Changes compared to 23.3.6

Enhancements​

• Releasing a new version of Comet Client's internal Office 365 plugin. Users may see some changes in the way the Office 365 client behaves and what information is logged to the job details
• Allow top-level admins to create Tenant-assigned policies directly with the AdminPoliciesNew API
• Allow searching for device names in the quick search bar in the Comet Server web interface
• Add direct link to Bucket Users page from the Storage Role buckets page if Constellation is enabled
• Greatly expanded the internal event stream to include most events
• Added new event stream FileOptions that allow users to log all events to file for audit or other purposes

Changes compared to 23.3.5

Enhancements​

• Enhancement: Significantly improve the performance of restoring files and folders from Disk Image Protected Items.
• Enhancement: Support application credential authentication for OpenStack Swift storage.

Changes compared to 23.2.1

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with Comet Server crashing if a Protected Item is owned by a non-existent device
• Fix an issue with deleting individual snapshots silently failing if the Storage Vault is currently being cleaned up by another device
• Fix a cosmetic issue with table page numbering in the Comet Server web interface if the language is set to Dutch

Changes compared to 23.3.4

Enhancements​

• Add Test Connection button to Storage Template configuration window
• Apply Authenticode codesigning to the Comet Backup client uninstaller on Windows
• Minor performance improvement when saving settings changes as a limited admin or tenant admin in the Comet Server web interface

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with Comet Server crashing if a Protected Item is owned by a non-existent device
• Fix an issue with searching of snapshots that could cause a crash in the Comet Backup desktop app
• Fix an issue with using the 'copy to clipboard' button when configuring Office 365 authentication from the Comet Server web interface on some web browsers
• Fix an issue with storage validation not working when configuring a Storage Template
• Fix an issue with incorrectly configured Backblaze Storage Vaults taking a long time to report an error
• Fix an issue with parsing the MFT for granular file restore if it is highly fragmented
• Fix a cosmetic issue with missing error text when failing to migrate a user account between tenants in the Comet Server web interface
• Fix a cosmetic issue with table page numbering in the Comet Server web interface if the language is set to Dutch
• Fix a cosmetic issue with some error popups saying 'message' instead of the real error message in the Comet Server web interface
• Fix a cosmetic issue with inconsistent field labeling for Azure Blob Storage between the Comet Backup desktop app and the Comet Server web interface
• Fix a cosmetic issue with some translated text not applying in the Comet Server web interface
• Fix a cosmetic issue with "Insert explanation here" help popups in the Policies section in the Comet Server web interface

Changes compared to 23.3.3

New Features​

• Add the ability to search for items to restore within Storage Vault snapshots via the Comet Server web interface

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with opening the Comet Server web interface for some admin accounts with restricted permissions
• Fix an issue with pre-configuring backup options when clicking "Run backup" on a Protected Item in the Comet Server web interface
• Fix an issue adding email addresses to user profiles in the Comet Server web interface
• Fix an issue with incorrect Backblaze B2 storage validation
• Fix an issue with validation on the Storage Role while the Storage Role is disabled
• Fix a cosmetic issue with widgets on the About This Server page in the Comet Server web interface
• Fix a cosmetic issue with widgets on the Comet Server web interface homepage disappearing on page reload

Changes compared to 23.3.2

New Features​

• Feature: New Comet Server home page widgets for protected items types, server storage, server self-backup, server replication
• Feature: Cosmetic overhaul for the Comet Server web interface
• Feature: Add suggested default exclusion paths, when configuring an exclusion via Policy in the Comet Server Web Interface

Enhancements​

• Enhancement: Show detailed error message in hover tooltip when a Test Connection operation fails in the Comet Backup desktop app
• Enhancement: Include autocert files in Comet Server self-backup
• Enhancement: Add optional include of Comet Server log files in Comet Server self-backup
• Enhancement: Add input validation to Storage Vault, Storage Role, and Storage Template configuration windows
• Enhancement: Add human readable time format to Comet Server self-backup filenames

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with deleting individual snapshots silently failing if the Storage Vault is currently being cleaned up by another device
• Fix an issue with the Comet Server web application crashing on some private-mode web browsers
• Fix a cosmetic issue with highly verbose logging in the Comet Server server log if devices are running very old versions of Comet Backup
• Fix an issue with configuring an SSH server on macOS causing Comet Backup to change its device ID
• Fix an issue with slowly growing memory usage in long running jobs
• Fix an issue with possibly losing concurrent profile changes when using the Import feature or when a device has an Office 365 Protected Item that was created in an early version of Comet
• Fix an issue with missing error messages if the backup.delegate service is unable to save settings to disk

Changes compared to 23.3.1

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with detecting Object Lock compatibility on some S3-compatible destinations
• Fix an issue with locating the correct endpoint for Wasabi Storage Vaults
• Fix an issue with not being able to perform single-file restore from Hyper-V .vhdx files using a custom path structure
• Fix a cosmetic issue with not closing the Delete Snapshots dialog in the Comet Server web interface

Changes compared to 23.2.0

Enhancements​

• Update language translations
• Improve logging during a restart event.

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with the client showing the new Protected Item wizard when the user policy "Prevent opening the application interface" is set or launching the application with --background.
• Fix a security issue with not enforcing custom IPWhitelist settings
• Do not apply legacy import upgrades in ServerConfigOptions->OverseerRole any more
• Fix an issue with Comet Server failing to save Tenant branding settings applied in the Web UI.
• Fix a cosmetic issue with field alignment when configuring GradientMSP settings and email report settings in the Comet Server web interface
• Fix widgets not resizing when window is shown

Changes compared to 21.3.0

New Features​

• Feature: Added the ability to use S3 object locking.
• Feature: Added the ability to optionally permanently remove files marked for deletion in versioned S3 storage.

Changes compared to 23.2.0

Breaking Changes​

This release makes some changes to how codesigning works in Comet Server, which includes bundling a PKCS#11 engine.

• If you are using a hardware dongle for Authenticode EV codesigning, you may require an updated codesigning configuration.
• Performing Windows codesigning from an ARM64 Linux version of Comet Server now requires glibc.

New Features​

• Add support for Azure Key Vault as an option for Windows Authenticode codesigning.