============================================================================== Simba Athena ODBC Data Connector Release Notes ============================================================================== The release notes provide details of enhancements, features, known issues, and workflow changes in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.3.7.1001, as well as the version history. This version of the driver supports the following data source versions and platforms: * Windows 11, Windows Server 2025, 2019, 2016, 2012 * macOS 11,12,13,15 and 26 * Debian 13, RHEL 8 or 10, SLES 15, Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04 * Debian 13 arm, RHEL 8 arm or 10 arm, SLES 15 arm, Ubuntu 22.04 arm or 24.04 arm 1.3.7.1001 =================================================================== Released 2026-03-06 Enhancements & New Features * [AO-1574] Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - libcurl 8.18.0 (previously 8.16.0) - OpenSSL 3.0.19 (previously 3.0.18) Known Issues The following are known issues that you may encounter due to limitations in the data source, the connector, or an application. * [AO-479] The connector does not support the SQLDescribeParam API call. This is a limitation of the datasource. Workflow Changes ============================================================== The following changes may disrupt established workflows for the connector. 1.3.3.1000 -------------------------------------------------------------------- * [AO-1525] Removed support for an earlier version of macOS Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports macOS 13.0 operating system. 1.3.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * [AO-1522] Removed support for Ubuntu 20.04 Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports Ubuntu 20.04. 1.2.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * [AO-1410] Removed support for CentOS Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports CentOS. 1.2.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * [AO-1398] Removed Visual Studio 2013 support Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports Visual Studio 2013. For information about the supported Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * [AO-1366] Updated documentation for Use HTTP Proxy For IdP Host property The description of the Use HTTP Proxy For IdP Host property has been updated with new parameters. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. Version History ============================================================== 1.3.6.1002 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Released 2026-01-21 Resolved Issues The following issue has been resolved in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.3.6.1002. * [AO-1567] Mismatch in File and Product versions have been resolved and the connector will display correct file version now. 1.3.6.1000 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Released 2026-01-15 Enhancements & New Features * [AO-1464] [AO-1465] [AO-1531] Multiple platform updates The connector now supports MacOs 15, MacOS 26 and Debian 13. * [AO-1551] Upgrading aws-sdk The connector now is on aws-sdk 1.11.687 * [AO-1546] BrowserSSOOIDC Auth Plugin Support You can now authenticate the connection with a IAM Identity center authentication (BrowserSSOOIDC). To do this, select BrowserSSOOIDC Auth Plugin from the Auth Type drop-down list (set the Auth Type property to BrowserSSOOIDC Auth Plugin). For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * [AO-1546] JWT Trusted Identity Propagation(JWT_TIP) Auth support You can now authenticate the connection with a IAM Identity center authentication (JWT_TIP). To do this, select JWT_TIP Auth Plugin from the Auth Type drop-down list (set the Auth Type property to JWT_TIP Auth Plugin). For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 1.3.5.1000 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Released 2025-12-17 Enhancements & New Features * [AO-1532] Linux ARM Support The connector now supports ARM variants of Linux platform. 1.3.4.1000 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Released 2025-10-31 Enhancements & New Features * [AO-1538] Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - Expat 2.7.3 (previously 2.6.2) - libcurl 8.16.0 (previously 8.9.1) - OpenSSL 3.0.18 (previously 3.0.15) 1.3.3.1000 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Released 2025-10-10 Enhancements & New Features * [AO-1530][AO-1524] Updated support for multiple operating systems The connector now supports the following operating systems: - Debian 13 - RHEL 10 1.3.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2025-09-02 Enhancements & New Features * [AO-1487] Updated Windows Server support The connector now supports Windows Server 2025. * [AO-1472] Updated new SSL options section The connector now introduces a new section for SSL options. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * [AO-1484] Updated Allow Common Name Host Name Mismatch support The connector now allows a CA-issued SSL certificate name not to match the hostname of the Athena server. To do this, select the Allow Common Name Host Name Mismatch checkbox (set the AllowHostNameCNMismatch property to 1). For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * [AO-1484] Updated Use System Trust Store support The connector can now verify the connection using a certificate in the system trust store. To do this, select the Use System Trust Store checkbox (set the UseSystemTrustStore property to 1). For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 1.3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2025-03-18 Enhancements & New Features * [AO-1442] Updated Driver and DriverIam support The connector now uses Driver and DriverIam version 10.3. Previously, the connector used Driver and DriverIam version 10.2. * Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - AWS_SDK_CPP 1.11.6 (previously 1.10.5) - ICU 74.2 (previously 71.1) - libcurl 8.9.1 (previously 8.4.0) - OpenSSL 3.0.15 (previously 3.0.13) - Zlib 1.3.1 (previously 1.2.13) 1.3.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2025-02-14 Enhancements & New Features * [AO-1372] Updated SEN SDK support The connector now uses SEN SDK version 10.3. Previously, the connector used SEN SDK version 10.2. Resolved Issues The following issue has been resolved in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.3.0. * [AO-1436] The connector fails to read metadata for a column with Japanese characters. 1.2.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2024-07-05 Enhancements & New Features * [AO-1410][AO-1413] Updated operating systems support The connector now supports the following operating systems: - Debian 11 and 12 - RHEL 8 and 9 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 and 15 - Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04 Resolved Issues The following issue has been resolved in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.2.4. * [AO-1415] When using parenthesis in queries, the connector returns a fetch error. 1.2.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2024-03-29 Enhancements & New Features * [AO-1395] FIPS support You can now enable FIPS support by downloading a separate FIPS package available for assistance. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * [AO-1398] Upgraded Visual Studio support The connector now uses Windows Visual Studio 2022. For supported versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * [AO-1400] Upgraded RStudio support The connector can now share the RStudio branded connector document in a format other than PDF. Resolved Issues The following issue has been resolved in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.2.3. * [AO-1403] When using a proxy server without the root certificate, the connector fails to establish the connection. 1.2.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2024-03-04 Enhancements & New Features * [AO-1371] Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - libcurl 8.4.0 (previously 7.85.0) - Zlib 1.2.13 (previously 1.2.11)