XCreds 5.3 Beta

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byTimothy Perfitt
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Build 8559

This version is in development and is available to download from Github. Other development builds are also available on the Github pre-beta page.

XCreds supercharges your Mac login window. Use your Azure, Google Cloud, Okta or any OpenID Connect password to log in to your Mac. XCreds verifies the password with your identity provider and saves the tokens to the user keychain for validation that the cloud password is in sync with the local password.

UI Updates

  • Notify user if local account is locked
  • Additional keys to customize UI dialogs
  • Customizable logo on Username / Password login window
  • Updated look and feel of Username / Password login window
  • Can set different background for secondary monitor(s)
  • Can set alpha for backgrounds of menu, primary and secondary displays

Installer

Installer (and -i and -r flags) now install launchagent to automatically launch XCreds in user space.

Other Fixes

  • Improved reliability of Kerberos and PSSO
  • Added basic auth option to ROPG
  • Changed timer to not attempt background password checking after a password failure has occurred

New Preference Keys

  1. loginWindowLogoPath
  2. loginWindowBackgroundImageAlpha
  3. loginWindowSecondaryMonitorsBackgroundImageURL
  4. menuItemWindowBackgroundImageAlpha
  5. shouldLoginWindowSecondaryMonitorsBackgroundImageFillScreen
  6. loginWindowSecondaryMonitorsBackgroundAlpha
  7. shouldUseBasicAuthWithROPG
  8. accountLockedPasswordDialogTitle
  9. accountLockedPasswordDialogText
  10. shouldRemoveMenuItemAutoLaunch
  11. shouldUpdateKerberosUserPrincipalADDomain

All Commits

  • added kswitch after getting kerb credentials View
  • moved settings to project level View
  • added ability to recover from locked account View
  • removed password prompt as root when installing View
  • Customize Dialog #306 View
  • updated manifest View
  • fixed up manifest for standard descriptions View
  • fixed shadow and login artifacts from background View
  • Okta sometimes uses only two passwords fields View
  • add loginWindowSecondaryMonitorsBackgroundImageURL and friends View
  • fixing updating kerberos password View
  • redid timers and network check View
  • integrated updated OIDC package View
  • set timestamp for last oidc user in DS to use as reference to not prompt on menu item launch View
  • added test to prevent lockout if invalid password View
  • fixed date parsing because OMG dates View
  • updated manifest View
  • changed background color to white from black to make alpha look better View
  • adjusted colors; added autolaunching and keepalive View

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