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Oxford Nanopore Technologies recommends users upgrade to MinKNOW Versions later than 24.11 to eliminate these vulnerabilities.

If users are unable to upgrade to v24.11 to reduce risk from the remaining Authentication Token and Token Lock vulnerabilities, Oxford Nanopore advises the following additional measures for users on version 24.06:

Users running older versions of MinKNOW who cannot upgrade immediately should contact Oxford Nanopore Support for guidance on securing their configurations. Downloading the release requires users to be logged into the Nanopore Community.

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