Diskover 2.4.0 Release Notes – Diskover Data

Overview

Version 2.4.0 brings significant improvements to authentication capabilities, configuration management, and platform stability. This release includes enhanced Okta and Elasticsearch integration, comprehensive plugin fixes, and important user interface improvements.

New Features

Enhanced Okta Integration (DEV-100, DEV-40)

Refactored Okta authentication to support both custom scopes, claims and personal identity tokens
Added flexible configuration options for enterprise SSO deployments
Improved security token handling and validation

Elasticsearch Authentication & SSL Support (DEV-95, DEV-98)

Added comprehensive Elasticsearch authentication support
Implemented SSL/TLS connection capabilities for secure data transmission
Enhanced security posture for Elasticsearch communications

Performance Improvements

Post-Index Plugin Stability (DEV-86)

Comprehensive updates to post-index plugin configuration structure
All plugins tested and verified for compatibility
Improved reliability of post-indexing workflows
Enhanced error handling in plugin execution

Bug Fixes

User Interface Fixes

Custom Tag Color Display (DEV-102)

Fixed tag color rendering logic in Diskover Web
Tags now properly display their assigned colors throughout the interface
Corrected get_custom_tag_color() function logic

Tag Dropdown Menu Enhancement (DEV-121)

Resolved duplicate "Delete Tag" entries in tag dropdown menus
Streamlined tag management interface
Improved user experience when managing file tags

Configuration Management

Scanner Environment Variable Handling (DEV-109)

Fixed Pydantic AliasChoices issue affecting environment variables in scan tasks
Environment variables beyond the first choice are now properly recognized
Resolved configuration parsing problems that caused certain settings to be ignored

Alternate Task Configuration Support (DEV-119)

Fixed broken alternate task configurations
Enhanced flexibility in task management

Admin Interface

License Request Email Fix (DEV-112)

Resolved email delivery issues in Diskover Admin license request form
Fixed CC parameter handling when not provided
Enhanced license request workflow reliability

Web Application Stability

Core Application Bug Fixes

Multiple bug fixes and improvements in Diskover.php core file
Enhanced error handling and edge case management
Improved code quality with extensive refactoring

Configuration and Deployment

Package Management Improvements

Enhanced RPM package specifications
Improved installation process reliability
Streamlined package creation and distribution pipelines

Infrastructure Updates

Added support for NFS and CIFS utilities in deployment packages
Improved OVA build automation
Enhanced artifact creation and version management

Known Issues

None reported for this release

Upgrade Notes

Elasticsearch Connections: Review your Elasticsearch connection settings if using authentication or SSL/TLS
Okta Integration: If using Okta SSO, verify your configuration supports the new authentication options for custom claims and PI tokens
Post-Index Plugins: Verify post-index plugin configurations after upgrade to ensure compatibility with new configuration structure
Scanner Tasks: Review scan task environment variable configurations, especially if using alternate configuration files
Tags: Existing tag colors should now display correctly without any action required
Admin License Requests: Email functionality in license request form has been improved and should work reliably

System Requirements

No changes from version 2.3.x
Elasticsearch 7.x or 8.x recommended
PHP 7.2 or higher
Python 3.8 or higher for scanner components

Deprecations

None for this release