Security Enhancements | Migrate to the Updated Policies

Security Enhancements | Migrate to the Updated Policies

Hello everyone,

Zoho Directory's security policies have been updated and reorganized into three new policies with features that enhance the overall organization security. These policies provide a stronger and more secure sign-in methods and improve the user authentication experience.

Earlier, security policies comprised four dedicated components: Password Policy, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Allowed IPs, and Advanced Settings. Based on these components, each group was assigned a policy that determined their sign-in process. Depending on their roles and responsibilities, the sign-in method varied and upon successful authentication, users were granted access to Zoho Directory.



With the latest update, the policies are divided into three parts: Conditional Access Policies, Routing Policies, and Security Policies.
  1. Routing Policies acts as an initial check when a user signs in. 
  2. Conditional Access Policies determines whether the user's access should be allowed or denied based on the predefined criteria.
  3. Security Policies provide you with a dedicated Password Policy and Session Settings.
Additionally, Custom Authentication has been renamed and is now a part of Routing Policies.

New Policies:



To understand how your existing policies are handled and mapped to the new policies during the migration process, click here.

Before migrating to the updated policies, quickly review how the policies are changed.

Existing Policies
Updated Policies
Password Policy
Security Policies

Password Policy is a part of Security Policy. Learn more.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Conditional Access Policies

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a part of Conditional Access Policies.
MFA acts as an Action (Allow with MFA) under this policy. Learn more.

Allowed IPs
Conditional Access Policies

Allowed IPs is a part of Conditional Access Policies. It acts as a condition (IP address) under the policy.

Advanced Settings

1. WEB SESSION MANAGEMENT

2. LOCK PERIOD SETTINGS

1. Routing Policies

Session Lifetime and Idle Session Timeout are a part of Session Settings under Routing Policies.

2. Security Policies

Concurrent Sessions, and Lock Period Settings are a part of Advanced Settings under Security Policies.

Custom Authentication
Routing Policies

This section is renamed as Identity Providers and can be enabled via Routing Policy. Learn more.

How to Migrate?

Existing users with pre-configured policies will come across the Migration Page, which guides them through reviewing, resolving the conflicts and adopting the new policies. On this page, you will be required to complete the steps before migrating.

  1. Demo: Watch a quick demo to understand what’s changed and updated.
  2. Read the Changes: View a detailed document that outlines all the updates.
  3. New Admin Role: Configure the new admin role to replace the existing Helpdesk Admin role as it will no longer have permission to manage security operations.
    Note: This section is displayed only if at least one user is assigned to the Helpdesk Admin role.
  4. Custom Admin Role: Review the changes in the custom roles. 
    Note: This section is displayed only if a custom security role has been created and assigned to a user.
  5. Sandbox Mode: Preview the updated policies in sandbox mode before migrating
After completing these steps, you can proceed with migrating to the updated security policies.

FAQs

  1. What happens if I don't migrate? 
    You can continue using the existing security policies (old version) until you migrate to the updated policies.
  2. What will happen to my existing policies? 
    Your existing security policy configurations will be migrated to the new policy framework. To understand how your existing policy setup is mapped to the updated policies, click here.
  3. Who can perform this migration? 
    Only the Organization Owner or Organization Admin can perform the migration.
Regards,
The Zoho Directory Team.

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