Convox September Newsletter: Powerful Updates to MFA, Rack Performance, and More

As we step into September, we’re excited to bring you another round of powerful updates from Convox. This month, we’ve made significant strides in enhancing the security, performance, and efficiency of your infrastructure. From improved resource management to tighter security controls with MFA and core upgrades in our v3 racks, these updates are designed to help you optimize workflows and scale with confidence. Let’s dive into the highlights!

Feature Highlights:

Console:

• MFA Update – Elevate your organization's security with our revamped Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) setup! We’ve streamlined the process of adding users and enforcing MFA, with continued support for popular devices like YubiKey. With improved compatibility across browsers, password managers, and access token management tools, managing your team's security is now easier than ever.

v3 Racks:

• Core Components Update – We’re thrilled to announce the release of Rack version 3.19.0, which includes key updates to Kubernetes and other essential packages. This upgrade not only strengthens your infrastructure’s security and performance but also ensures smoother application management, empowering you to continue to scale and handle demanding workloads efficiently.

v2/v3 Racks:

• Convox Resource Proxy Update – We’ve enhanced our proxy libraries for managing Convox resources, improving the efficiency of large data transfers. This update simplifies administrative access from your local environment, streamlining workflows for both day-to-day database management and larger operational tasks. Available across both v2 and v3 racks, this update enhances the overall performance of your Convox environment.

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Release Notes:

Version 3:

• 3.19.0
  - Kubernetes version upgraded to 1.29
  - Go version upgraded to 1.23
  - BuildKit version upgraded to v0.16.0
  - EBS CSI driver version upgraded to v1.34.0
  - CoreDNS version upgraded to v1.11.1
  - EFS CSI driver version upgraded to v2.0.7
  - VPC CNI version upgraded to v1.18.3
  - Fix for Rack Creation and GitHub Action Failures on GCP Platform
• 3.18.11
  - Update: Improve Resource Proxy for Large File Dump/Restore Operations
  - Update: Mask API Endpoint Output in Terraform During Rack Update/Installation

Version 2:

• 20240916191315
  - Fix: Attach Required IAM Policy for Gen-1 Apps to Use TaskRole
• 20240909145100
  - Fix: Resource Proxy for Large File Dump/Restore Operations