authentik/website/docs/releases/2021/v2021.12.md

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Release 2021.12	/releases/2021.12

Headline changes

This release does not have any headline features, and mostly fixes bugs.

Breaking changes

• stages/prompt: Before 2021.12, any policy was required to pass for the result to be considered valid. This has been changed, and now all policies are required to be valid.

Minor changes

• core: make defaults for _change_email and _change_username configurable
• core: remove dump_config, handle directly in config loader without booting django, don't check database
• events: add gdpr_compliance option
• internal: fix integrated docs not working
• internal: use runserver when debug for code reload
• lib: add cli option for lib.config
• lib: add improved log to sentry events being sent
• lib: fix custom URL schemes being overwritten
• lib: load json strings in config env variables
• lib: log error for file:// in config
• lifecycle: allow custom worker count in k8s
• lifecycle: improve backup restore by dropping database before
• lifecycle: improve redis connection debug py printing full URL
• outpost: configure error reporting based off of main instance config
• outposts: don't panic when listening for metrics fails
• outposts: reload on signal USR1, fix display of reload offset
• outposts/ldap: copy boundUsers map when running refresh instead of using blank map
• outposts/ldap: fix panic when attempting to update without locked users mutex
• outposts/proxy: continue compiling additional regexes even when one fails
• outposts/proxy: show better error when hostname isn't configured
• outposts/proxy: use disableIndex for static files
• policies/expression: fix ak_user_has_authenticator evaluation when not specifying optional device_type (#1849)
• providers/saml: fix SessionNotOnOrAfter not being included
• root: add lifespan shim to prevent errors
• root: fix settings for managed not loaded
• root: make sentry sample rate configurable
• stages/authenticator_validate: catch error when attempting to configure user without flow
• stages/email: fix missing component in response when retrying email send
• stages/email: minify email css template
• stages/email: prevent error with duplicate token
• web: improve dark theme for vertical tabs
• web: only show applications with http link
• web/admin: allow flow edit on flow view page
• web/admin: fix actions column on ip reputation page
• web/admin: fix Forms with file uploads not handling errors correctly
• web/admin: make object view pages more consistent
• web/admin: make user clickable for bound policies list
• web/admin: redesign provider pages to provide more info
• web/admin: show changelog on user info page
• web/admin: unify rendering and sorting of user lists
• web/elements: add new API to store attributes in URL, use for table and tabs
• web/elements: allow app.model names for ak-object-changelog
• web/elements: allow multiple tabs with different state
• web/flows: fix spinner during webauthn not centred
• web/flows: update default background
• web/user: fix filtering for applications based on launchURL
• web/user: fix height issues on user interface

Fixed in 2021.12.1-rc2

• *: don't use go embed to make using custom files easier
• crypto: add certificate discovery to automatically import certificates from lets encrypt
• crypto: fix default API not having an ordering
• outposts: always trigger outpost reconcile on startup
• outposts/ldap: Rework/improve LDAP search logic. (#1687)
• outposts/proxy: make logging fields more consistent
• outposts/proxy: re-add rs256 support
• providers/proxy: fix defaults for traefik integration
• providers/proxy: use wildcard for traefik headers copy
• providers/saml: fix error when using post bindings and user freshly logged in
• providers/saml: fix IndexError in signature check
• sources/ldap: add optional tls verification certificate
• sources/ldap: allow multiple server URIs for loadbalancing and failover
• sources/ldap: don't cache LDAP Connection, use random server
• sources/ldap: handle typeerror during creation of objects when using wrong keyword params
• sources/plex: fix plex token being included in event log
• stages/prompt: fix error when both default and required are set
• web/admin: add spinner to table refresh button to show progress
• web/admin: don't show disabled http basic as red
• web/admin: fix wrong description for reputation policy
• web/flows: fix linting errors
• web/flows: Revise duo authenticator login prompt text (#1872)

