Firebird related news
Mark Rotteveel posted on twitter:
In case anyone is interested in the archive of Firebird mailing lists that were hosted on Yahoo Groups: …http://fb-list-archive.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com (up to the 14th of December 2019)
I’m considering the idea to also add messages after the 14th of December 2019 (when the Yahoo Groups archive closed down) and the final shutdown of Yahoo Groups at the end of 2020.
Mark Roteveel on twitter
Rust Firebird Client updated to v0.16.0 with a few features and enhancements. (Diesel ORM support is added)
Jaybird 4.0.3 and 3.0.11 have been released.
The following has been changed or fixed since Jaybird 4.0.2 and 3.0.10:
Jaybird 4 supports Firebird 2.5 and higher, on Java 7, 8, 11 and 15 (support for Java 15 using the Java 11 version of the driver); Java 16 has not been fully tested yet.
See also:
Although Jaybird 3 is still maintained, we recommend upgrading to Jaybird 4.
Jaybird 3 supports Firebird 2.0 and higher, on Java 7, 8, 11 and 15; Java 16 has not been fully tested yet. Basic Java 9 and higher compatibility is provided through the Java 8 version of the driver.
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The new article “How Firebird Database Encryption Works” is based on the materials of the workshop “Database Encryption” at Firebird Conference 2019 in Berlin, Germany, presented by Alex Peshkoff, Firebird Project, and Alexey Kovyazin, IBSurgeon.
The article describes how Firebird database encryption works, on the server-level, on the client-side, how to configure database encryption, how to use it from the various types of applications (Delphi, Java, .NET).
New Flamerobin snapshot available! 0.9.3.7 with a few fixes and small features
https://github.com/mariuz/flamerobin/releases/tag/0.9.3.7
Take a look, test and comment!
New versions of all Python packages from Firebird Project are available for download on PyPI: firebird-base 1.2.0, firebird-driver 1.1.0 , firebird-lib 1.0.1 , firebird-butler-protobuf 0.3.1 , saturnin 0.7.0 , saturnin-core 0.7.0 and saturnin-sdk 0.7.0.
Rust Firebird Client updated to v0.15.0 with a few features and enhancements.
Firebird 3.0.7 is now officially available via QNAP’s app store OTS and QuTS hero (only for Intel 64Bit systems)
IBSurgeon releases a new version of Firebird Encryption Plugin Framework: the set of source files and ready-to-use compiled binaries to implement database encryption for Firebird databases.
Main features of Firebird Encryption Plugin Framework (version 2021):
1. Support of Firebird 4.0 and Firebird 3.0 out of the box, on Windows 32bit/64bit and Linux 32bit/64bit. The new version is ready to use with Firebird 4.0 without recompilation (but databases must be migrated, of course)
2. Client-side KeyHolder support. Now, fbclient.dll can load keys from KeyHolder.conf on the client-side, it allows the transparent and safe connection of developer tools, Firebird command-line tools. and other applications without key exchange support.
3. Included low-level tool for decryption of databases in case of corruption and (new in v2021) license of FirstAID recovery tool for 10 databases.
4. Gbak.exe supports encrypted backup and restore.
5. Client application examples are available for Delphi, Lazarus, PHP, .Net, Java, etc.
6. Now 2 licenses are available:
a) Unlimited license with sources, it includes upgrades for all minor releases of Firebird 4.0.x – USD$1999 (EUR 1655)
b) Unlimited license with sources and implementation consulting for 1 application, includes upgrades for all minor releases of Firebird 4.0.x – USD$2499(EUR 2055)
All existing customers of Firebird Encryption Framework Unlimited License will receive this major upgrade for free!
Download the demo version of Firebird Encryption to try it with your application!
