ChangeLog

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1.8.2 RELEASE (2024/06)
Improvements and enhancements
        - Introduced separate mitigation statistics for matched vs. dropped packets/bytes (JUNOS-specific use of firewall MIB for mitigation statistics)

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1.8.1 RELEASE (2023/11)
Improvements and enhancements
        - Enhancement of the Dockerfiles for testing and reference-installation
          - Docker Compose introduced ./docker-compose*.yml 

        - Fixed broken Menubar

	- Updated arrangement of the buttons in the rules table view; fix sorting of entries in table default by name again; dont reset paging on reload

        - Reenable possibility to set expire date when creating a rule via REST API

	- Apply check sync also for out-of-sync-rules

	- Bugfixes required for newer Django version

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1.8.0 RELEASE (2023/05)
Improvements and enhancements
        - Upgraded to newer Django
          requires adaption of flowspy/settings.py regarding staticfiles handling
          (check 'git log -p flowspy/settings.py.dist')

        - Fixed unwanted possibility to mix IPv4 and IPv6 address prefixes in rules
        - Fixed broken check_sync for IPv6 rules
        - Support for implicit icmp6 in IPv6 rules 
        - Fixed improper UTF-8 encoding of Shibboleth attribute values
        - Rule id shown on rule detail pages

        - Installation support for DEBIAN/UBUNTU, including Systemd support
        - Cleanup of log file handling
        - Update of documentation
        - Enhancement of the Dockerfiles for testing and reference-installation
          - DEBIAN as base Docker image is now default: ./Dockerfile 
            (being linked to ./Dockerfile.fod.debian)
          - CENTOS7 keeps to be supported: ./Dockerfile.fod.centos.new

        - New experimental setting variable RULE_NAME_PREFIX:
          possibility to prefix every FlowSpec rule 
          injected via JUNOS_specific NETCONF on the router with a given String, 
          to distinguish such FlowSpec rules from 
          FlowSpec rules injected via NETCONF by other tools or means

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2022/08
Many improvements and enhancements
        - IPv6 rule support added
        - Improved IP range matching between rules and peer IP ranges

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1.7 RELEASE (in 2021)
Completed Reimplementation
        - Update to Python 3 and Django 2
        - Reimplementation of many parts necessary because of changed dependencies
        - REST API improved

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1.65 (in 2020)
Basic Reimplementation
        - Update to Python 3 and Django 2

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(in 2019)
Enhancements
        - Docker test installation container 
        - NETCONF simulator container for testing 

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1.5 RELEASE (in 2018)
Updates and Enhancements
        - Added SNMP statistics and statistic graphs
        - Easy specification of port ranges 
        - Improved date picker
        - eduGAIN errors made depending on the configuration
        - Many other enhancements

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1.2 RELEASE
Updates and enhancements. Check documentation for updating from previous versions
        - Code Cleanup
        - Branding
        - Rest Api
        - Easier Configuration

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1.1.1 RELEASE
Minor changes release

        - Change license to GPLv3

        - Minor documentation updates

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1.1.0 RELEASE
Updates and enhancements. Check documentation for updating from previous versions

        - Minor UI enhancements
        - Patch user model to include user peer in __unicode__
        - Include celery task exceptions in proxy
        - Cleanup js files
        - Resolve a major issue where the platform would start on 2nd refresh
        - Cleanup poller urls
        - Enhancements to json routes export
        - Include timeout handling in tasks
        - Fix issue with ports not updating
        - Add longerusername plugin to replace user monkey patching
        - Handle a bug in South that causes the Peer table to become unusable after adding autoincrement

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1.0.3 RELEASE
Minor fixes. Check documentation for peers table handling

        - Fix issue with altlogin redirection
        - Switch peers primary key to AutoField
        - Make peers tables management configurable

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1.0.2 RELEASE
Documentation enhancements

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1.0.1 RELEASE
Minor fixes

Fixes:
        -Overview login theme
        -Add missing urls

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1.0.0 RELEASE
Major UI redesign, Debian Wheezy version, Django 1.4

Improvements:
        -New UI based on Bootstrap3 theme
        -Minor fixes in long polling init
        -Debian Wheezy - Django 1.4 ready

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0.9.9 RELEASE
Major documentation improvements. Minor app enhancements. Minor bug fixes

Improvements:
        -Wrote documentation in rst format (http://flowspy.readthedocs.org/)
        -Update initial data with fragment types
        -Add current version in footer via context
        -Add beanstalk client, as installation from package is fuzzy
        -Comment the helptext line in patched user model (django 1.3 issues)

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0.9.8 RELEASE
Minor functionality improvements (check Requirements)

Requirements:
        -south migration to include database changes if you are at
        <=0.9.5

Improvements:
        -Added more port validation checks
        -Added more IP address validation checks

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0.9.7 RELEASE
Minor UI improvements (check Requirements)

Requirements:
        -south migration to include database changes if you are at
        <=0.9.5

UI Improvements:
        -Added badges in rule status

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0.9.6 RELEASE
New Feature and minor UI improvements (check Requirements)

Requirements:
        -south migration to include database changes

Features:
        -Added fragment type as an option in rule match statements

UI Improvements:
        -Changed wording;from 'Suspend' to 'Deactivate'
        -Increased the size of Console and Add Rule buttons. Made Add Rule button
        stand out with different color.