Fixed in 2021.12.1-rc3

• core: add FlowToken which saves the pickled flow plan, replace standard token in email stage to allow finishing flows in different sessions
• core: fix missing permission check for group creating when creating service account
• outposts/ldap: Fix search case sensitivity. (#1897)
• policies/expression: add ak_call_policy
• providers/saml: add ?force_binding to limit bindings for metadata endpoint
• root: add request_id to celery tasks, prefixed with "task-"
• sources/*: Allow creation of source connections via API
• stages/prompt: use policyenginemode all
• tests/e2e: add post binding test
• web: fix duplicate classes, make generic icon clickable
• web: fix text colour for bad request on light mode
• web/admin: show outpost warning on application page too
• web/elements: close dropdown when refresh event is dispatched
• web/user: allow custom font-awesome icons for applications

Fixed in 2021.12.1-rc4

• core: fix error when using invalid key-values in attributes query
• flows: fix error in inspector view
• flows: fix error when trying to print FlowToken objects
• lib: correctly report "faked" IPs to sentry
• outposts: add additional checks for websocket connection
• outposts: cleanup logs for failed binds
• outposts: don't try to create docker client for embedded outpost
• outposts: fix docker controller not stopping containers
• outposts: fix unlabeled transaction
• outposts: handle RuntimeError during websocket connect
• outposts: rewrite re-connect logic without recws
• outposts: set display name for outpost service account
• outposts/ldap: fix searches with mixed casing
• outposts/proxy: use filesystem storage for non-embedded outposts
• policies: don't always clear application cache on post_save
• stagse/authenticator_webauthn: remove pydantic import
• web: fix borders of sidebars in dark mode

Fixed in 2021.12.1-rc5

• crypto: add additional validation before importing a certificate
• events: add flow_execution event type
• events: fix schema for top_per_user
• flows: fix wrong exception being caught in flow inspector
• outposts: reset backoff after successful connect
• outposts/proxy: fix securecookie: the value is too long again, since it can happen even with filesystem storage
• providers/oauth2: add additional logging to show with token path is taken
• providers/oauth2: use generate_key instead of uuid4
• sources/ldap: fix incorrect task names being referenced, use source native slug
• sources/oauth: add initial okta type
• sources/oauth: allow oauth types to override their login button challenge
• sources/oauth: implement apple native sign-in using the apple JS SDK
• sources/oauth: strip parts of custom apple client_id
• stages/authenticator_webauthn: make user_verification configurable
• stages/identification: fix miscalculated sleep
• stages/invitation: use GroupMemberSerializer serializer to prevent all of the user's groups and their users from being returned
• web: add link to open API Browser for API Drawer
• web/admin: add dashboard with user creation/login statistics
• web/admin: fix invalid display for LDAP Source sync status
• web/admin: fix rendering for applications on view page
• web/admin: fix rendering of applications with custom icon
• web/admin: improve wording for froward_auth, don't show setup when using proxy mode
• web/admin: show warning when deleting currently logged in user
• web/admin: update overview page
• web/flows: fix error when attempting to enroll new webauthn device

Fixed in 2021.12.1

• core: fix error when attempting to provider from cached application
• events: improve app lookup for event creation
• internal: cleanup duplicate and redundant code, properly set sentry SDK scope settings
• lifecycle: add -Ofair to celery
• web/admin: add sidebar to applications
• web/admin: fix notification unread colours not matching on user and admin interface
• web/admin: fix stage related flows not being shown in a list
• web/elements: add Markdown component to improve rendering
• web/elements: add support for sidebar on table page
• web/elements: close notification drawer when clearing all notifications

Fixed in 2021.12.2

• core: don't rotate non-api tokens
• crypto: fix private keys not being imported correctly
• outposts: release binary outposts (#1954)
• outposts/proxy: match skipPathRegex against full URL on domain auth
• policies/password: add minimum digits
• providers/oauth2: don't rely on expiry task for access codes and refresh tokens
• sources/oauth: allow writing to user in SourceConnection
• web: ignore instantSearchSDKJSBridgeClearHighlight error on edge on iOS
• web/admin: fix background colour for application sidebar
• web/elements: fix border between search buttons

