Release Announcements
=====================
-This is the first pre release of Samba 4.15. This is *not*
+This is the first pre release of Samba 4.21. This is *not*
intended for production environments and is designed for testing
purposes only. Please report any defects via the Samba bug reporting
system at https://bugzilla.samba.org/.
-Samba 4.15 will be the next version of the Samba suite.
+Samba 4.21 will be the next version of the Samba suite.
UPGRADING
=========
-New GPG key
------------
-
-The GPG release key for Samba releases changed from:
+LDAP TLS/SASL channel binding support
+-------------------------------------
-pub dsa1024/6F33915B6568B7EA 2007-02-04 [SC] [expires: 2021-02-05]
- Key fingerprint = 52FB C0B8 6D95 4B08 4332 4CDC 6F33 915B 6568 B7EA
-uid [ full ] Samba Distribution Verification Key <samba-bugs@samba.org>
-sub elg2048/9C6ED163DA6DFB44 2007-02-04 [E] [expires: 2021-02-05]
+The ldap server supports SASL binds with
+kerberos or NTLMSSP over TLS connections
+now (either ldaps or starttls).
-to the following new key:
+Setups where 'ldap server require strong auth = allow_sasl_over_tls'
+was required before, can now most likely move to the
+default of 'ldap server require strong auth = yes'.
-pub rsa4096/AA99442FB680B620 2020-12-21 [SC] [expires: 2022-12-21]
- Key fingerprint = 81F5 E283 2BD2 545A 1897 B713 AA99 442F B680 B620
-uid [ultimate] Samba Distribution Verification Key <samba-bugs@samba.org>
-sub rsa4096/97EF9386FBFD4002 2020-12-21 [E] [expires: 2022-12-21]
+If SASL binds without correct tls channel bindings are required
+'ldap server require strong auth = allow_sasl_without_tls_channel_bindings'
+should be used now, as 'allow_sasl_over_tls' will generate a
+warning in every start of 'samba', as well as '[samba-tool ]testparm'.
-Starting from Jan 21th 2021, all Samba releases will be signed with the new key.
+This is similar to LdapEnforceChannelBinding under
+HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters
+on Windows.
-See also GPG_AA99442FB680B620_replaces_6F33915B6568B7EA.txt
+All client tools using ldaps also include the correct
+channel bindings now.
NEW FEATURES/CHANGES
====================
-- bind DLZ: Added the ability to set allow/deny lists for zone
- transfer clients.
- Up to now, any client could use a DNS zone transfer request
- to the bind server, and get an answer from Samba.
- Now the default behaviour will be to deny those request.
- Two new options have been added to manage the list of
- authorized/denied clients for zone transfer requests.
- In order to be accepted, the request must be issued by a client
- that is in the allow list and NOT in the deny list.
-
-Improved command line user experience
--------------------------------------
-
-Samba utilities did not consistently implement their command line interface. A
-number of options were requiring to specify values in one tool and not in the
-other, some options meant different in different tools.
-
-These should be stories of the past now. A new command line parser has been
-implemented with sanity checking. Also the command line interface has been
-simplified and provides better control for encryption, singing and kerberos.
-
-Also several command line options have a smb.conf variable to control the
-default now.
-
-All tools are logging to stderr by default. You can use --debug-stdout to
-change the behavior.
-
-### Common parser:
-Options added:
---client-protection=off|sign|encrypt
+LDB no longer a standalone tarball
+----------------------------------
-Options renamed:
---kerberos -> --use-kerberos=required|desired|off
---krb5-ccache -> --use-krb5-ccache=CCACHE
---scope -> --netbios-scope=SCOPE
---use-ccache -> --use-winbind-ccache
+LDB, Samba's LDAP-like local database and the power behind the Samba
+AD DC, is no longer available to build as a distinct tarball, but is
+instead provided as an optional public library.
-Options removed:
--e|--encrypt
--C removed from --use-winbind-ccache
--i removed from --netbios-scope
--S|--signing
+If you need ldb as a public library, say to build sssd, then use
+ ./configure --private-libraries='!ldb'
+This re-integration allows LDB tests to use the Samba's full selftest
+system, including our knownfail infrastructure, and decreases the work
+required during security releases as a coordinated release of the ldb
+tarball is not also required.
-### Duplicates in command line utils
+This approach has been demonstrated already in Debian, which is already
+building Samba and LDB is this way.
-ldbadd/ldbsearch/ldbdel/ldbmodify/ldbrename:
--e is not available for --editor anymore
--s is not used for --configfile anymore
+As part of this work, the pyldb-util public library, not known to be
+used by any other software, is made private to Samba.
-ndrdump:
--l is not available for --load-dso anymore
-
-net:
--l is not available for --long anymore
-
-sharesec:
--V is not available for --viewsddl anymore
-
-smbcquotas:
---user -> --quota-user
-
-nmbd:
---log-stdout -> --debug-stdout
-
-smbd:
---log-stdout -> --debug-stdout
-
-winbindd:
---log-stdout -> --debug-stdout
+LDB Module API Python bindings removed
+--------------------------------------
+The LDB Modules API, which we do not promise a stable ABI or API for,
+was wrapped in python in early LDB development. However that wrapping
+never took into account later changes, and so has not worked for a
+number of years. Samba 4.21 and LDB 2.10 removes this unused and
+broken feature.
REMOVED FEATURES
================
-Tru64 ACL support has been removed from this release. The last
-supported release of Tru64 UNIX was in 2012.
-
-NIS support has been removed from this release. This is not
-available in Linux distributions anymore.
-
-The DLZ DNS plugin is no longer built for Bind versions 9.8 and 9.9,
-which have been out of support since 2018.
smb.conf changes
================
- Parameter Name Description Default
- -------------- ----------- -------
- client use kerberos New desired
- client protection New default
- winbind use krb5 enterprise principals Changed Yes
+ Parameter Name Description Default
+ -------------- ----------- -------
+ ldap server require strong auth new values
KNOWN ISSUES
============
-https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Release_Planning_for_Samba_4.15#Release_blocking_bugs
+https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Release_Planning_for_Samba_4.21#Release_blocking_bugs
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-joining the #samba-technical IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.
+joining the #samba-technical:matrix.org matrix room, or
+#samba-technical IRC channel on irc.libera.chat
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