Hardware Appliance 3.14.1 Release Notes

SEPTEMBER 2024

The Hardware Platform team is pleased to announce the release of EJBCA Hardware Appliance and SignServer Hardware Appliance version 3.14.1.

This release brings a new updated version of EJBCA Enterprise and enable the migration process to the new generation of the hardware appliance. 

Highlights

New version of EJBCA Enterprise 

EJBCA Enterprise 8.3.2

Updated version of EJBCA Enterprise, see the EJBCA Release Notes.

Implementation of the Migration to the Next Generation Hardware Appliance

For detailed information please refer to Migration to Next Generation Hardware Appliance Version 4.

Improvements

The following list of improvements is included in the release.

• Update MariaDB Server to 10.6.19

• Update OpenSSH to 9.8

Upgrade Information

It is recommended to create a backup before upgrading.

• Appliances with hardware version 4.x, should not be downgraded to a firmware version prior to 3.13.1.

• Appliances with hardware version 2.5 with purple front bezel should not be downgraded to a firmware version prior to 3.12.1.

• A running/installed system with 3.13.0 or higher (updated MariaDB) should not be downgraded to a version prior to 3.13.0 (as the DB will then be incompatible).

Important Notice

• As of firmware version 3.13.0, downgrading from WebConf to version 3.12.1 or any earlier version is no longer supported. 
  For more information, refer to the Upgrade Notes.
• As of version 3.14.0, link bonding is not offered anymore in WebConf. For customers who are currently using this feature, you would be able to continue using it.