What's new in the latest release (Version 10.0.5.7)
Find out about the newest features and the latest updates in IBM® API Connect.
IBM API Connect 10.0.5.7 is the latest 10.0.5.x Long Term Support (LTS) release, following the previous 10.0.5.6 release.
Product files and release notes
- Access the latest files from IBM Fix Central by searching for the API Connect product and your installed version. Full installation files for IBM API Connect can be downloaded from Passport Advantage.
- For details on the specific APARs that are included in this release, links to downloads, and additional blogs and conference notices, see the IBM API Connect 10.0.5.7 Support Announcement page.
Version 10.0.5.7 updates
IBM API Connect Version 10.0.5.7 contains fixes, and the following enhancements.
- LoopBack is deprecated
- LoopBack is now deprecated and support will be removed in an upcoming release.
- Analytics
event_id
generation -
The auto-generated
event_id
for analytics API events is now generated based on a hashed version of thedatetime
,transaction_id
, andclient_id
fields combined by using the SHA1 algorithm.This change prevents the analytics subsystem from ingesting duplicated API events, which can be caused by gateway failure.
- Cert-manager update required for Kubernetes deployments
- API Connect 10.0.5.7 uses cert-manager 1.12.9. If you are upgrading a deployment on Kubernetes, be sure to update the cert-manager as explained in the procedure for Upgrading subsystems on native Kubernetes.
- VMware apicup certs list command checks for certificate expiry
- The apicup certs list command that is used on VMware now checks the expiry
date of all certificates that are managed by apicup. A warning is output for any
certificates that are expired or close to expiry.
For more information about checking certificate expiry on VMware, see Certificate expiry and renewal.