Chef InSpec 5.23.6 Released!

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Hello InSpec friends!
We are delighted to announce the availability of version 5.23.6 of Chef InSpec. Changes include:
Release date: September 23, 2025

New features

  • We added SOCKS5 proxy and Kerberos authentication options in the InSpec CLI. (#7448)

    • Added the --socks_proxy option to specify a SOCKS5H proxy URL for tunneling WinRM connections.
    • Added the --socks_user and --socks_password options for authenticating with a SOCKS5 proxy.
    • Added the --kerberos_realm and --kerberos_service options for Kerberos authentication.

Improvements

  • Added Omnibus build support for macOS 13 and 14 on ARM64 architecture. (#7524)

Dependency updates

  • Updated the mongo gem to version 2.21.3. (#7504)

  • Updated train dependencies. (#7508)

    • train/train-core to >= 3.13.4
    • train-winrm to >= 0.4.0

  • Updated signet to < 0.22.0. (#7511)

Get the Build

You can download binaries directly from Chef Downloads.