What's New in Imprivata Mobile Device Access

Imprivata Mobile Device Access 8.0 contains the following new features and technology updates.

New Features

Face Recognition as an Authentication Method

  • Users can now use their face to satisfy multi-factor authentication when checking out a shared device. Users can authenticate in seconds without needing to type a password or use a separate token adding a strong layer of verification, reducing the risk of unauthorized access on shared devices. Additionally, it helps the organization move toward more efficient, user-friendly authentication while maintaining compliance and security standards.

    NOTE:

    Face recognition requires Imprivata appliances running EAM 25.3 (or later) software.

    EAM 25.3 will be released in early October 2025.

  • Device unlock with face recognition. End users can use face recognition to unlock a shared mobile device, a capability unique to Android compared to iOS. Once authenticated to the device, users can quickly unlock it without a badge tap, typing a PIN or password. Ensuring fast access only to the authenticated user.

  • Face recognition enrollment. Users can now enroll their face once and use it to authenticate on both mobile devices and desktop workstations. Enroll once and use anywhere. This simplifies enrollment by eliminating the need to register separately on each device type. Users enjoy the same seamless biometric authentication whether on mobile or desktop.

Additional Information for Face Recognition

  • Utilizes the Imprivata Cloud Platform Common Authentication

  • Enrollment includes the capture of Consent

  • No biometric is stored on the device

  • Includes detection

  • Supports authentication with face masks

Additional Highlights

  • Added support to allow a user to update their password when it has been changed in Active Directory. 

  • Supports the ability to create a new Active Directory password from the mobile device.

  • The name of the user authenticated to the device is now more prominent on the lock screen.

  • Supports enabling verbose logging from MDM appconfig

Support for Additional Android Devices

Imprivata MDA is expanding its support for Android mobile devices with the launch of 8.0. New devices include:

  • Samsung A16

  • Samsung S25

  • Samsung X cover 7 pro

Upcoming End of Life

Starting January 1, 2026, Imprivata MDA will no longer support the following Android versions:

  • Android 9, 10, and 11

Features in Previous Releases

Previous releases of Imprivata MDA contained the following new features, enhancements, and fixes.

  • Add support for automatically launching apps at device login. Admins can now configure an app (ex. Microsoft Teams) or multiple apps, to launch automatically after the user authenticates to a device for their shift. This supports more immediate access to critical message and alerts, and enables more seamless logout of user sessions as devices change hands.

  • Zebra Workstation Connect now supports Imprivata MDA. The integration empowers clinicians using Zebra Workstation Connect with fast, secure, and seamless access to clinical systems on a single device, anywhere in the facility.

  • Imprivata MDA now shares the common Imprivata user interface style.

  • Imprivata MDA mobile device activity reports now include app sign-in events, include information on the app and method of sign-in.

    Requires Imprivata appliances running 25.2 or later.

  • Add support to clear notifications. This feature will cancel notifications sent to a device with no user logged in.

Added support for lock and log out on charge. When configured with AppConfig, Imprivata MDA detects that the device is charging and will lock the device and/or log the user out of the device and log the user out of apps.

  • Add support for setting a default domain, so the end user does not always have to choose one from the drop-down list before authenticating to Imprivata MDA.

  • Add support for offline authentication. Offline authentication allows a user to log into Imprivata MDA even when the app cannot connect to the Imprivata server. When offline, Imprivata MDA accepts the last validated user credentials, including: proximity card, Imprivata PIN, and username + password.