XCreds Version History

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Version 5.3 Build 8604

Released 2025-04-21
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  • Notify user if account is locked
  • Customizable logo on username / password login window
  • Set background for secondary monitor(s) and set alpha for all backgrounds
  • Automatically launch XCreds in user space unless modified with new preference key
  • 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

Version 5.2 Build 8270

Released 2025-02-10
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  • New command line interface for checking XCreds status, setting local admin, and configuring RFID user info
  • Support for signing in using RFID cards
  • Securely store local admin credentials to help with user password reset
  • Support for using additional Active Directory domains
  • Support for mapping one Active Directory domain to another
  • Fixed an issue when using external monitors that could cause a laptop built-in screen to remain black after waking from sleep

Version 5.1 Build 7264

Released 2024-10-28
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  • The popup that shows system information can now be pinned to prevent closing and additional items can now be added to the system information popover in settings and the override script.
  • There is now a 14-day countdown shown on the login screen when the XCreds license is expiring.
  • Added new keys to support ROPG for background password checking
  • Fixed issue with Mouse Disappearing on XCreds Login Screen
  • Made autofill registration asynchronous
  • Fixed error dialog rendered twice for passwordElementID warning
  • Fixed user login restriction dialog rendered twice
  • Added more logging

Version 5.0 Build 7176

Released 2024-09-04
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  • Credential Provider: Autofill with cached cloud password for login
  • System information on login window

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More options to map user name fields, now also including for Active Directory
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Option to log in with full name
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Map to existing admin account option
  • Add additional Active Directory attributes to local user account
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Better support for multiple monitors
  • Offline authentication option

  • Customizable menu bar icon

  • More options to show/hide login screen buttons

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Restrict login to members of a group
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Customize switch login screen keyboard shortcut
  • Map password expiration to an OIDC claim

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Misc bug fixes

Version 4.1 Build 6375

Released 2024-03-13
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  • Customization of menu
  • Cloud + Active Directory
  • SMB share mounting
  • Admin removal
  • Other features and fixes

Version 4.0 Build 6274

Released 2024-02-05
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  • Select Existing User Account During Account Creation
  • Allow Admin to Reset User Password at Login
  • Key Combination for Showing Standard and Mac Login Window
  • Account Alias
  • Saving Groups to Account Attributes
  • CreateAdminIfGroupMember Checked At Each Login
  • Add Arbitrary Claims to Local DS User Account
  • Refactored Preferences for ROPG
  • Allowed Users
  • Other New Features and Fixes

Version 3.2.1 Build 6002

Released 2023-12-19
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Fix an issue when entering a login password that can cause the last character to not be captured when typing very quickly and hitting return right away.

Version 3.2 Build 5197

Released 2023-10-12
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  • Support for Okta ROPG
  • New preference key to force local login: shouldPreferLocalLoginInsteadOfCloudLogin
  • New preference key show login window based on detecting network status: shouldDetectNetworkToDetermineLoginWindow
  • Added self healing for auth rights
  • Added support for keyboard nav for controls
  • Detect offline and automatically switch to local login
  • Remove trailing and leading spaces entered in username

Version 3.1 Build 5084

Released 2023-07-17
macOS 14 Sonoma support verified 2023-09-25

  • Active Directory Login
  • New Username and Password Window
  • Switch to Login Window at Screen Saver
  • Create Admin if Group Member
  • Kerberos ticket
  • Override Preference Script
  • Options for reset Keychain
  • Added shake to password field
  • Additional new keys

Version 3.0 Build 3607

Released 2023-04-19

  • Updated license
  • Fixed typo
  • Fixed issue with crash if time is too far off
  • Fixed regression for password change not capturing new password on Azure
  • Added trial license

Version 2.4

  • Added 802.1x support; added support for pref key for finding password based on type=password
  • Fixed changing wifi not dismissing dialog
  • Fixed issue with autorefresh
  • Added frontmost when prompting for keychain password
  • Fixed crashing issue due to null refreshview outlet
  • Fixed names and links in manifest
  • Tweaked text for user space refresh token window and added pref to show or hide
  • Updated sample config
  • Fixed focus issue
  • Fixed login window size and background image
  • Added in login window height/width min value of 100
  • Added key for customizing return to XCreds; added preference and ability to automatically refresh login window
  • Updated language on keychain option and added pref in manifest
  • Added remove keychain option

Version 2.3

  • Added more logging for id token
  • Removed progress screen overlay because it was hiding filevault
  • Added sub as local user account if other methods not available; added some additional logging
  • Removed test time
  • Fixed edge case when not showing xcreds login when logging out
  • Fixed shouldShowCloudLoginByDefault not working
  • Fixed timer issue
  • Removed show prefs menu
  • Implemented PasswordOverwriteSilent
  • Implemented KeychainReset
  • Added credit to script
  • Added startup script
  • Username hint was not being set
  • Renamed mapped prefs with a prefix
  • Changed case of keys
  • Made keys lowercase for mappings
  • Added new key for OIDC mapping

Version 2.2

Added mappings for user info

Version 2.1

Initial release