What's New in MOVEit Automation 2025.1

Single Sign-On (SSO) support

MOVEit Automation 2025.1 supports Single Sign-On (SSO) for both new installations and upgrades, enhancing authentication options and streamlining user access. SSO enables users to access MOVEit Automation using their organization’s network or corporate credentials, eliminating the need to repeatedly enter usernames and passwords.

Administrators can configure SSO during initial installation or after upgrading, providing flexibility to adjust authentication settings as needed. SSO setup requires configuration of your chosen identity provider and updates to MOVEit Automation settings.

For more information, including configuration options, see Single Sign-On.

Preserve file timestamp

MOVEit Automation 2025.1 supports preserving the original file timestamp when transferring files between SFTP, UNC, and local file system hosts. This setting can be enabled or disabled per host.

The preserve file timestamp setting is also available as a host override in task configurations. For sync tasks, the override is available for both unidirectional and bidirectional syncs, depending on the direction of the transfer. When enabled, files transferred between supported hosts retain the original modified date of the source file on the destination. This option is disabled on each host by default.

OAuth authentication for SMTP hosts

MOVEit Automation 2025.1 can utilize OAuth as a form of authentication for SMTP hosts. This ensures a reliable connection to SMTP hosts using Microsoft Office 365 or other email providers that support OAuth authentication. For more information, see SMTP Hosts.

Microsoft Office 365 users should select Microsoft Office 365 while other email providers using OAuth authentication with Client Credentials Flow support should select Custom. A secure TLS connection is required to connect to the Office 365 SMTP host using OAuth authentication

The Microsoft Office 365 tenant administrator must register and setup an OAuth application in O365. For more information, see Authenticate an IMAP, POP or SMTP connection using OAuth.

SharePoint legacy authentication deprecation by Microsoft

Microsoft is deprecating the older authentication methods for connecting to SharePoint in Microsoft 365 and now mandates the use of OAuth. MOVEit Automation introduced OAuth support in version 2024.1. We strongly recommend that you migrate to the OAuth method as soon as possible. For details on this, see SharePoint Authentication.

Java API

The Java API will require Java version 21, or later. MOVEit Automation Java API users must upgrade their development and runtime environments to Java 21 before deploying MOVEit Automation 2025.1.

SFTP library update reminder

As of MOVEit Automation 2025.0, all SFTP hosts must use the latest MOVEit SFTP library.

PowerShell scripts now use 64-bit Windows PowerShell executable

MOVEit Automation now runs PowerShell custom scripts using the 64‑bit version of the Windows PowerShell executable (v5.1).

When upgrading, PowerShell custom script users should note the following:

• Scripts that do not rely on external modules or 32‑bit DLLs should work without modification.
• Most external modules are supported, but may need to be reinstalled to ensure they are deployed to the correct module directory.
• External dependencies that rely on 32‑bit DLLs may need to be replaced with 64‑bit equivalents or alternatives.

Upcoming changes to VBScript support

Microsoft has announced plans to retire VBScript, which MOVEit Automation currently supports for scripting. To ensure future compatibility and security, we recommend the following:

• For new custom scripts, we recommend customers use PowerShell, which MOVEit Automation supports.
• For existing custom VBScripts, begin planning and investigating how to convert these custom scripts to PowerShell.