Amazon S3 Connector Release Notes¶
Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation
Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation
October 30, 2024¶
Amazon S3 OCF Connector: Version 4.0.1¶
Enhancements¶
SDK Upgrade¶
The SDK version is now upgraded to 4.9.7 along with updates to multiple packages in JVM.
This upgrade addresses the following Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs): CVE-2024-47554, CVE-2024-9143. (AL-176849)
September 18, 2024¶
Amazon S3 OCF Connector: Version 4.0.0¶
Enhancements¶
FIPS Compliance¶
The JDK is now upgraded to Temurin-11.0.24+8. This upgrade addresses the following Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs): CVE-2024-45490, CVE-2024-45491, CVE-2024-45492, CVE-2024-6119 (AL-136759)
August 21, 2024¶
Amazon S3 OCF Connector: Version 3.11.0¶
Enhancements¶
SDK Upgrade¶
The Amazon S3 OCF connector is now upgraded to the latest SDK version 4.8.16. (AL-166118)
This upgrade addresses the following Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs):
CVE-2022-25647, CVE-2023-2976, CVE-2020-8908, CVE-2021-22569, CVE-2021-22570, CVE-2022-3509, CVE-2022-3510, CVE-2022-3171, CVE-2021-29425, CVE-2021-37136, CVE-2021-37137, CVE-2019-20444, CVE-2021-21290, CVE-2021-43797, CVE-2022-24823, CVE-2024-29025, CVE-2021-21295, CVE-2021-21409, CVE-2020-11612, CVE-2019-20445, CVE-2023-34462
OpenJDK Upgrade¶
The JDK is now upgraded to Temurin-11.0.23+9. This upgrade addresses the following Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs): CVE-2024-20952 and CVE-2023-20918 (AL-166118)
Support for Authentication Based on AWS Secret Manager Credentials¶
When installed on an Alation Agent, the Amazon S3 OCF connector supports authentication using credentials the Agent has fetched from AWS Secrets Manager. For more information, see Integration with AWS Secrets Manager for Data Source Authentication Using OCF Connector. (AL-166118)
Note
Support for authentication based on AWS Secret Manager is available for all installations (on-premise and Alation Cloud Service), however, integrating with AWS Secrets Manager through an Alation Agent applies only to cloud native architecture.
June 24, 2024¶
Amazon S3 OCF Connector: Version 3.10.2¶
Enhancements¶
Support for Connection Via AWS Private Link¶
You can now connect to Amazon S3 via a private link within the same region. You can provide a private link in the General Settings tab to access buckets configured using private links. (AL-96304)
For more information, see Amazon S3 OCF Connector.
June 12, 2024¶
Amazon S3 OCF Connector: Version 3.9.3¶
Enhancements¶
Support for Custom Inventory Folder Name During Inventory Configuration¶
You can now provide a custom inventory folder name while configuring the inventory. Earlier, the connector didn’t allow metadata extraction in an existing bucket without the folder named inventory within the destination bucket.
You can provide the inventory bucket name or path in the Provide inventory bucket or path section of the Metadata Extraction tab. (AL-156991)
May 22, 2024¶
Amazon S3 OCF Connector: Version 3.9.2¶
Enhancements¶
Important
The following features are available from the upcoming Alation version 2024.1.3.
Support for Volume Check¶
The volume check feature enables users to make informed decisions by providing insights into the volume of files within each Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) bucket before ingestion into the data catalog. (AL-144291)
Column Extraction Redesign¶
Alation has introduced a separate tab to run column extraction under the Metadata Extraction tab. This allows file extraction and column extraction to be separated, providing a complete focus on each. (AL-144291)
February 14, 2024¶
Amazon S3 Connector: Version 3.9.0¶
Compatible Alation Version - 2023.1.6 or higher
Enhancements¶
With Alation version 2023.3.5 and Amazon S3 OCF connector version 3.9.0, Alation has introduced an enhanced user interface for configuring the Amazon S3 data source settings.
Note
The connector version is compatible with Alation versions prior to 2023.3.5. However, you will view the old user interface with Alation versions prior to 2023.3.5.
The documentation for the new Amazon S3 OCF Connector experience is available at: Amazon S3 OCF Connector.
The enhanced user interface provides the following features:
Better User Experience¶
The enhanced Amazon S3 user interface provides better navigation and multiple visual cues, making it easy to configure and manage Amazon S3 data source.
Easy to Connect¶
The Amazon S3 user interface now provides a step-by-step process to connect to your Amazon S3 data source easily and quickly.
Additional Error-Prevention Checks¶
The Amazon S3 user interface now includes added checks to avoid obvious configuration mistakes. The user interface also includes text to assist and provide cues while configuring.
Detailed Error Reports and Troubleshooting Support¶
The improved Amazon S3 user interface makes troubleshooting easier for metadata extraction and query log ingestion, as you can now have a detailed error report for both processes. The report contains a detailed error description and steps to resolve the issue.