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New Features and Functionality v2.3
● The Trusted Device agent now detects additional Indicators of Attack.
● The Trusted Device agent now monitors directories to ensure critical files are not deleted or tampered.
Resolved Technical Advisories v2.3
● Successful BIOS Verification results no longer display in Windows Event Viewer as a Warning. Successful results now display
as Information. For more information, see Dell Trusted Device Installation and Administrator Guide. [DPS-1033]
● An issue resulting in trackpad latency is resolved. [DPS-1071]
● An issue resulting in UI elements displaying incorrectly during installation is resolved. [DPS-1072]
● The Trusted Device agent no longer improperly loads and stability is improved. [DPS-1076, DPS-1237]
● The Dell Trusted Device agent is updated with the correct signature. [DPS-1213]
● After installation during initial verification, BIOS Verification no longer displays error 7 in logs. [DPS-1371]
Technical Advisories v2.3
● When run, the Trusted Device agent reads the Indicator of Attack queue. If an empty queue is found, the following message
displays:
Failed to open queue [DPS-1509]
● After first installation, if reinstalling through Command-line with additional parameters, the installer progresses to the
Remove window rather than the Modify, Repair, Remove window. As a workaround, select Back on the Remove window
to access the Modify, Repair, Remove window. [DPS-1529]
● Installs are currently blocked on the Dell Latitude 3400 and Latitude 3500 to avoid an issue that prevented these devices
from waking from sleep. [DPS-1616]
New Features and Functionality v2.2
● The Trusted Device agent service is now hardened, and users with administrative privileges cannot disable it.
Resolved Technical Advisories v2.2
● The Dell DiagnosticInfo utility now collects text versions of the Dell Event log as expected. [DPS-1168]
● The Trusted Device agent driver does now monitors all registry entries as expected. [DPS-1177]
Technical Advisories v2.2
● In the final window, the installer displays an open check box for the Show the Windows Installer Log option. [DPS-1072]
● During installation, selecting the Command-line window may cause the installation to appear to stall. As a work-around, exit
the Command-line window and installation proceeds as expected. [DPS-1370]
● After installation, during initial verification, BIOS Verification displays error 7 in logs. As a work-around, run the Trusted
Device agent again for accurate BIOS Verification. [DPS-1371]
New Features and Functionality v2.1
● Trusted Device documentation (previously BIOS Verification) is now located on the following landing page: https://
www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/trusted-device/docs.
● The BIOS Verification agent is now rebranded to the Dell Trusted Device agent.
Technical Advisories
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