We are delighted to announce the availability of version 20210824134201 of Chef Automate 2.
New Features
- LDAP and SAML Chef Automate users can now set Time Format across the Chef Automate. Navigate to the TIme Format: Profile > Time Format. (#5432)
- You can now check the details of Cookbook Dependencies in the Policyfiles details page. Navigate to the Policyfile tab: Infrastructure > Chef Infra Server > Server Name > Organization > Policyfiles > PolicyFile > Cookbook Dependencies (#5484)
- You can check the details of Policy Group and the list of Policyfiles which are part of the Policy Group. Navigate to the Policy Group: Infrastructure > Chef Infra Server > Server Name > Organization > policygroups > PolicyGroup (#5498)
Improvements
- You can now set the Log out time duration if your system is idle upto a specific time. (#5362)
Compliance Profile Updates
- Compliance profiles are updated to version 1.0.0/20210823105624, which includes the following profile changes:
Ubuntu 18.04 fix for SSHD Configuration MACs
Centos 7 fix for SSHD Configuration MACs
Rhel-7 v2.2.0 fix for SSHD Configuration MACs
Centos 6 fix for SSHD Configuration MACs
Rhel 6 fix for SSHD Configuration MACs
Rhel-7 v2.1.1 fix for SSHD Configuration MACs
Ubuntu 16.04 fix for SSHD Configuration MACs
Bug Fixes
- Automate Report Details API now returns the available Profile tags. (#5483)
- Changes the default Time Format for Chef Automate to include the Timestamp. (#5574)
Security
Security Improvements
(examples: new security configurations)
- Logout from Automate UI disables the session token usage (#5433)
Security Updates
(examples: dependency updates, CVE fixes)
- Upgraded package handlebars to 4.7.7
- Upgrade package tar to 4.4.15
Chef Product Versions
This release uses:
- Chef Habitat version: 1.6.181/20201030172917
- Chef Habitat Builder version: 8997/20200812161534
- Chef Infra Server version: 14.4.4/20210520120637
- Chef InSpec version: 4.24.32/20210112215549
Service Versions
This release uses:
- Postgres: 9.6.11
- ElasticSearch: 6.8.14
- Nginx: 1.19.2
- Haproxy: 2.2.2
View the package manifest for the latest release.
How to Upgrade
By default Chef Automate 2 will automatically upgrade to this new version. If you have disabled automatic upgrades you can manually initiate an upgrade by running:
chef-automate upgrade run
As always, we welcome your feedback and invite you to contact us directly or share your feedback online. Thanks for using Chef Automate 2!