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Overview
The following list contains a comprehensive overview of the updates and fixes released on 28 May 2026. This release includes improvements across Entra ID integration, Dynasty management, Smart Groups, the self-service portal, notifications, and installation.
Announcement: Deprecation of Directory Manager as an Identity Provider
Netwrix Directory Manager has historically supported use as an Identity Provider (IDP), enabling applications to authenticate users directly through Directory Manager.
We are announcing the planned deprecation of this capability. While no end-of-life date has been set at this time, we intend to remove Directory Manager as a supported Identity Provider in a future release. We are making this announcement now to give customers sufficient time to plan and transition to an alternative Identity Provider.
Customers currently using Directory Manager as an Identity Provider should begin evaluating alternative IDP solutions. We recommend reviewing your authentication architecture and identifying a replacement ahead of future release guidance.
Further details, including a confirmed timeline and migration guidance, will be communicated in advance of any change taking effect. If you have questions about how this may affect your deployment, please contact Netwrix Support.
Bug Fixes
Entra ID and Microsoft 365
| Description | Case # |
|---|---|
| Improved Entra ID replication reliability, ensuring consistent synchronization of users, groups, and OUs without replication stalls. | 425303 |
| Resolved an issue causing failures in Entra ID identity store operations following a product update. | 434985 |
| Resolved an issue where Teams channels created in Microsoft 365 were not being replicated or displayed in the portal’s Team Channels tab. See known limitation note below regarding Teams channel replication behavior. | 416346 |
| Resolved an issue where distribution list owner assignments were failing and owner changes were not syncing correctly in Entra ID environments. | 434844 |
| Resolved an issue where owners and members could not be added to distribution lists through the self-service portal. | 435622 |
| Resolved an issue where the Owners field was not displaying existing owner data when viewing or editing a group. | 435656 |
| Resolved an issue causing intermittent group creation failures through the portal. [PENDING: confirm whether this is Entra ID-specific or affects all identity stores] | 437721 |
Dynasties
| Description | Case # |
|---|---|
| Resolved an issue where dynasties were deleted when an update operation was performed, rather than being modified as intended. | 433207 |
| Resolved an issue where intermediate groups in a managerial dynasty could be incorrectly removed in Entra ID environments. | 412903 |
| Resolved an issue causing unintended deletion of child groups during dynasty updates in Entra ID environments. | 398148 |
Smart Groups
| Description | Case # |
|---|---|
| Resolved an issue where SQL queries in ODBC-based Smart Groups were being unintentionally modified when opened or edited. | 420498 |
| Resolved an issue where the Query Designer could incorrectly revert to a default view, causing saved Smart Group queries not to display correctly. | 420703 |
| Improved Smart Group scheduling reliability, resolving an issue where schedules could stop updating group memberships after the initial run. | 369063 |
| Improved Smart Group scheduling notifications to more accurately reflect the outcome of successful updates. | 411930 |
Notifications
| Description | Case # |
|---|---|
| Improved denied request notifications so that requester and approver names display consistently with approval notification emails. | 410827 |
| Resolved an issue where scheduled job notifications were not respecting configuration settings, resulting in failure alerts being sent when no failure had occurred. | 396486 |
Installation and Infrastructure
| Description | Case # |
|---|---|
| Resolved an issue preventing the product from being installed without an internet connection. | 424913 |
| Improved prerequisite handling for .NET runtimes, preventing unnecessary installation of older versions when a supported newer release is already present. | 420499 |
| Updated underlying components to address an ASP.NET Core HTTP request/response smuggling vulnerability (CVE-2025-55315). | 420416 |
| Resolved an issue where credentials could surface in administrative log files. | 412264 |
New Platform Support
Added support for Windows Server 2025.
Known Limitations
Teams Channel Replication
Teams channel replication is disabled by default and does not affect standard replication performance.
If enabled, the following occurs on each replication cycle:
- Directory Manager queries Microsoft Graph for Teams channel changes
- Microsoft Graph does not include Teams channel additions, removals, or modifications in delta query results — this is a current limitation of the Microsoft Graph API
- Because incremental change detection is not available for this object type, Directory Manager cannot determine whether changes have occurred and must retrieve all Microsoft Teams objects in full
- All Microsoft Teams objects are replicated regardless of whether any changes have been made
This behavior is governed entirely by the Microsoft Graph API and is not a limitation of Directory Manager. Microsoft has not provided a mechanism for delta-based Teams channel change detection at this time.
Customers who enable Teams channel replication should expect an increase in replication time proportional to the number of Teams objects in their environment.
Need help with this update?
There are many different ways to get help with our products!
| Situation | Action |
|---|---|
| If you feel the product is broken and not working as intended… | Contact Support |
| If you have a question you’d like to ask other experts… | Create a discussion in the community: Directory Manager > Discussions & Questions |
| If you have a feature request… | Let our product team know directly: Directory Manager > Ideas |
| If you have something cool to show… | Show everyone what you built: Directory Manager > Show & Tell |
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