Support for Sign in with AppleĮxternal authentication has become mainstream–think of how often you can log in with your Google or Amazon account on various websites.

In order to better protect access to FileMaker Server, the FileMaker Server Admin Console and FileMaker Admin API include options to restrict access to Admin Console by IP address. Another perk is that you can revoke the token at any point without having to change or delete an existing full-access username and password. With a web token, you can choose to give apps access to the FileMaker Admin API without doling out full access admin credentials. If you manage your FileMaker Server through the Admin API, you can now authenticate against a web token instead of a username and password. Note that this feature is only available by way of Admin Console and not CLI or the FileMaker Admin API. With this feature, you can create unique logins and passwords to allow others to administer selected databases, including: Administrator rolesĪdmin roles are back! A feature that existed long ago, you can again provide limited FileMaker Server admin access. You can find it under Admin Console > Configuration > FileMaker Clients > Filter Databases. While the feature isn’t new, FileMaker Server 19.6 enables this feature by default. If you want to limit what files show up when a user opens FileMaker, you can filter the list of databases shown based on the FileMaker client account name and password. Security improvements File filtering is enabled by default We’re excited to see some oldies but goodies reappear.

That meant FMS gained some features yet also lost some functionality. Previously, Claris rebuilt the Admin Console interface and removed the Java-based web-console with the release of FileMaker Server 17. Some features will seem familiar if you’ve used the Claris FileMaker platform for a while and others are new to everyone. With version 19.6 of FileMaker Server (FMS), you’ll see improvements in performance and security. Claris continues to deliver new versions–this is a BIG one.

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