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‎content/en/blog/releases/2025.X/2025.9.md‎

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‎content/en/docs/2025.9/Whats New/_index.md‎

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## Summary
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2025.7 is the next [Fast Track][] release of {{% ctx %}} and improves on the [2025.5][] release in the following areas:
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2025.9 is the fourth [Release][] of the next generation of {{% ctx %}} and improves on the [2025.7][] release in the following areas:
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* [Capability][]
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* [Security][]
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* [Performance][]
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* [Scalability][]
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* [Observability][]
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* [Installation][]
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* [Upgrade][]
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## Improved Capability
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This release introduces multiple new features to the {{% ctx %}} Platform:
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* The [{{% ctx %}} Triggers Service now supports SNMP MIB loading and OID translation][Capability - Support for SNMP MIB loading and OID translation].
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* The [SNMP Trap Details now includes the ReceivedAt field][Capability - Added ReceivedAt property to SNMP Trap Details].
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* The [Log Event Block now supports custom log path][Capability - Added support for custom log path on Log Event blocks].
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* The [Running Executions grid now allows stopping multiple running executions][Capability - Added support for stopping multiple running executions].
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* [Added multi‑factor authentication (MFA) via OpenID Connect on {{% ctx %}} Gateway][Capability - Added multi‑factor authentication (MFA) via OpenID Connect on {{% ctx %}} Gateway]
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* [Enabled debugging of production flows][Capability - Enabled debugging of production flows]
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* [Added 'quick add' blocks to the Flow Editor][Capability - Added 'quick add' blocks to the Flow Editor]
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* [Extended Licence Fingerprint Generator][Capability - Extended Licence Fingerprint Generator]
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## Improved Security
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We tightened the security of the platform by:
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* [Adding Authentication Management to {{% ctx %}} API Gateway Service][Security - Added Authentication Management to {{% ctx %}} API Gateway Service]
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* [Enabling single‑use refresh tokens][Security - Enabled single‑use refresh tokens (configurable)]
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* [Hardening Configuration Portal with security headers][Security - Hardened Configuration Portal with security headers]
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The performance of the {{% ctx %}} Platform has been improved by:
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* [Optimising Execution Management Service event batching][Performance - Optimised Execution Management Service event batching]
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* [Improving Execution Service concurrency and flow translation][Performance - Improved Execution Service concurrency and flow translation]
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## Improved Scalability
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Scalability has been enhanced by [enhancing Service Fabric resilience to RabbitMQ node outages][Scalability - Enhanced Service Fabric resilience to RabbitMQ node outages].
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Observability has been updated to use [Grafana Alloy instead of Promtail for ingesting logs to Grafana Loki][Observability - Migrated from Promtail to Grafana Alloy].
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Observability has been extended by:
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* [Making Block logs queryable in Grafana][Observability - Made Block logs queryable in Grafana]
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## Improved Installation
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## Improved Upgrade
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Upgrade has been improved to prevent ConfigPackage mismatches when [CertificateSettings for Service Fabric services][Upgrade - Changed location of CertificateSettings for Service Fabric services] have been modified.
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The Documentation includes updates related to:
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The documentation includes the following updates:
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* [adding a new User Guide for the Flows Explorer][Documentation - Added new User Guide].
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* [adding a new Tutorial for the Flows Explorer][Documentation - Added new Tutorial].
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* [pointing documentation to the Flow Editor User Guide][Documentation - Updated documentation to point to Flow Editor User Guide].
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* [Added Configuration Portal installation guide][Documentation - Added Configuration Portal installation guide]
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* [Updated {{% ctx %}} Installation Guide for new Fingerprint output][Documentation - Updated {{% ctx %}} Installation Guide for new Fingerprint output]
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* [Added Upgrade Observability documentation to latest version][Documentation - Added Upgrade Observability documentation to latest version]
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* [Updated tutorials][Documentation - Updated tutorials]
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For a full list of what has been introduced in this release, please see the [2025.7 Release Notes][]
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For a full list of what has been introduced in this release, please see the [2025.9 Release Notes][]
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