Combined Authentication release notes for upgrades from Vancouver to Xanadu

Consolidated page of all release notes for Authentication from Vancouver to Xanadu.

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Authentication release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Vancouver to Xanadu.

Tip:

If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

Important information for upgrading Authentication to Xanadu

Before you upgrade to Xanadu, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

New features

Between your current release family and Xanadu, new features were introduced for Authentication.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Changes

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some changes were made to existing Authentication features.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) Use the FIDO2 authenticator, passkeys, biometric authenticators, and hardware security keys as multi-factor authentication (MFA) factors without requiring an authenticator app setup.

Removed

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some Authentication features or functionality were removed.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Deprecations

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some Authentication features or functionality were deprecated.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	The MultiSSO v1 plugin is deprecated. Upgrade to MutliSSO v2 from MultiSSO v1. For more information on how to upgrade to MultiSSO v2, refer to the knowledge article MultiSSO v2 upgrade instructions [KB9756504] in the Now Support Knowledge Base. The SAML 1.1 and SAML 1.1 Single Sign-On - Update 1 plugin is deprecated. The SAML-based identity providers (IdP) have already migrated to SAML 2.0. To use SAML 2.0, you must activate the MultiSSO v2 plugin and configure your identity provider. The OpenID SSO plugin is deprecated. To use OpenID Connect (OIDC), you must activate the MultiSSO v2 and configure your OIDC-based identity provider.

Activation information

Review information on how to activate Authentication.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	Authentication is a ServiceNow AI Platform product that is active by default.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Authentication we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Authentication we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Authentication, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Authentication we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Authentication we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	Use the FIDO2 authenticator, passkeys, biometric authenticators, and hardware security keys as multi-factor authentication (MFA) factors without requiring an authenticator app setup. See Authentication for more information.