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0.9.5 RELEASE
Fixes

Fixes:
        -Fixed issue with page logo
        -Changed Shibboleth attributes from HTML to Shibboleth naming in error.html
        -Minor change in the user activation procedure. Activation mail goes only to admins not TechCs

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0.9.4 RELEASE
Minor fixes

Fixes:
        -Change the name of the released file (Makefile)
        -Added copyright info plus updated the README file
        -Added missing files in images

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0.9.3 RELEASE
Minor fix

Fixes:
        -Fixed the population of "Any" in source field

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0.9.2 RELEASE
Major enhancement and a minor fixes

Enhancements:
        -Added alternative view for helpdesk

Fixes:
        -Fixed the static url for tinymce in settings
        -Fixed an issue caused by multiple Shibboleth attributes

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0.9.1 RELEASE
Major UI enhancements

Enhancements:
        -Added bootstrap UI framework
        -Added TinyMCE in flatpages
        -Brought back flatpages with JS magic for translation switching
        -HomeOrganization is no longer required-user selects from dropdown
        -Added Shibboleth mapping in settings
        -Added an Any button in source address

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0.9 RELEASE
Major enhancements

Enhancements:
        -Added internationalization support
        -Added Greek translation

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0.8.7 RELEASE
Minor enhancements

Enhancements:
        - Merged all mail txt files into one
        - Added all routes in form cleaning (initially, EXPIRED, ADMININACTIVE and ERROR were excluded)

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0.8.6 RELEASE
Minor UI enhancements/Bug fix
Fixes:
        - Fixed issue where rules in ERROR state would cause check_sync to check them
Enhancements:
        - Added small dots to ongoing response field to indicate activity

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0.8.5 RELEASE
Feature enhancement release/Minor UI fixes/Cleanup
Fixes:
        - Changed javascript order to prevent unformated content in datatables
        - Un-needed files cleanup
        - Error template is now based on base.html template
Enhancements:
        - Administrator privileges apply on UI as well
        - Enhanced application security

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0.8.4 RELEASE
Vulnerability prevention/bug fixes release
Fixes:
        - Fixed a bug where the shib auth backend erased non-shibboleth users info
        - Added an authsource variable to prevent authentication backend overlapping
        - Added exception handling for non-Shibboleth users that do not belong to a peer

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0.8.3 RELEASE
Feature enhancement release
Fixes:
        - User/username length monkey patching now works with admin forms as well

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0.8.2 RELEASE
Bug Fix release
Fixes:
        - Fixed bug with csrf cookie not being set while logged in for the first time

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0.8.1 RELEASE
This is the latest alpha release operating on production network
Changes:
        - Fixed bug with protected networks form cleaning

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v0.8.0 RELEASE
New features
Changes:
        - DB migration to protocol addition
        - Added protocol to match conditions plus check mechanism to form cleaning

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0.7.11 RELEASE
Bux fixes
Changes:
        - Prevented a bug that would cause the rule application to throw exception

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0.7.10 RELEASE
Got rid of another cronjob
Changes:
        - Turned expiration notification cron job into celery job
        - Added a preliminary draft for a Makefile facilitating various jobs

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0.7.9.7 RELEASE
Some minor changes mainly to reinforce security
Changes:
        - Added FQDN resolving in mail notification templates to denote the host that an action originated

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0.7.9.5 RELEASE
Oops! Something was missing from form validation
Changes:
        - Added source address to required fields

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0.7.9.2 RELEASE
Major changes (maybe version tag does not indicate that)
Changes:
        - Added a custom command to fetch networks for each peer. Got rid of cronjob
        - Major change with db engine. Altered database storage engine to MYISAM to allow for software relations between tables and views

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0.7.9.1 RELEASE
Code cleanups
Changes:
    - Replaced simplejson imports with json

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0.7.9 RELEASE
Bug fixes
Changes:
        - Added a custom uknown_host_cb function to overcome ssh key errors

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0.7.7 RELEASE
Modules cleanup
Changes:
        - Removed utils/beanstalkc as it is now a deb package

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0.7.1 RELEASE
Code improvements
Changes:
        - Modified peer network range update mechanism

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0.7 RELEASE
Major release/changes
Features:
        - Added registration to installed apps
        - Removed user activation from shibboleth backend. Moved it to login view

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Application features up to now:
        - Rule creation and application to device via netconf, nxpy
        - Match statements include source, destination addrs, src, dst ports
        - Then statements include discard and rate limit for plain users
        - User authentication via Shibboleth
        - Whois client determines user peer networks and user authority