# v1.0.4  - Feb 4, 2026

**Highlights**

* **Enhanced New Account Onboarding**\
  First-time onboarding has been refined to guide users through essential Oten KMS concepts and setup steps with less cognitive load.
* **Comprehensive Key Management UX Refresh**\
  Key Management has been redesigned with clearer layouts, improved hierarchy, and safer interaction patterns, making it easier to view, manage, and understand keys at every stage.
* **Improved Google CSE Configuration Experience**\
  Google Client-Side Encryption setup is now more intuitive, with clearer guidance, better flow structure, and reduced configuration friction for administrators.
* **Clearer Key Lifecycle Visualization**\
  Key lifecycle states—including rotation, disablement, retention, and destruction—are now more transparent, helping admins better understand key behavior and system impact.
* **Streamlined Key Creation Flow**\
  The Create Key experience has been simplified with improved defaults, clearer descriptions, and more predictable outcomes for both new and experienced users.
* **Refined Navigation & Sidebar Structure**\
  The Oten KMS sidebar has been reorganized for better discoverability, clearer grouping, and faster access to core features.
* **Unified Modal & Pop-up Experience**\
  All modals and pop-ups have been redesigned with consistent language, layout, and warning patterns—especially for security-sensitive actions.
* **Better Workspace Member Permission Awareness**\
  Workspace users now have clearer visibility into permission scopes and access implications when interacting with shared keys and resources.
* **Google CSE Operational Improvements**\
  Google Client-Side Encryption operational flows are now fully implemented and aligned with Google Admin Console workflows, including key backup and file re-wrap operations. Administrators can complete required CSE actions with clearer guidance and predictable outcomes when managing encryption keys via Google Admin Console.

**Note**

* This release focuses on **UX clarity, consistency, and admin confidence**
* No breaking changes to cryptographic behavior or security model
* Backend changes primarily support improved UX and operational transparency

**Landing Page**

* <https://oten.com/products/kms>

**Version Info**

* v1.0.4 — Platform: Web