RSA is excited to announce the release of RSA Authentication Manager (AM) 8.9, delivering enhanced support for passwordless authentication and platform upgrades that help organizations adopt modern security technologies more efficiently.

New Features and Enhancements

Passwordless Authentication Support

RSA is gradually introducing support for passwordless authentication across its RSA MFA Agents, starting with the RSA MFA Agent for Windows in June 2025. When functioning as a secure proxy for  Cloud Access Service (CAS),  AM supports passwordless capabilities from agents that provide this functionality. Passwordless authentication allows users to sign in to their devices without entering a password—delivering a faster, simpler, and more secure authentication experience.
To determine whether a specific agent supports passwordless authentication, refer to the respective agent's installation and administration guide.

Expanded SDK Compatibility

The RSA Authentication Manager SDK for administrative functions is now qualified for use with JDK 11 and JDK 17. Customers are strongly encouraged to upgrade their deployments to JDK 17 to ensure continued support and future compatibility.
Support for Java 8 with the Admin SDK is deprecated as of Authentication Manager 8.9 and will be removed in a future release.

Technical Upgrades

This release includes core framework upgrades, including Dell BSAFE Crypto-J 7, Hibernate 5, and Spring 5

Features and Enhancements from AM 8.8 Patches

AM 8.9 includes all features and enhancements delivered in AM 8.8 patches 1, 2, and 3.

Upgrade Authentication Manager

You can apply the AM 8.9 upgrade to any hardware appliance or virtual appliance that has 8.8 software installed. Follow the standard steps to apply an AM update from your web browser, a Windows shared folder, an NFS share, or a DVD or CD.

Note: The hardware image of 8.9 and hardware appliance with pre-installed 8.9 image are scheduled to be released later.

EOPS Policy

RSA has a defined End of Primary Support policy associated with all major versions. Please refer to the Product Version Life Cycle for additional details.