Azure Information Protection classic client: Version release history and support policy

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Applies to: Active Directory Rights Management Services, Azure Information Protection, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

Relevant for: Azure Information Protection classic client for Windows. For the unified labeling client, see the unified labeling client version history.

Note

To provide a unified and streamlined customer experience, we are sunsetting the Azure Information Protection classic client and Label Management in the Azure Portal as of March 31, 2021. No further support is provided for the classic client and maintenance versions will no longer be released.

  • The classic client will be fully retired, and will stop functioning, on March 31, 2022.
  • As of March 18, 2022, we are also sunsetting the AIP audit log and analytics, with a full retirement date of September 31, 2022.

For more information, see Removed and retired services.

To deploy the AIP classic client, open a support ticket to get download access. For more information, see Upgrading and maintaining the Azure Information Protection client.

Servicing information and timelines

Each general availability (GA) version of the Azure Information Protection client is supported for up to six months after the release of the subsequent GA version. With the exception of this section, the documentation does not include information about unsupported versions of the client. Fixes and new functionality are always applied to the latest GA version and will not be applied to older GA versions.

General availability versions that are no longer supported:
Client version Date released
1.54.33.0 10/23/2019
1.53.10 07/15/2019
1.48.204.0 04/16/2019
1.41.51.0 11/27/2018
1.37.19.0 09/17/2018
1.29.5.0 06/26/2018
1.27.48.0 05/30/2018
1.26.6.0 04/17/2018
1.10.56.0 09/18/2017
1.7.210.0 06/06/2017
1.4.21.0 03/15/2017
1.3.155.2 02/08/2017
1.2.4.0.0 10/27/2016
1.1.23.0 10/01/2016

The date format used on this page is month/day/year.

Starting 6/2/2019, the labeling service for Azure Information Protection requires connections that use TLS 1.2.

All client versions from 1.4.21.0 released 03/15/2017 support TLS 1.2. Client versions 1.3.155.2, 1.2.4.0, and 1.1.23.0 do not use TLS 1.2 and therefore can no longer download the Azure Information Protection policy.

Release history

Use the following information to see the contents of a supported release of the Azure Information Protection classic client for Windows. The most current release is listed first.

Noted Azure Information Protection features are currently in PREVIEW. The Azure Preview Supplemental Terms include additional legal terms that apply to Azure features that are in beta, preview, or otherwise not yet released into general availability.

Note

For technical support, see the Support options and community resources information. We also invite you to engage with the Azure Information Protection team, on their Yammer site.

Version 1.56.25.0

Released: 11/05/2020

Supported through: 03/31/2021

Minor bug fixes related to Outlook support.

Version 1.54.59.0

Released: 02/12/2020

Supported through: 03/31/2021

This version includes fixes only.

Fixes:

  • Issue where files protected by IQP displayed recover and/or save as options after protection was removed, are resolved.

  • Numerous product feature tooltip texts were improved for clarity and ease of understanding.

  • Issues surrounding client stability when working with protected PDF files is resolved.

  • Protection labels are now removed as expected if the label is deleted on the email during the email creation process.

Next steps

For more information about installing and using the client: