Jun 27, 2023 — Akamai Zero Trust Client - General Availability (GA) Release

We are pleased to announce that ​Zero Trust Client​ (ZTC) is now available to all our customers. ​​​Zero Trust Client​ improves upon and combines the functionality of Enterprise Application Access (EAA) Client and Enterprise Threat Protector (ETP) Client to provide a one-stop solution where you can secure access to enterprise applications and protect your network from threats. ZTC brings a unified and streamlined experience to both IT admins and end-users. It features an all-new OTA update mechanism and improved device inventory management. With a single installer and tray bar icon, ZTC delivers an accessible and easy to navigate hub that consists of two components, available depending on the type of your contract:

  • Access. It's a secure application access service that lets you protect your applications from Internet threats while giving easy access to your contractors, partners, vendors, and employees.
  • Threat Protection. It’s a cloud-based, targeted threat protection solution that safeguards your organization from DNS and web-based threats, enforces authentication and acceptable use policies, and audits user Internet access.

Key features

  • A new client software that offers the functionality of EAA and ETP (SIA) clients, managed within a unified and improved UI.
  • The installer detects and uninstalls EAA and ETP clients, and migrates your local ETP configuration to ZTC.
  • With ZTC, end-users no longer need the standalone ETP and EAA clients installed on their machines.
  • A single tray bar/menu bar icon which provides easy access to the client and minimizes clutter in your system tray. The icon lets you quickly identify the current state of the client at a glance.
  • Improved troubleshooting capabilities. You can leverage the insights gained from the client’s diagnostics feature to identify and troubleshoot issues.
  • Multi-tenant support. SIA customers using the multi-tenant option have access to ​Zero Trust Client​. A tenant administrator can deploy and manage the client, as well as view the ​Zero Trust Client​​ inventory.
  • ​Zero Trust Client​ user logs. Client operation logs uploaded by users are available for download from Enterprise Center.
  • ​Zero Trust Client​ Auto-Upgrade. Zero Trust Client​ brings forward the SIA Client's auto-upgrade capability. If you are currently using the EAA Client and upgrade to ​​Zero Trust Client​, this feature will simplify the process of updating your deployed ​​Zero Trust Client​s. With auto-upgrade enabled, you can deploy ZTC updates from Enterprise Center.
  • Operating system (OS) notifications. ​Zero Trust Client​​ leverages OS notifications to convey important messages about the status of the client.
  • Enterprise Center for ​​​Zero Trust Client​​. Manage Access and Threat Protection, deploy ​​Zero Trust Client​​ updates to your end-user machines and view your client inventory.

Supported macOS versions

​Zero Trust Client​ supports the following macOS versions:

  • macOS 11.x (Big Sur)
  • macOS 12 (Monterey)
  • macOS 13 (Ventura)

Required free disk space: ~200MB

Supported CPUs:

  • Intel: x86_64
  • Apple: M1, M2

Supported Windows versions

​Zero Trust Client​ supports the following Windows versions:

  • Windows 10 Home/Enterprise/Pro 64-bit

    • 1803 or higher
  • Windows 11 Home/Enterprise/Pro

    • 21H2
    • 22H1
    • 22H2

Required free disk space: ~200MB

Supported CPUs:

  • x86_64

The following are the latest stable ​Zero Trust Client​ versions:

  • macOS: 5.1.3
  • Windows: 5.1.0

For more information on ​Zero Trust Client​ and how to deploy it, refer to the documentation.