necouchman commented on a change in pull request #80: URL: https://github.com/apache/guacamole-website/pull/80#discussion_r445954465
########## File path: _releases/1.2.0.md ########## @@ -0,0 +1,410 @@ +--- + +released: false +title: 1.2.0 +date: 2020-06-24 02:31:09 -0700 +summary: > + Support for SAML 2.0, Wake-on-LAN, and easy switching between active + connections, numerous fixes for RDP, improvements to TOTP, database + support, and behavior on iOS devices. + +artifact-root: "https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/"; +checksum-root: "https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/"; +download-path: "guacamole/1.2.0-RC1/" +checksum-suffixes: + "PGP" : ".asc" + "SHA-256" : ".sha256" + +source-dist: + - "source/guacamole-client-1.2.0.tar.gz" + - "source/guacamole-server-1.2.0.tar.gz" + +binary-dist: + - "binary/guacamole-1.2.0.war" + - "binary/guacamole-auth-cas-1.2.0.tar.gz" + - "binary/guacamole-auth-duo-1.2.0.tar.gz" + - "binary/guacamole-auth-header-1.2.0.tar.gz" + - "binary/guacamole-auth-jdbc-1.2.0.tar.gz" + - "binary/guacamole-auth-ldap-1.2.0.tar.gz" + - "binary/guacamole-auth-openid-1.2.0.tar.gz" + - "binary/guacamole-auth-quickconnect-1.2.0.tar.gz" + - "binary/guacamole-auth-saml-1.2.0.tar.gz" + - "binary/guacamole-auth-totp-1.2.0.tar.gz" + +documentation: + "Manual" : "/doc/1.2.0/gug" + "guacamole-common" : "/doc/1.2.0/guacamole-common" + "guacamole-common-js" : "/doc/1.2.0/guacamole-common-js" + "guacamole-ext" : "/doc/1.2.0/guacamole-ext" + "libguac" : "/doc/1.2.0/libguac" + +--- + +The 1.2.0 release features support for SAML 2.0, Wake-on-LAN, and a new +interface for easily switching between multiple active connections. The general +behavior of the login interface has also been improved, as has the flexibility +of the TOTP support, which may now be used even with user accounts that do not +yet exist in the database. + +**The 1.2.0 release is compatible with older 1.x components.** You should +upgrade older components to 1.2.0 when possible, however things should continue +to work correctly in the interim: + +* Extensions written for older 1.x releases can be used by 1.2.0. +* Components written for the version of the Guacamole protocol used by older + 1.x releases can be used with components of the 1.2.0 release. + + +New features and improvements +----------------------------- + +### Single sign-on with SAML 2.0 + +Similar to existing support for CAS and OpenID Connect, Guacamole now provides +support for SAML 2.0, allowing any identity provider implementing this standard +to function as a source of identity. + +Note that this new extension only deals with determining the identity of users +that have authenticated via SAML (and redirecting unauthenticated users to the +configured identity provider so that they may authenticate). The details of the +connections available to each user must be provided via another extension, such +as the [database authentication](/doc/1.2.0/gug/jdbc-auth.html). + + * [GUACAMOLE-103](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-103) - SAML 2.0 support for user authentication + +### Wake-on-LAN + +Automatically activating machines using Wake-on-LAN is now supported for VNC, +RDP, SSH, and telnet connections. Additional connection parameters are +available which define how the Wake-on-LAN "Magic Packet" should be broadcast. +If enabled on a connection, the "Magic Packet" will be sent before attempting +to connect, signaling the desired machine to power up. + + * [GUACAMOLE-513](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-513) - Wake on LAN integration + +### Easy switching between multiple connections + +Users with access to multiple connections may now select from those connections +within the Guacamole menu while already using another connection. The +connection name that is displayed at the top of the Guacamole menu functions as +a drop-down menu from which any accessible connection may be selected. + +Once multiple connections are running, connections that are running in the +background appear as thumbnails in a collapsible panel on the lower-right +corner of the screen. These thumbnails update in real-time, and clicking on a +thumbnail will switch to that connection without disconnecting. + + * [GUACAMOLE-723](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-723) - Support display of multiple connections within same tab + +### Improved login behavior + +When the Guacamole login dialog is displayed, the first blank login field will +now automatically be focused, allowing failed logins to be more easily retried. + +In deployments where the login process may be lengthy, such as when dependent +on a response from a relatively slow database or LDAP server, the login form +will now disable itself and fade out to indicate that the form has been +submitted and the login attempt is being processed. + + * [GUACAMOLE-302](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-302) - Refocus relevant in-progress login fields after auth failure + * [GUACAMOLE-742](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-742) - Display feedback while waiting for login + +### Using TOTP with non-database user accounts + +Guacamole's TOTP support can now be used alongside extensions like LDAP, so +long as a database is also configured. The former caveat that TOTP users must +have "Change own password" permission within the database no longer applies, +and Guacamole's various supported databases can now be configured to +automatically create user accounts for users that have successfully +authenticated. + + * [GUACAMOLE-708](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-708) - Allow database storage of arbitrary attributes for non-database users + +### VNC support for usernames + +Guacamole now supports username/password authentication for VNC in addition to +the standard password-only authentication. VNC servers that require a username +in addition to a password should now be accessible using Guacamole. + + * [GUACAMOLE-514](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-514) - Implement additional authentication methods for VNC + +### Granular control of clipboard and file transfer + +Copy and paste can now be individually disabled by the administrator on a +per-connection basis, allowing data transfer through the clipboard to be +tightly restricted. + +File transfer has always been disabled unless explicitly enabled, however this +support can now be enabled while also disabling download or upload, allowing +file transfer to be restricted to a single direction. + + * [GUACAMOLE-381](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-381) - Allow clipboard access to be disabled + * [GUACAMOLE-474](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-474) - Allow file upload and download to be enabled separately + +### Improved control of LDAP group object structure + +Guacamole's LDAP support now allows configuration of the type of groups used to +dictate access. While Guacamole previously assumed use of the `groupOfNames` +object class and its `member` attribute, other object classes like `posixGroup` +may now be used, and their corresponding member attributes may be defined. + + * [GUACAMOLE-300](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-300) - Support posixGroup in LDAP Authentication and Group-based Session Admission + +### `guacenc` support for MPEG-4 containers + +The optional `guacenc` utility that is part of guacamole-server will now +produce video within MPEG-4 container files, not just raw, containerless MPEG-4 +video streams. + + * [GUACAMOLE-465](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-465) - Guacenc should support libavformat + +### Support for SSL/TLS database connections + +For MySQL and PostgreSQL servers that require SSL/TLS connections, Guacamole +now provides options to configure this. Additional properties within +`guacamole.properties` may be specified to allow/require use of SSL, as well as +to configure the level of certificate validation. + + * [GUACAMOLE-728](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-728) - Docker image unable to connect to MySQL8 docker: Public Key Retrieval Not Allowed + +### Support for the MariaDB JDBC driver + +While MySQL and MariaDB share a common origin and are generally compatible, +their corresponding JDBC drivers have diverged, and Guacamole's MySQL/MariaDB +support previously assumed that the MySQL driver would be used. + +Guacamole now supports the MariaDB version of "Connector/J" in addition to the +MySQL version. + + * [GUACAMOLE-852](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-852) - Support MariaDB JDBC Driver + +### Support for SQL Server instance names + +SQL Server supports deploying multiple instances on the same server, with each +additional instance identified its own unique name. 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