v2.9.0

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Features

• Authorization Middleware #992: Introduces new Authorisation middleware support

Enhancements

• Create a function to allow the "merging" of multiple auths #588: Adds support for merging Authentication methods into a new Authentication method
• Trigger server state events before closing listeners #1082, Invoke-PodeTask #1107: Adds a new "Running" event type, which will be triggered once all Runspaces have started
• Add SslProtocol parameter on Add-PodeEndpoint #1101: Adds a new -SslProtocol parameter to Add-PodeEndpoint, to allow setting SSL Protocols per endpoint
• Hide Web Server Name Tag from response header #1106: Adds two new Security functions to control the hiding/showing of the Server header in responses
• Make the Test-PodeJwt function Public #1142: The Test-PodeJwt function is now public (thanks @alan-null!)
• Add a new "Session" Authentication type #1163: Adds a new "Session" authentication method, useful if you need multiple authentication methods and the user can choose one

Bugs

• Authentication: Basic AD Auth with -ASCredential "parameter Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Provider'." #1030: Fixes an issue with some Authentication methods when -AsCredential was supplied on the scheme
• Don't parse Query String if there is no Query String #1081: Don't attempt to parse the query string if there is no query string supplied
• Test-PodeJwt exp and nbf validation incorrect #1083: Fixes a time-zone issue when verifying JWT "exp" and "nbf" properties (thanks @avin3sh!)
• smtp handler body html parse #1087: Fixes an SMTP body parsing issue when multiple headers are in the request
• Increase JSON depth on save/restore to maximums #1093: Allow greater JSON depths to be used when saving/restoring State (thanks @plk!)
• On restart verbs are not being loaded correctly via Use-PodeVerbs #1125: Fixes an issue where Verbs weren't being cleared down appropriately on server restart
• Request logging 'User' attribute is always set to '-'; cannot be customized #1130: When request logging is enabled, and an authenticated user is available, the username will now be used and not "-"
• Runspace error on pode start #1137: Fixes the loading of AutoImport configuration - it was being ignored!

Documentation

• Add release dates to the release notes page #1078: Adds release dates to the releases notes page
• Update docs for AD authentication to reference users in the "Protected Users" group #1099: Adds a reference to the "Protected Users" group in the AD Authentication page
• fix port #1115, fix comment #1116: Fixes incorrect ports in Example scripts (thanks @ArieHein!)
• Mardown style changes #1117, Markdown fixes #1118, Markdown fixes #1119: Fixes markdown syntax in pages (thanks @ArieHein!)
• Add reference link about SecretManagement to docs #1123: Adds reference link about using the SecretManagement module in automation scenarios
• Fixed broken links in documentation #1133: Fixes broken links to functions (thanks @Chris--A!)
• Mention the use of Maximum Worker Processes in IIS #1141: Updates the IIS page to reference the use of Maximum Worker Processes, and Sessions being stored in-memory

Packaging

• Add .vscode PowerShell code formatting settings #1169: Adds a .vscode workspace settings file, with PowerShell code formatting settings
• Bump the image versions used in Dockerfiles #1170: Bumps the Alpine version to 3.17, and Ubuntu to 22.04 in Dockerfiles
• Bump the MkDocs and Material Theme versions #1171: Bumps the versions of MkDocs and the Material theme

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I was going to release this today, but life happened! My hope is to release this tomorrow.