• OpenSSL libraries are updated to version 3.0. We recommend customers to use OpenSSL 3.0 for compatibility and security reasons.

• The hash algorithm used for signing RPM and DEB packages is SHA-2 instead of SHA-1. This improves the reliability of signature checks on the packages.

• Enhanced security mechanisms for more secure access and connectivity to the database.

• Protected user and read-only IMA privileges.

• Improvements to blocking DoS and brute-force security attacks.

• AES-256 encrypted communications are on by default.

• Phase 1 hardening for SUID vulnerabilities.