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Simba Amazon S3 ODBC Data Connector Release Notes 
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The release notes provide details of enhancements, features, known issues, and 
workflow changes in Simba Amazon S3 ODBC Connector 1.7.8, as well as the 
version history. 


1.7.8 ========================================================================

Released 2024-06-26

Enhancements & New Features 

 * [MPH-16263] Updated Ubuntu support

   The connector now supports Ubuntu 24.04 version. For a list of supported 
   platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [MPH-16341] Updated 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.


Workflow Changes =============================================================

The following changes may disrupt workflows from earlier versions.


1.7.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [MPH-16283][MPH-15058] Removed support for multiple operating systems

   Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports the following
   operating systems:
   - Windows Server 2012r2
   - macOS 10.15
   - CentOS 7
   - Debian 9 and 10
   - RHEL 7
  
   For a list of supported operating systems, see the Installation and 
   Configuration Guide.


1.7.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * Removed support for Visual Studio 2015

   Beginning with this release, support for Visual C++ Redistributable for 
   Visual Studio 2015 has been removed. For supported versions, see the 
   Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * Removed support for Windows OS

   Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports Windows 8.1.
     
   For a list of supported operating systems, see the Installation and 
   Configuration Guide.
  

1.7.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * Updated UseProxy default value

   The default value for UseProxy is now Disabled (0). Previously, the 
   default value was Enabled (1). For more information, see the Installation
   and Configuration Guide.


1.5.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * Minimum TLS Version

   Beginning with this release, the driver requires a minimum version of TLS 
   for encrypting the data store connection. By default, the driver requires 
   TLS version 1.2. This requirement may cause existing DSNs and connection 
   strings to stop working, if they are used to connect to data stores that 
   use a TLS version earlier than 1.2.

   To resolve this, in your DSN or connection string, set the Minimum TLS 
   option (the Min_TLS property) to the appropriate version of TLS for your 
   server. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

   
Version History ==============================================================

1.7.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2024-04-12

Enhancements & New Features 

 * Updated third-party libraries

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:
   - Expat 2.6.2 (previously 2.6.0)
   - libcURL 8.7.1 (previously 8.6.0)


1.7.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2024-03-22

Enhancements & New Features

 * Updated third-party libraries

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:
   - Expat 2.6.0 (previously 2.5.0)
   - libcURL v8.6.0 (previously 8.4.0)
   - OpenSSL v3.0.13 (previously 3.0.11) 
   - pcre 10.42 (previously 8.45)
   - Poco 1.12.5 (previously 1.12.4)
   - Zlib 1.3.1 (previously 1.2.13)

 * Updated security

   The following compiler and linker flags have been used to improve security
   checks in the connector:  
   - /CETCOMPAT
   - /Qspectre

 * Updated Visual Studio support

   The connector now supports Windows Visual Studio 2022. For supported 
   versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * Updated Windows support

   The connector now supports Windows 11 and Windows Server versions 2016, 
   2019, and 2022. For supported Windows versions, see the Installation and
   Configuration Guide.


1.7.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2023-10-20

Enhancements & New Features 

 * Updated third-party libraries

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:
   - LibCurl 8.4.0 (previously 8.1.2)
   - OpenSSL 3.0.11 (previously 3.0.9)
   - pcre 8.45 (previously 8.37)

 * Updated security

   The following compiler and linker flags have been used to improve security
   checks in the connector:  
   - /guard:cf
   - /SDL
   - ZH:SHA_256

 * Updated compiler
  
   The connector now uses macOS 11 ARM Xcode 13.2. For this current release,
   the connector is built using both the new and old (macOS 10_15 Xcode 11_3)
   compiler versions.


1.7.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2023-06-21

Enhancements & New Features 

 * Updated third-party libraries

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:
   - libcURL 8.1.2 (previously 7.88.1)
   - OpenSSL 3.0.9 (previously 3.0.8) 


1.7.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2023-05-17

Enhancements & New Features 

 * Internal connector improvements

   The connector has been updated with minor internal improvements.


1.7.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2023-04-05

Enhancements & New Features 

 * Updated third-party libraries

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:
   - Expat 2.5.0 (previously 2.4.6)   
   - ICU 71.1.x (previously 58.3.x)
   - LibCurl 7.88.1 (previously 7.84)
   - OpenSSL 3.0.8 (previously 1.1.1s) 
   - Poco 1.12.4 (previously 1.9.0)
   - Zlib 1.2.13 (previously 1.2.11) 

 * UseProxy support

   The connector can now enable or disable the connection through the proxy 
   server. To do this, select the Use Proxy checkbox (set the UseProxy 
   connection property to 1). For more information, see the Installation and
   Configuration Guide.

   
1.0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2016-05-05

 * Version 1.0.0 was the initial release of the Simba ODBC Driver for Amazon 
   S3. 


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