GlobalProtect App 6.2.1 Linux Addressed Issues

Fixed an issue where, when the option Allow Authentication with User Credentials OR Client Certificate was set to Yes in the portal configuration, and no valid client certificate was installed on the endpoint, the connection failed with the error: Connection Failed. A valid client certificate is required for authentication without prompting the user for their credentials.

Fixed an issue where, when the GlobalProtect app was installed on Linux endpoints, users were unable to access ephemeral URLs.

Fixed an issue where, when the GlobalProtect app was installed on Linux endpoints with the connect method pre-deployed, the connect method failed to get updated with the portal configuration after the first successful connection.

Fixed an issue where, when the GlobalProtect app was installed on Linux (Fedora 38 version) endpoints, the GlobalProtect HIP check did not detect the SentinelOne application, which caused the device to fail the HIP check.

Fixed an issue where the GlobalProtect app on Linux endpoints was displaying confusing error messages when the user would connect to manual gateways.

Fixed an issue where, when the GlobalProtect app 6.1.4 version was installed on Linux endpoints and the Allow User to Change Portal Address option was set to No in the app settings of the portal configuration, the app did not retain the portal name after a system reboot.

Fixed an issue where the GlobalProtect HIP check incorrectly detected the date for ClamAV virus definition update, which caused the endpoint to fail the HIP check.

Fixed an issue where, when the GlobalProtect app was installed on Linux endpoints, the app could not resolve the DNS queries containing capital letters.

Fixed an issue where, when the GlobalProtect app was installed on Linux endpoints, end users had to reboot the system to reconnect the app when the GlobalProtect got disconnected.

Fixed an issue where, when the GlobalProtect app was installed on Linux endpoints (Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS) and SAML authentication was used to authenticate to the app, a blank page appeared during the first attempt at SAML authentication every time.

Fixed an issue where the GlobalProtect HIP check did not detect the Last Full Scan Time for Cortex XDR, which caused the device to fail the HIP check.

Fixed an issue where the user was unable to cancel out of SAML authentication in on-demand mode while the GlobalProtect app was in connecting state.

Fixed an issue where, when the GlobalProtect app was installed on devices running System76 coreboot BIOS, the HIP check failed when the Device ID was empty.