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We're introducing a Data Center security checklist and best practices for admins. This guide will provide you with valuable insights on safely deploying and administering Atlassian self-managed software.
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Confluence Data Center is now shipping an EAP with approximately 95% of the targeted breaking changes for the platform release. We encourage marketplace partners to test and provide feedback.
Get your app ready in three steps:
A new RFC is ready for review at https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/rfc-48-the-default-theme-setting-in-confluence-data-center/79526.
The prototype version of the new login experience for Data Center is now available. Download this .jar file and test it against your apps to identify any potential conflicts.
This prototype is intended purely as a test to check how the new two-step verification experience affects your apps' functionality and determine if any changes are necessary. The scope, functionality, API, quality, look and feel, and security level of the prototype aren’t representative of the final solution.
The production version of two-step verification will be developed separately from the prototype version but the fundamental technical concept will remain unchanged.
This prototype is for testing purposes only. Don’t install it on production environments.
To install the app, follow https://confluence.atlassian.com/upm/installing-add-ons-273875715.html#InstallingMarketplaceapps-InstallaDataCenterorServerapp. In case the upload is disabled, check https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/how-to-re-enable-plugin-upload-1364557898.html.
Watch this video guide for more information on the prototype and how to test it.
As part of our ongoing commitment to security, we’ll cease publishing development releases of Data Center product artifacts to the Atlassian Maven repository. Moving forward, only artifacts used in the Early Access Program (EAP) and final product releases will be available to maintain the highest level of security for our customers.
For an added layer of security, we’re bringing a new login experience supporting two-step verification in Confluence, Jira Software, and Jira Service Management Data Center.
We’re replacing the current product-specific login pages for Confluence, Jira Software, and Jira Service Management Data Center with a unified experience.
The new login process will support built-in two-step verification capability, using time-based one-time password (TOTP) as a second factor. It will be managed by the Atlassian SSO for Data Center app, which is currently bundled with the products but will transition into a system plugin.
This change stands as an integral component of our security hardening initiative. Our aim is to establish more robust authentication measures to mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to Atlassian Data Center product instances.
We recognize that this change may potentially disrupt some integrations reliant on the REST API or UI elements. It's in our mutual interest to ensure that customers using Marketplace apps for authentication encounter no interruptions.
In a few weeks, we’ll launch an Early Access Program (EAP) for the Proof of Concept (POC) version of the solution and annouce it in this changelog. We urge you to take advantage of this opportunity to test your apps integrations.
What’s new in Confluence 8.9
Customize your profile pic
Improved comment link copying and macro searches
Resize images in a flash
Updated editor color palettes
Tighten security with websudo allowlists
Lots more!
To learn more, see the Confluence 8.9 Release Notes.
This GA release was made available on 2 April 2024
This release doesn’t support Server licenses. If you have a Server license, check out your options for upgrading.
We’re making preparations to introduce OpenSearch as an opt-in feature for our customers in a future Confluence Data Center release. With OpenSearch, we’re aiming to externalize indexing processes to support large customers in improving performance for their search- and index-related functions in Confluence DC.
Vendors can now start testing their apps with our early preview, available from version 8.9.
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For more information, refer to our guide on how to configure Confluence with OpenSearch.
Note that as a preview feature, OpenSearch currently has some limitations we are working on, which are also outlined in the guide.
The feature will be officially released to general customers in the near future.
Got feedback or want to discuss this beta? Chat with us in this Atlassian Developer Community thread. The earlier we know about potential problems, the more time we'll have to fix them before the final release.
A Confluence 8.9 beta version is available now for testing. To find out what’s changed, check out Preparing for Confluence 8.9.
Got feedback or want to discuss this beta? Chat with us in this Atlassian Developer Community thread. The earlier we know about potential problems, the more time we'll have to fix them before the final release.
EDIT, 23-Apr-2024: This RFC is now closed.
A new RFC is ready for review at https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/rfc-39-allowing-installation-of-only-signed-apps-on-customer-instances/78225.
A Confluence 8.9 EAP milestone is available now for testing. To find out what’s changed, check out Preparing for Confluence 8.9.
Got feedback or want to discuss the latest EAP? Chat with us in this Atlassian Developer Community thread. The earlier we know about potential problems, the more time we'll have to fix them before the final release.
As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure our platform remains secure and efficient, we will remove some outdated jQuery libraries.
Our plan for Confluence 9.0 is to:
Remove jQuery migrate 1.4.1: This library was introduced when we upgraded from jQuery 1.x to 2.x, offering backward compatibility for plugins to the older version. jQuery 1.x no longer receives security updates and has reached its end of life. Removing support for this is now crucial in order to advance towards more security maintained versions of the library.
Remove jQuery version 2.x: This library was deprecated in 2015 and it no longer gets any new feature or security updates.
Update our platform to jQuery 3.x:* The latest secure and maintained version of jQuery 3.x (3.7.1 at the time of writing this) will be available in the Confluence along with jQuery migrate 3.x to provide backward compatibility with version 2.x for some period of time and will be removed in future versions.
Read more details, including migration information, in our jQuery upgrade guide.
What’s new in Confluence 8.8?
Delete multiple attachments at once
New REST APIs for easier content management
Encrypted user directory server passwords
New health checks in the ATST app
New infrastructure metrics for in-product diagnostics
More accessibility improvements
To learn more, see Confluence 8.8 Release Notes.
This GA release was made available on 8 February 2024.
This release doesn’t support Server licenses. If you have a Server license, check out your options for upgrading.
We’re excited to share our plans for the upcoming platform release for Confluence Data Center.
Confluence 9.0 focuses on security, with many enhancements to our security posture and capabilities. It will also host a range of accessibility and supported platform improvements that sets the product up as a trusting host of features to be delivered in the 9.x series. It and will include some breaking changes and significant platform upgrades.
Want to learn more or leave feedback? Chat with us at this Atlassian Developer Community thread. It contains more detail of what to expect in Confluence 9.0.
A Confluence 8.8 EAP milestone is available now for testing. To find out what’s changed, check out Preparing for Confluence 8.8.
Got feedback or want to discuss the latest EAP? Chat with us at this Atlassian Developer Community thread. The earlier we know about potential problems, the more time we'll have to fix them before the final release.
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