20, ASMS-AlgoSec SaaS secure communication takes place over TLS, which by ASMS default is transported over an HTTP tunnel. The traffic that is encapsulated is encrypted with the Public Key certificate mechanism. The HTTP tunnel can run with or without a customer proxy server. See ASMS-AlgoSec SaaS* trust and communication. (Released 3-May-2022)

April 2022 Update

Import network objects from a CSV file

You can now import network objects from a CSV file. Currently this functionality is available only using the ObjectFlow API POST /import/network-objects/csv endpoint. (Released 26-April-2022)

Enhanced Search in Duplicates Analysis

In Duplicates Analysis: Now when you enter text in the search box, the entered string is highlighted both in the results list and in the duplicate objects data of the selected object. You can also enter an IP or a range/subnet, to search for content within the objects themselves. (Released 26-April-2022)

March 2022 Update

Export ObjectFlow data to a CSV file

You can now export ObjectFlow data from the OBJECTS, ANALYSIS and CHANGE REQUESTS tabs. (Released 22-Mar-2022)

Updated AlgoSec SaaS Services Security Practices

We've added new information. See AlgoSec SaaS Services Security Practices (Released 1-Mar-2022)

January 2022 Update

Analysis: Unattached Objects

ObjectFlow Unattached Object analysis identifies, for each device, the objects that are neither used in security policies nor members of any groups. (Released 19-Jan-2022)

Welcome to the ObjectFlow API Reference

ObjectFlow RESTful APIs enable you to perform remote operations without using the product interface directly. (Released 19-Jan-2022)

Import from CSV

You can now import network objects from a CSV file. Currently this functionality is available only via an API call using the ObjectFlow POST /import/network-objects/csv endpoint. (Released 19-Jan-2022)

Third-party software components

A list of third-party software components used in AlgoSec SaaS applications is now available on the portal Documentation Resources page (under AlgoSec SaaS Documentation). (Released 6-Jan-2022)