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Meta-mender Kirkstone branch released
The kirkstone branch of meta-mender, Mender's Yocto Project layer, has been released. The main feature of this release is compatibility with the Yocto branch of the same name, which is their latest LTS release. Branches in meta-mender are maintained according the same schedule, which means that the meta-mender kirkstone branch is an LTS release, supported until at least April 2024.
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Read the articleSAML Federated Authentication is now available in Mender Enterprise
It is now possible to configure your tenant on Hosted Mender to leverage a SAML-compatible Identity Provider (IdP) to identify and authenticate users. Thanks to this feature, users can log in to Mender using their existing credentials (e.g., Azure/Microsoft, AWS, or any other SAML-compatible service.
Setting up Mender as a SAML Service Provider (SP) requires uploading the SAML metadata from yo...
Read the articleMender 3.3 release: Bringing full visibility and efficiency in segregated networks
Today Mender 3.3 is released!
Thanks to the Mender Gateway, a new component in the Mender 3.3 release, it is possible to connect devices running in a segregated or isolated network to a Mender Server. Mender Gateway provides a complete visibility of devices that could not directly connect to the management server before.
At the same time, when running multiple devices behind the same Gateway,...
Read the articleMender 2.6.4, 3.0.2 and 3.1.1 released
We are happy to announce the production releases of Mender 2.6.4, 3.0.2 and 3.1.1!
All these are patch releases and only include stability enhancements, but no new features. These releases are a good option if you would like to get the latest bugfixes but not yet ready to move to Mender 3.2.
You can see the full list of changes in the Mender 2.6.4, 3.0.2 3.1.1 Changelogs.
Read the articleMender 3.2 release: Provision devices to Azure IoT Hub
Today Mender 3.2 is released!
Mender 3.2 adds support for Azure IoT Hub through several integrations. Most notably, Mender can now provision devices to your Azure IoT Hub so your device applications are ready to send and receive application data. This avoids the hassle of key generation and management for your Azure IoT applications.
These integrations are available in all Mender plans.
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