What's New in Zoho Directory

TIMELINE

2024

Aug

SSO support for 12 new third-party apps

Integrations

Zoho Directory now supports SSO for the following third-party apps: 

Anodot, hCaptcha, Hive, Holm Security, Hone, Human Security, Huntress, Hyperproof, Inkling, Kumospace, Paycom, and Sprout Social.

Provisioning support for four more third-party apps

Integrations

Zoho Directory now offers provisioning support for additional third-party apps: GoToMeeting, Monday.com, RingCentral, and Slack.

Jun

SaaS Manager Plus supported in Zoho Directory

Enhancements

Now you can add users from SaaS Manager Plus to other identity providers via ZD (available only in US DC and IN DC)

May

Nine new apps added to the App Catalog

Integrations

Zscaler, ServiceNow, Mimecast, Netcore, ImageKit, Miro, ADP, and Snowflake are now available for SSO.

New third-party apps now available for provisioning

Integrations

Blogin, BrowserStack, PlanMyLeave, Reftab, Salesforce, Tableau, and Totango are now supported for provisioning.

Feb

Slack provisioning is now LIVE

Integrations

Zoho Directory admins can now provision users to the business chat app Slack.

Quick view of role-based permissions

Enhancements

Respective role-based permissions can be viewed under the roles tab.

Password reset flow updated

Enhancements

The password reset flow has been updated for better security. Admins can only reset passwords for users whose primary email has been verified in Zoho Directory.

ZD Pre-paid plans are now available

Features

Zoho Directory now offers both pre-paid annual and monthly plans. Visit our pricing page for details.

Jan

Amazon AWS provisioning is now LIVE

Integrations

Amazon AWS is now supported for provisioning.

Device Authentication Enhancements

Enhancements
  • Ability to change the local account name with added flexibility to choose a dynamic user name (Only supported for Linux devices now) 
  • Enroll, assign, and deassign devices directly from the User tab in ZD 
  • Redhat and Fedora distros now supported by ZD Device Authentication for Linux

CSV-as-a-source

Enhancements

Apart from supporting other identity sources, ZD now supports user sync through CSV-as-a-source feature. 

This is especially helpful for businesses who maintain user information in the CSV format.

Bulk User Provisioning

Enhancements

Admins can now import many users from third-party applications through provisioning with ease.

Import users as a group - CSV file format - ready to use

Enhancements

Add bulk users into groups with the new "Add File" option and import new users into ZD in the CSV file format. This reduces the manual efforts put into the process otherwise.

2023

Dec

Sync your users from JumpCloud and Okta into Zoho Directory.

Enhancements

Identity sources Okta and JumpCloud are now available in Zoho Directory Store. 

Admins can now sync users from these sources into Zoho Directory. (Users and groups provisioning supported for Jumpcloud, user provisioning supported for Okta)

Change Owner for Directory Store

Enhancements

When a store owner is deactivated from Zoho Directory, the sync between the store and ZD is lost. 

This feature enhancement allows the admin to change the owner and prevent loss of sync with the store.

Nov

Zoho Directory Store now supports multiple identity sources

Enhancements
In Directory Stores, admins will now be able to add multiple identity sources (aka Stores) and perform CRUD operations.

Delete Store

Enhancements

Delete Store option is now LIVE for Zoho Directory Stores.

We have added the delete store option in Zoho Directory, though which inactive and incorrect Directory Store configurations can be removed.

Default Group for Stores

Enhancements

When a new Store is added to Zoho Directory by the admin, a default read-only group is created for users synced from the new store. 

This enhancement helps create distinct user groups based on the identity source, and admins can easily assign security policies to these groups.

Zoho Directory now supports OpenID Connect (OIDC)

New Feature

Enabling Single Sign-On (SSO) for custom apps that are built using OIDC is also possible now with Zoho Directory.

With the inclusion of this feature, the two major identity protocols SAML and OpenID Connect are supported by Zoho Directory.

Sep

Automate your identity management with the new Zoho Flow+ Zoho Directory integration.

New Feature
The Zoho Flow integration helps admins configure workflows to any app that trigger on actions such as 'user created', 'user added to group', and more.