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ConsignO Desktop Release Notes

ConsignO Desktop is available as a standalone download or as part of the Certifio Suite. Go to our Download page.

ConsignO Desktop 3.9.1 – February 19, 2024

Bug Fixes

• File permission inheritance is preserved for all save options.
• CertifiO Cloud certificate shown by default in the signature assistant when only the latter is accessible.

ConsignO Desktop 3.9 – November 23, 2023

New features

• Support of the CertifiO Cloud signature certificate through a connection to ‘My Notarius account’
  • Management of the authentication window
  • Display connection status and offer the option to disconnect
  • Access to the CertifiO Cloud signature certificate in the signature wizard
  • Signing with a CertifiO Cloud signature certificate
  • Keep CertifiO Cloud certificates between 2 sessions
  • Signature with the CertifiO Cloud certificate through the file manager by quick action
• Option to preview a signature appearance in a zone
  • Preview one zone at a time
  • Use the previewed signature appearance as the default signature appearance in the Signature Assistant
• Date format options for a signature appearance in the signature wizard
• Add a note to inform the customer when the Sign button is grayed out

ConsignO Desktop 3.8.4 (Windows) –   August 11, 2023

New features

• New view for ‘My computer’ family tree to have a family tree similar to Windows File explorer
• Improve speed at start up 
• Access to the license key in Help/About Consigno Desktop
• Default format for PDF/A conversion will now be PDF/A-3b instead of PDF/A-1b format
• Allow PDF/A conversion of documents already signed  under certain conditions where  PDF/A validation is non-compliant
  • Warning: It is not recommended to convert a digitally signed document to PDF/A format as this action may invalidate the signatures.
  • This new function makes it possible to make compliant a signed document, previously converted to PDF/A format, but of which certain elements make it non-compliant with the PDF/A standard
• Improve loading speed for pdf documents over the network (ex. OneDrive)
• Display desktop files even if they are over the network (ex. OneDrive) 
• Merging of documents is now more robust due to better file processing 
• Accept the symbol dash within URL in the Preference  (ex. Consigno Cloud) 

Bug fixes

• Being able to rename the name of a favorite in the Desktop view
• Correct problems in sending error logs to Support

ConsignO Desktop 3.8.4 (macOS) – August 11, 2023

New features

• Correct speed issue for the very first signature
• Improve speed at start up 
• Access to the license key in Help/About Consigno Desktop 
• Allow PDF/A conversion of documents already signed  under certain conditions where  PDF/A validation is non-compliant
  • Warning: It is not recommended to convert a digitally signed document to PDF/A format as this action may invalidate the signatures.
  • This new function makes it possible to make compliant a signed document, previously converted to PDF/A format, but of which certain elements make it non-compliant with the PDF/A standard
• Default format for PDF/A to be PDF/A 3b 
• Change software  installation logos 
• Improve loading speed for pdf documents over the network 
• Display desktop files even if they are over the network (eg. One Drive) 
• Merging of documents is now more robust due to better file processing
• Accept the symbol dash within URL in the Preference  (eg. Consigno Cloud)
• Being able to rename the name of a favorite 

ConsignO Desktop 3.8.3 (Windows) – October 20, 2022

New features

• Windows proxy configuration automatically applied by ConsignO Desktop.
• Additional proxy configuration option by modification to the consigno3.ini file, as previously supported on versions prior to 3.8.0.

Key fix

• The PDF/A compliance of a document is maintained when applying a digital signature issued by the CA Centre de Certification du Québec.

ConsignO Desktop 3.8.3 (macOS)– April 21, 2021

Key fix

• macOS Big Sur compatibility

ConsignO Desktop 3.8.2 (Windows) – March 30, 2020

Key fix

• Fixed a case where ConsignO Desktop erroneously indicated that a document was not PDF/A compliant after a second signature was applied.

ConsignO Desktop 3.8.1.2 – February 17, 2020

Key fix

•  Fixed a problem for open files access that could lead to errors when using signature appearances or templates.

ConsignO Desktop 3.8.1.1 – January 30, 2020

Key fix

• Under certain circumstances, applying a template to one or more documents could lead to the following error “The requested operation could not be performed on a file with a user-mapped section open”. This situation is now corrected.

ConsignO Desktop 3.8.1 – January 16, 2020

Improvements

• The actions selected when using the Combined Actions function remain selected for the next use
• A link to the web page of the webinar is directly accessible from the Help menu
• The macOS version also benefits from the following improvements
  • The My Computer view now presents and allows you to access the main directories (Favorites, Desktop, Documents, Download, User …)
  • Under the Favorites directory, it is possible for a user to create shortcuts to directly access subdirectories

Key fixes

• Several cases where the conversion of a PDF to PDF/A failed are now supported
• A copy and paste of the path in the search box does not show a duplicated path
• Selecting a template from a subdirectory keeps that template selected in the template application window
• Files whose extension is capitalized .PDFs are available from the My Computer view
• The macOS version also benefits from the following fixes
  • COMPATIBILITY with macOS Catalina (10.15) – The app now uses a JRE 11 version signed by Gatekeeper
  • Network drives are now displayed under the My Computer view

