From 2e66faba76908fe24add9aa1cb7b0d188a0f8be3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Kreibich Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 17:37:46 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Some NEWS updates for 6.2 [skip ci] --- NEWS | 20 +++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 9415e0c2bf..d4c0afd43e 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -190,6 +190,20 @@ New Functionality - A new ``NetControl::rule_added_policy`` hook has been introduced to allow modification of NetControl rules after they have been added. +- The IP geolocation / ASN lookup features in the script layer provide better + configurability. The file names of MaxMind databases are now configurable via + the new ``mmdb_city_db``, ``mmdb_country_db``, and ``mmdb_asn_db`` constants, + and the previously hardwired fallback search path when not using an + ``mmdb_dir`` value is now adjustable via the ``mmdb_dir_fallbacks`` + vector. Databases opened explicitly via the ``mmdb_open_location_db`` and + ``mmdb_open_asn_db`` functions now behave more predictably when updated or + removed. For details, see: + https://docs.zeek.org/en/master/customizations.html#address-geolocation-and-as-lookups + +- The ``zeek-config`` script now provides a set of ``--have-XXX`` checks for + features optionally compiled in. Each check reports "yes"/"no" to stdout and + exits with 0/1, respectively. + Changed Functionality --------------------- @@ -218,7 +232,11 @@ Changed Functionality - The ``netcontrol_catch_release.log`` now contains a plugin column that shows which plugin took an action. The logs also contain information when errors or existing - rules are encountered. + rules are encountered. + +- The ``Cluster::PoolSpec`` record no longer provides default values for its + ``topic`` and ``node_type`` fields, since defaults don't fit their intended + use and looked confusing in generated documentation. Removed Functionality ---------------------