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MySQL Connector/C++ 1.1.8 has been released
Posted by: Daniel Horecki
Date: December 16, 2016 10:45AM

Dear MySQL Users,

A new GA (general availability) version of MySQL Connector/C++ has
been made available: MySQL Connector/C++ 1.1.8 GA. The MySQL
Connector/C++ provides a C++ API for connecting client applications to
the MySQL Server 5.5 or newer.

You can download the production release at:

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/1.1.html

MySQL Connector C++ (Commercial) will be available for download on the
My Oracle Support (MOS) website. This release will be available on eDelivery
(OSDC) in next month's upload cycle.

The MySQL driver for C++ offers an easy to use API derived from JDBC
4.0. MySQL Workbench has used it successfully for years.

We have improved the driver since the last GA release. Please see the
documentation and the CHANGES file in the source distribution for a
detailed description of bugs that have been fixed. Bug descriptions are
also listed below.

Enjoy!

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Changes in MySQL Connector/C++ 1.1.8 (2016-12-16, General
Availability)


    Security Notes

      * OpenSSL is ending support for version 1.0.1 in December
        2016; see
        https://www.openssl.org/policies/releasestrat.html.
        Consequently, Connector/C++ Commercial builds now use
        version 1.0.2 rather than version 1.0.1, and the linked
        OpenSSL library for the Connector/C++ Commercial has been
        updated from version 1.0.1 to version 1.0.2j. For a
        description of issues fixed in this version, see
        https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.html.
        This change does not affect Oracle-produced MySQL
        Community builds of Connector/C++, which use the yaSSL
        library instead.

    Functionality Added or Changed

      * Connector/C++ now supports a OPT_TLS_VERSION connection
        option for specifying the protocols permitted for
        encrypted connections. The option value is string
        containing a comma-separated list of one or more protocol
        names. Example:
connection_properties["OPT_TLS_VERSION"] = sql::SQLString("TLSv1.1,TLS
v1.2");

        The permitted values depend on the SSL library used to
        compile MySQL: TLSv1, TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2 if OpenSSL was
        used; TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 if yaSSL was used. The default is
        to permit all available protocols.
        For more information about connection protocols in MySQL,
        see Secure Connection Protocols and Ciphers
(http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/secure-connection
        -protocols-ciphers.html). (Bug #23496967)

      * Connector/C++ now supports a OPT_SSL_MODE connection
        option for specifying the security state of the
        connection to the server. Permitted option values are
        SSL_MODE_PREFERRED (the default), SSL_MODE_DISABLED,
        SSL_MODE_REQUIRED, SSL_MODE_VERIFY_CA, and
        SSL_MODE_VERIFY_IDENTITY. These values correspond to the
        values of the --ssl-mode option supported by MySQL client
        programs; see Command Options for Secure Connections
(http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/secure-connection
        -options.html). For example, this setting specifies that
        the connection should be unencrypted:
connection_properties["OPT_SSL_MODE"] = sql::SSL_MODE_DISABLED;

        The OPT_SSL_MODE option comprises the capabilities of the
        sslEnforce and sslVerify connection options.
        Consequently, both of those options are now deprecated.
        (Bug #23496952)

      * Connector/C++ now supports OPT_MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET and
        OPT_NET_BUFFER_LENGTH connection options. Each option
        takes a numeric value. They correspond to the
        MYSQL_OPT_MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET and
        MYSQL_OPT_NET_BUFFER_LENGTH options for the
        mysql_options() C API function.

      * Issues compiling Connector/C++ under Visual Studio 2015
        were corrected.

    Bugs Fixed

      * A segmentation fault could occur for attempts to insert a
        large string using a prepared statement. (Bug #23212333,
        Bug #81213)

      * The certification verification checks that are enabled by
        the verifySSL connection option were not performed
        properly. (Bug #22931974)

      * Connector/C++ failed to compile against a version of the
        MySQL C API older than 5.7. (Bug #22838573, Bug #80539,
        Bug #25201287)

On Behalf of the MySQL/ORACLE RE Team
Daniel Horecki



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/16/2016 10:48AM by Daniel Horecki.

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