Fixed in 2021.12.3

• *: revert to using GHCR directly
• core: fix error when getting launch URL for application with non-existent Provider
• internal: fix sentry sample rate not applying to proxy
• internal: rework global logging settings, embedded outpost no longer overwrites core
• outpost: re-run globalSetup when updating config, allowing for live log level changes
• outposts: handle/ignore http Abort handler
• outposts/ldap: fix log formatter and level not being set correctly
• outposts/proxy: add initial redirect-loop prevention
• outposts/proxy: fix allowlist for forward_auth and traefik
• outposts/proxy: fix ping URI not being routed
• outposts/proxy: fix session not expiring correctly due to miscalculation
• root: allow trace log level to work for core/embedded
• root: don't set secure cross opener policy
• root: drop redis cache sentry errors
• root: fix inconsistent URL quoting of redis URLs
• web/admin: add outpost type to list
• web/admin: auto set the embedded outpost's authentik_host on first view
• web/admin: don't auto-select certificate for LDAP source verification
• web/admin: fix border for outpost health status

Fixed in 2021.12.4

• crypto: improve handling for non-rsa private keys
• events: create test notification with event with data
• internal: add custom proxy certificates support to embedded outpost
• policies: fix application cache not being cleared correctly
• providers/oauth2: remove jwt_alg field and set algorithm based on selected keypair, select HS256 when no keypair is selected
• stages/authenticator_validate: add passwordless login
• stages/authenticator_validate: fix prompt not triggering when using in non-authentication context
• stages/authenticator_validate: refuse passwordless flow if flow is not for authentication
• tenants: add web certificate field, make authentik's core certificate configurable based on keypair
• web/admin: fix explore integration not opening in new tab
• web/elements: fix link from notification drawer not working in user interface
• web/user: fix user details not rendering when loading to a different user settings tab and then switching

Fixed in 2021.12.5

• *: use py3.10 syntax for unions, remove old Type[] import when possible
• core: add API endpoint to directly set user's password
• core: add error handling in source flow manager when flow isn't applicable
• core: fix UserSelfSerializer's save() overwriting other user attributes
• core: prevent LDAP password being set for internal hash upgrades
• crypto: return private key's type (required for some oauth2 providers)
• flows: add test helpers to simplify and improve checking of stages, remove force_str
• flows: don't create EventAction.FLOW_EXECUTION
• flows: update default flow titles
• flows: use WithUserInfoChallenge for AccessDeniedChallenge
• lib: strip values for timedelta from string
• outposts: add remote docker integration via SSH
• outposts: fix outpost's sentry not sending release
• outposts: include outposts build hash in state
• outposts/proxy: add support for multiple states, when multiple requests are redirect at once
• outposts/proxy: fix error checking for type assertion
• policies/reputation: rework reputation to use a single entry, include geo_ip data
• sources/oauth: add additional scopes field to get additional data from provider
• sources/oauth: fix github provider not including correct base scopes
• stages/identification: add field for passwordless flow
• tenants: forbid creation of multiple default tenants
• web: add tr to locale
• web: remove page header colour, match user navbar to admin sidebar
• web/admin: add Admin in titlebar for admin interface
• web/admin: fix alignment in outpost list when expanding rows
• web/admin: fix display when groups/users don't fit on a single row
• web/admin: include key type in list
• web/admin: mark additional scopes as non-required
• web/admin: show flow title in list
• web/elements: fix alignment of chipgroup on modal add
• web/elements: fix spacing between chips in chip-group
• web/elements: re-enable codemirror line numbers (fixed on firefox)
• web/flows: add workaround for autofocus not working in password stage
• web/flows: fix duplicate loading spinners when using webauthn
• web/flows: fix helper form not being removed from identification stage (improve password manager compatibility)
• web/flows: include user in access denied stage
• web/flows: only add helper username input if using native shadow dom to prevent browser confusion
• web/user: add language selection
• web/user: rework user source connection UI

Upgrading

This release does not introduce any new requirements.

docker-compose

Download the docker-compose file for 2021.12 from here. Afterwards, simply run docker-compose up -d.

Kubernetes

Update your values to use the new images:

image:
    repository: ghcr.io/goauthentik/server
    tag: 2021.12.1