2021.04

2021.04

Features:

• security:

  • first block decryption with pkcs11

• general:

  • merge install from file with OTA install
  • extend -o option
    • create directory if not present
  • selections via configuration file
  • optimize reuse of configuration file
  • fix postinstall in case of downloader
  • add thread synchronization at startup

• License:

  • prepare to be REUSE compatible (WIP)

• handlers:

  • diskpart : extend to initialize a filesystem
    • support for VFAT
    • support for ext2 / ext3 /ext4

• Lua :

  • detect root device and export to Lua

• Webserver:

  • Update to Mongoose 6.18

• doc:

  • rewrote some parts not very clear

• ipc:

  • extend IPC with new option
  • -o can be set via IPC
  • dry-run can be set via IPC
  • version checking via IPC
  • increase robustness

• parser:

  • full support of links
  • extend hook to partitions

• bootloader:

  • fix grub interface

• build:

  • do not rebuild if nothing changed

• fixes :

  • fix defects reported by coverity

2020.11

2020.11

Features:

• security:

  • encryption of sw-description (aes-cbc-256)
  • fix IVT size for encryption (IPC)
  • support WolfSSL and PKCS#11
  • fix encryption of single block
  • mbedTLS : support RSA PSS

• general:

  • rework dry-run mode (scripts were executed)
  • semantic version to compare versions
  • resume after a power-cut
  • library becomes shared

• handlers:

  • diskpart: new table available after setting
    to be able to install SW
  • diskpart : write table only in case of changes
  • new: UUID checker. It checks that a filesystem with
    same UUID does not exist.

• Lua :

  • add interface to get which selection is chosen
  • LuaJIT (5.1) compatibility

• progress interface:

  • add non blocking mode
  • send total number of bytes to be downloaded, too.

• doc:

  • maintain links to previous release on Website

• ipc:

  • allow to set selection for each install request
  • new interface, API will be more stable
  • commands to enable / disable suricatta daemon

• others:

  • drop CRC check (useful for not patched cpio,
    that means with Debian and files > 2GB)
  • support cpio newc format
  • state save also outside suricatta

• build:

  • out of tree build fixed

• tools:

  • swupdate-progress in quiet mode

• fixes :

  • check in git history for full changelog

2020.04

Prepare 2020.04

• Lua: expose more functions
• Webserver :
  • Updated to mongoose 6.16
• New handlers:
  • readback handler
  • disk partitioning handler
  • provide full log for shell scripts
• Handlers:
  • added "create-destination" to archive handler
• Security:
  • Add an IPC to set AES key for decryption
  • IVT for each artifact
  • Added RSAPSS in case of mbedTLD
• suricatta:
  • IPC to enable / disable daemon
  • send full log to Hawkbit Server
  • added configuration if token must be used
    to download artifacts (fix compatibility with AWS)
  • added "-f" to bind the interface to the channel
• configuration:
  • default configuration file searched if none is passed
• tools:
  • a script can be called after update
• parser:
  • Hooks available for bootloader variables, too
  • Version of firmware sent to progress interface
• general:
  • preupdate command
  • fix multilib support in OE
  • add support for coverity and fix of most defects found
  • fixes and clean up (list in git history)

2019.11

• Improved support for libubootenv
• rework swuforwarder, fix corruption
• support system update
• drop legacy webserver
• support more as one instance of SWUpdate on the same target
• improve support for Debian
• Parser:
  • regexp for hardware compatibility check
  • new attribute: install-if-higher
  • hook support for bootloader section
  • new attribute: output to save SWU
  • bootloader_marker ("recovery_status") deactivable
• Handlers:
  • ubiswap: atomic switch of UBI volumes
  • SSBL : switch between sw set with own structure
  • introduce handler without data
  • ubivol: auto-resize of volumes
  • fix rdiff handler
  • archive: set locale
• Security:
  • support for rsa-pss
  • support for MBEDTLS
• Lua:
  • export swupdate_progress_update
• Compression:
  • added support for zstd
• Documentation:
  • general improvements and fixes
  • links to newer talks about SWUpdate
• Webserver:
  • fix hang if connection is broken

Prepare 2019.04

New features in this release:

- Improved documentation
- delta updates based on rdiff library
- support for libubootenv
- dry-run option
- CA certificates for signed images
- Fix security leak in parser

2018.11

Prepare 2011.11

New features in this release:

- extended parser to support links and reuse common parts in
sw-description
- Better support for FreeBSD
- Bootloader environmen can be updated using images
- Suricatta: extended to include new backends
	- added "general server" module for easy remote server
	- Hawkbit: support token
- Handlers: added handler to update fw on microcontroller via UART
- No downgrading feature

2018.03

• New Website
• Support compression of encrypted images
• Lua improvements
• support local store of streams
• Fix some issues in bootloader interface
• Improve documentation and fixes

2017.11: Changelog:

- Improved LUA interface
- New handler : SWU forwarder
- bug fixes

Full changelog in debian/changelog

2017.07: Changelog:

- Support openSSL 1.1.x
- Improve documentation
- Force some MTD to use UBI
- Spawn external processes and monitors them
- SWUpdate has a Logo now !
- Improve bootloader abstraction
- Hawkbit : check for cancel before updating
- U-Boot env was not saved
- raw handler: offset property
- reorganize LUA interface
- parser: add support for embedded script
- reorganize examples and add some utilities (tools)
- cleanup and fixes !

Release 2017.04

Changelog:

- Licensing client library under LGPL
- Hawkbit extensions and fixes
  - add missing API
  - allow to control behavior from external process
  - many fixes
- generic bootloader interface
- support for GRUB bootloader
- extend progress interface
- intercommunication between subprocesses