v7.5

Announcing Knocknoc 7.5  🚀

Knocknoc 7.5 marks a major milestone in our journey to redefine secure network access. This release is a comprehensive redesign of the user experience, delivering a streamlined, intuitive interface that empowers both administrators and end users with greater control and clarity — without compromising on power.

But Knocknoc 7.5 isn’t just a facelift — it’s a massive uplift in features, performance, and security.

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• Native orchestration for Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks (including Panorama)

• Unified workflow to configure Passive, Passive+, and Active modes

• Simplified integration with Linux Netfilter/IPTables/IPSets (existing IPSets now visible in your Server, per Agent)

• HAProxy agent capabilities are now passed to the server, including socket locations

🔐 SAML & Access Control Improvements

• Simpler SAML integration and setup for administrators

• User/group mapping now supports:

  • SAML groups

  • CredentialLocal Security Protectionsgroups: Credentials and API tokens to orchestrate external devices like firewalls and public-clouds, including those passed to custom-scripts, are now protected asymmetrically with a zero-knowledge style approach. 

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    • Linux (Netfilter, IPTables and IPSets) simpler no-script management, now easier to manage at-scale.

    • Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet firewalls are more easily managed, including Active, Passive and Passive+ modes.groups)

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  • In-server SAML key management - no external handling required

  🔐 Credential Security

  • Credentials for speedbackend orchestrated systems (firewalls, clouds, custom scripts) are now encrypted using an approach akin to zero-knowledge, ensuring a breach of either the Server or Agent do not result in credential exposure.

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  • Protected (secret) environment variables now supported for safely passing API tokens and better handling of large-scale, distributed deployments.credentials

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  ⚙️ Platform and Minor Enhancements

  • User license usage now allows for overages, preventing disruption during growth phases
  • Increased logging visibility: access grants, admin actions, user activity

  • Better redaction in trace-level log mode to protect sensitive details

  • More ports added to discovery methods, for better CGNAT detection
  • Case-insensitive handling of sessionDuration SAML variable

  🔄 Architecture Simplification

  • Backends and ACLs replaced with Knocs — simplifying management

  📦 Security updates (packages)

  • Various package updates, including Golang security updates
    

   

  Knocknoc 7.5 is built for the environments where access can’t just be controlled — it needs to be earned, verified, and continuously protected. Whether you're managing critical infrastructure, complex networks, or hybrid environments, this release is designed to meet you there.

  Ready to upgrade your network access model? Dive into what’s new in 7.5.

   

  Improved Performance

  •    High-Throughput Stability: Significant improvements for better performance in demanding scenarios.
  •    Logging Improvements: Greater insight and traceability with revamped logging.

  Various Minor Bug Fixes and Improvements

  As always, we’ve been listening to your feedback. We’ve squashed some silly bugs, every little fix helps to provide you with a smoother experience.

  These changes aim to improve security, usability, and overall system reliability. For detailed implementation notes, please refer to the full release documentation. Knocknoc 7.0 is a reflection of our dedication to delivering smarter, more efficient tools to meet your needs. Upgrade today and take your experience to the next level! Thank you for being a part of the Knocknoc community!

  Release Date: 10th April 2025