Summary
Occasionally, we remove functionality from Trust Protection Platform to stay current with emerging technologies and to serve the changing needs of our customers. Some of the more common reasons for deprecating features include the following:
- Minimal use of a feature by the majority of our customers
- Technologies that have become obsolete
- Features that have become too expensive to maintain
- Changes in our technology roadmap
- Important security enhancements to Trust Protection Platform
See Also:
For a list of features that have been deprecated prior to the current release, visit:
Scheduled Feature Deprecations
Although planned feature deprecations are subject to change, the following list indicates which features are planned for removal from upcoming releases of Trust Protection Platform:
Venafi Trust Protection Platform 24.3
Cloud Instance Monitoring
Introduced many years ago, this feature never got the traction we were hoping for. It was the ability that if you populated your device objects with your AWS EC2 Instance ID and gave TPP API access to your AWS Account, we would monitor EC2 instances for shut down and automatically revoke certificates and clean-up inventory.
This capability will be removed in 24.3, there are comparable features like Recycle Bin available now that can automatically delete devices and certificates from your policy tree based on the expiration of certificates.
Interactive Mode Disabled
For the CodeSign Protect Client, the interactive mode of the latest 24.3 Client experience has been disabled for legacy Microsoft Server 2012 and 2012 R2 workstations. Although the non-interactive mode of the 24.3 CodeSign Client still functions, it is recommended to upgrade the workstation to a later version of Microsoft Server to fully leverage the enhanced Client.
SQL Server 2012 Deprecation
Venafi Trust Protection Platform will no longer be supported to install on SQL Server 2012. Prior to upgrading to version 24.3, you must upgrade to a higher version of SQL Server, preferably SQL Server 2019 or 2022.
Venafi Trust Protection Platform 25.1
BlueCoat SSL VA Application Provisioning Driver
The BlueCoat SSL VA Application Driver will be deprecated in 25.1 - this driver is ONLY capable of managing the device certificate on SSL VA appliances. This deprecation does not affect the bulk provisioning script designed to upload private keys in mass to BlueCoat SSL VA Appliances.
Imperva MX provisioning driver will be deprecated
Starting in 25.1 Imperva MX driver will be able to provision device certificates only. After upgrading to 25.1 existing Imperva MX applications will be converted to Basic applications and retain certificate association. Provisioning certificates in bulk to Imperva MX can be accomplished using the Adaptable Bulk Provisioning job.
Client support for MS Server 2012 will be deprecated
CodeSign Protect Client will fully deprecate support of (EOL) Microsoft Server 2012 and 2012 R2 workstations as of the 25.1 release.
Comments
Article updated on June 19, 2018
Article updated on April 7, 2020 - Removed items that were deprecated in 20.1 since 20.1 has shipped. Added Windows Server 2012 R2 to be deprecated. in 20.2 will lower from supported to compatible. In 20.3 we will drop support for Windows 2012 R2 completely for hosting installations of TPP.
Article updated on May 12, 2020 - Some deprecation items were moved from 20.2 to 20.3. Also, more detail was added regarding timeline for deprecating WebSDK API keys now that WebSDK Tokens have been delivered in 20.1
Article updated on August 11, 2020 to remove items that were deprecated in 20.2 since 20.2 has shipped. Also added TrustNet to the deprecation list scheduled for 20.3
Article updated September 29, 2020 to accommodate 20.3 release. Added Pass-through authentication to the list.
Added IE11 to the deprecation list
21.1 Removed from the list because 21.1 has shipped.
Updated on May 18, 2021 because some deprecations were pushed out to later releases
Updated May 27, 2021 to add VAM nShield to the 21.4 deprecation list.
Updated August 3, 2021 to updated versions for Symantec, API Key, and Imperva deprecation versions
Updated September 27, 2021 to add removal of three "About Version" screens from the Web Console to the deprecation roadmap.
Updated October 20, 2021 -
Added POST SecretStore/Delete WebSDK Method to the deprecations list for 22.1
UniCert CA Driver was updated for removal in 22.1. Originally was posted for removal in 22.2.
Imperverva depreciation and WebSDK API Key deprecation both pushed back a release.
Move Server Agent Deprecation for HP-UX from 21.4 to 22.1.
Some of the deprecations slipped out of 22.1 and into 22.2:
Updated KB for 22.4 and 2023
Added new item for deprecation of plaintext notification emails
Added Move of SecretStore associations
Added Deprecation information for Heart Beat Events and WinAdmin. September 7, 2023.
Added Local Dual control and Symantec Distrust widget and risks for 24.1
Added AWS Cloud Instance Monitoring to be deprecated in 24.3
SQL Server 2012 Deprecation added to the 24.3 list.
Removed 24.1 from the list.
Added BlueCoat SSL VA Application Driver to the list for 24.3
Moved Imperva MX from 24.1 to 24.3