One Identity Unveils Active Roles 8.6 with Enhanced Security and Administration

Active Roles 8.6, updated July 27, 2026, focuses on security and cumulative platform improvements. It fixes an RSTS configuration security issue and supersedes versions 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5. Compared with Active Roles 8.2.1 SP6, One Identity says 8.6 incorporates the features, enhancements and resolved issues delivered across that intervening release line.

The recent improvements are therefore best described as an administrator and integration experience upgrade, rather than a new visual redesign. The cumulative release line adds capabilities including the Active Roles REST API, as well as Redistributable Secure Token Server capabilities supporting API access and SAML 2.0 federated authentication. Active Roles 8.6: Familiar Administration Meets Greater Flexibility and Consolidation Those upgrades complement one of Active Roles' most recognizable usability strengths: a flexible, configurable UI that can be tailored to individual users and personas.

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