LDAP Authorization in Percona Server for MongoDB, Security Fix in XtraBackup 8.0.11: Release Roundup 4/13/2020

It’s release roundup time here at Percona!

Our Release Roundups showcase the latest software updates, tools, and features to help you manage and deploy our software, with highlights and critical information, as well as links to the full release notes and direct links to the software or service itself.

Today’s post includes those which have come out since March 30, 2020.

Percona Server for MongoDB 4.2.5-5

On April 2, 2020, we released Percona Server for MongoDB 4.2.5-5, a free, open source drop-in replacement for MongoDB Community Edition but with enterprise-grade functionality. In this version, the support of LDAP Authorization was implemented. See release notes for any limitations.

Download Percona Server for MongoDB 4.2.5-5

 

Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL 11.7

April 10, 2020, saw the release of Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL 11.7, a collection of tools to assist you in managing PostgreSQL. It installs PostgreSQL and complements it by a selection of extensions that enable solving essential practical tasks efficiently. This release of Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL is based on PostgreSQL 11.7.

Install Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL 11.7

 

Percona XtraBackup 8.0.11

Percona XtraBackup 8.0.11 was released on April 13, 2020. It provides a method of performing a hot backup of your MySQL data while the system is running. Percona XtraBackup is a free, online, open source, complete database backups solution for all versions of Percona Server for MySQL and MySQL. This release fixes security vulnerability CVE-2020-10997.

Download Percona XtraBackup 8.0.11

 

That’s it for this roundup, and be sure to follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date on the most recent releases! Percona is a leader in providing best-of-breed enterprise-class support, consulting, managed services, training and software for MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and other open source databases in on-premises and cloud environments.

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