ConsignO Desktop 3.8 – April 11, 2019

New features

• Ability to launch a PDF/A conversion, apply a template and sign documents in a single step using the Combined Actions option
  • Accessed by right-clicking in the native file explorer or in the My Computer view in ConsignO Desktop
  • Can be applied to one or multiple PDF documents
• Option to return a signed document to a signature project initiated with ConsignO Cloud
• TLS 1.2 support
• Quick access to three additional options in the right-click menu:
  • Combined Actions
  • Send to ConsignO Cloud
  • Create an appearance
• Application preferences: configuration of save options now possible under the “General” tab
• Display of the PAdES (Long-Term Validation) signature compliance level
• Usage of environment variables for the proxy configuration to retain existing configurations following updates

Improvements

• Redesign of the signature and stamping assistant
  • Logical grouping of steps
    • Certificate selection
    • Signature appearance selection
    • Signature zone selection
    • Save and advanced options
• Ability to save a document without signing it when merging documents
• Option to apply a template or signature zone to the last page of a document
• Ability to mass sign multiple documents with different numbers of pages and where a template has been applied to the last page
• The last template applied remains selected the next time a template is applied
  • The modified advanced options also remain selected
• By default, the custom text zone is positioned at the bottom left of the signature appearance and is consistent with the date and reason fields
• Conversion to the different PDF/A formats is completed without displaying the dialogue box inviting the user to attach files. The option to add attachments remains available in the “attachments” tab at the bottom of the main view.
• The signature result page is now displayed temporarily if all signatures have been successfully applied
• Allocation of a maximum of 2GB of memory to the application (previously 1GB) to better support large documents
• Use of the latest version of Java (11.0.2)

Key fixes

• A password must only be entered once when using a PIV-I card
• Improved support for high-resolution screens
• Improved signature validation tool
• Option to restore the view is now available in the preferences section to recover a lost window

ConsignO Desktop 3.7.5 & EESP 9.3 p200436d – April 10, 2017

Improvement

• Added proxy support for EESP; all communications are now on TCP port 80 (http).
  • Customers must contact Notarius to have their certificate configured to use OCSP and therefore no longer require LDAP access.

Key fixes

• Signature appearance not updated when resigning signatures in bulk (ie: signing on an already signed signature zone).
• In some cases, digital signatures configured to use OCSP could hamper PDF/A compliance.
• On macOS, a digital signature’s filename using “.EPF” extension (upper case) was not recognized.
• In some cases, signature appearances located on a network could not be used.

ConsignO Desktop 3.7.4 – December 13, 2016

Improvement

• Update of the PDF/A conversion engine to improve document support.

Key fixes

• Error on creating a signature aspect when no aspect has been defined as default.
• Error on creating a signature aspect on the latest versions of macOS.
• Support for signature zones which contain locking properties (“Lock”).

ConsignO Desktop 3.7.3 – October 21, 2016

New feature

• Batch stamping: it is now possible to stamp multiple documents in a single action.

Resolved known issue

• Adding proxy configuration support: ConsignO will now attempt to automatically discover network configuration for its external connections.  In the event that this automatic detection isn’t successful, it is now possible to force a proxy by providing specific instructions in the configuration file. (see article on “Proxy Configuration“)

Key fixes

• Changes to a document after using “Save as”, even when no changes were actually done to the document.
• Visual aspects of signature within small zones were not using up all the available space.

ConsignO Desktop 3.7.2 – February 29 2016

Resolved known issues

• Improved startup delay when ConsignO Desktop cannot access the “What’s new” notifications on our servers.

ConsignO Desktop 3.7.1 and EESP 9.3 patch 200430 – February 15 2016 – Mandatory update

Key fix

• Critical bug when checking the software license. Between April and May 2016, all ConsignO Desktop versions prior to 3.7.1 will stop working.

New features

• Displays important messages from Notarius at ConsignO Desktop’s startup;
• Displays update notifications at ConsignO Desktop’s startup (can be disabled for enterprise environments);
• The hashing algorythm, which is SHA256 by default, can be configured to use SHA1.

ConsignO Desktop 3.7 and EESP 9.2-SP1 Patch 195546 – December 4 2015

New features

• Supports PDF/A-3 standard:
  • PDF/A-3 Conversion and validation.
  • Attach and extract any file type to the PDF/A-3 document. These files can be Autocad, Revit, Catia, Word, Excel or any other format. The document can then be signed to ensure the integrity and authenticity of the PDF/A-3 document and its attached files.

Improved functionalities

• PDF/A compliance: When you open a document which does not claim compliance with the PDF/A standard, a warning in the banner will recommend the conversion.
• The signature appearance wizard allows to add free form text on the appearance when signing.
• The signature validation approach has been greatly improved. It enables a detailed analysis of long-term reliability issues of a document.
• Improved version of validating signatures, allowing investigations concerning the long-term reliability of a document
• The hashing algorithm moved from SHA1 to SHA256.
• Compatible with Windows 10, Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)

ConsignO Desktop 3.6 – November 27, 2014