What's new

Note: For information on specific agent versions until 4.x, see the version specific release notes available at: help.forcepoint.com

Agent 5.0.0

We are pleased to announce the release of Forcepoint Data Classification (FDC) Agent v5. This version offers a smoother, faster, and more reliable experience for both users and administrators. This release introduces major improvements in offline activity handling, ensuring events are securely stored. You will notice a simpler experience with email classification in Outlook now requiring only two clicks instead of four, along with clearer notifications when working with empty or protected files. The agent has been upgraded to .NET 8 for improved performance and long-term support, while log management and diagnostic tools have also been enhanced. In addition to these updates, we have resolved a large number of bugs, further improving product stability and reliability.

Major Highlights

  • Email Classification (Outlook): Reduced clicks required to classify emails from 4 down to 2 clicks, this will simplify the user workflows.
  • File Classification Notifications: Clear user messages are now provided when:
    • Right-clicking an empty file.
    • Attaching an empty file.
    • Using the CLI with an empty file.
    • Attempting to classify a protected file.
  • Offline Activity Handling: Activities are now stored in-memory and, once capacity (1,000 items) is reached, automatically written to file (up to 50,000 items). This ensures no data loss when agents are offline.
  • Failed activity exports are retried after 1 minute, with incremental intervals up to a maximum retry window of 1 hour.
  • .NET 8 Upgrade: The Agent has been upgraded to the latest .NET 8 framework, improving performance and long-term supportability.
  • GVClient PowerTools Healthcheck: Updated logic for handling registry keys for more accurate diagnostics.

Points to note

Following are some important points to note:

  • For Mac - Upgrade to .NET 8 manually before installing the agent. For windows it is part of the installer.
  • Minimum required Agent Edge version is 2.259.0.
  • When you print calendar the default printer cannot be changed. This is an outlook limitation. It works fine for email.
  • When replying or forwarding an email that is not classified, make sure to open it in a new window else you will have to click send twice, or you can apply the below settings.