Knox E-FOTA On-Premises 25.12 release notes

New

Gradual campaign rollout

You can now configure gradual campaign rollouts that deploy to randomized daily batches instead of all devices at once. You can control the rollout rate and monitor device updates progressively, allowing you to discover and troubleshoot firmware issues before they spread to all devices.

For details, see Create and assign a campaign.

Duplicate existing campaigns

You can now duplicate active or completed Knox E-FOTA campaigns, saving you time on repetitive configurations. When copying a campaign, all settings are replicated except for unique identifiers, and the new campaign is created in an inactive state, allowing you to modify settings before activation.

For details, see Manage campaigns.

Enhanced polling interval configuration

You can now configure the default polling interval for campaigns on Knox E-FOTA On-Premises. This gives you greater control over how frequently the system performs various checks and updates.

For details, see our Installation and upgrade guides.

Delete firmware files

You can now remove outdated or unnecessary firmware files from the Knox E-FOTA On-Premises console. This feature allows you to easily clean up server storage, without needing to do it on the command line which may require root-level permissions.

For details, see Manage firmware versions.

Update

Support for RHEL 9.6

Knox E-FOTA On-Premises now supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 9.6. This includes both standalone and high availability (H/A) deployment configurations.

UI enhancements for on-premises agent

The Knox E-FOTA On-Premises agent can now display in landscape mode, which provides enhanced usability especially for tablet devices. The agent also supports dark mode, offering additional personalization options for device users.

Enhanced firmware update tracking

The Knox E-FOTA On-Premises agent now shows the current number of completed updates and total number of updates required to complete the firmware update, along with the estimated time remaining for each step in the firmware update process. This information is available on the installation reminder screen and the progress notification bar.

Additional information on Devices page

The Devices page now shows ten columns, so you can review more device information at once. Additionally, you can now sort devices by Security Patch dates and organize Workspace names for better data management.

For details, see Manage devices.

Enhanced certificate management

The Knox E-FOTA On-Premises agent no longer generates a default efota.pem file in the device’s Download folder when no URL is configured. This update resolves potential conflicts between self-signed certificates and the default efota.pem certificates.

Support for mutual TLS

Knox E-FOTA On-Premises now supports mutual TLS (mTLS), ensuring that client-server connections are authenticated both ways. You can push the client certificate and encrypted private key manually, or through the Knox E-FOTA On-Premises agent’s managed configuration.

For details, see Install the agent app, and how to Set up mutual TLS.