November 2024

What's new

VPN Gateway General Availability

November 26

VPN Gateway is now in the General Availability (GA) phase. It is designed to ensure secure and scalable encrypted connections between your IONOS CLOUD resources and remote infrastructure using two key VPN protocols: IPSec and WireGuard.

We are excited to announce the following enhancements to VPN Gateway: — Active-Passive High Availability (HA) mode to ensure redundancy if failures occur. — Availability of new tiers that can be paired with HA. Additionally, you have the option to switch between HA and non-HA configurations and upgrade your plans as needed. — Ability to visualize all LANs connected to the respective VPN Gateway. — Option to download VPN Gateway configuration to your local system.

Advisory on CVE-2024-10220

November 22

The documentation portal now has information on the security advisory for a high vulnerability reported by the Kubernetes Security Response Committee. This vulnerability allows attackers to run arbitrary commands in the vulnerable Managed Kubernetes cluster versions beyond the container boundary.

Changes to the Login Process

November 18

Beginning today, you will observe that the DCD portal's login screens have been redesigned, resulting from the integration of IONOS CLOUD Identity and Access Management (IAM) Single Sign-On (SSO) into the login process. No changes to your account are required.

AI Model Hub now supports OpenAI Image endpoint

November 11

Starting November 11, our AI Model Hub supports the OpenAI Image endpoint. In addition we launched the FLUX.1 schnell text-to-image model.

Firewall Rules Upgrade: Broader Protocol Coverage

November 11

We've enhanced the firewall rules for Network Security Groups and NIC-based firewalls. In addition to the existing TCP, UDP, ICMP, and ICMPv6 protocols, we now support GRE, VRRP, AH, and ESP protocols. This expansion is available through both the Cloud API v6 and DCD platforms.

Introducing Custom MAC Address Capability for Network Interfaces

November 11

Effective immediately, you can specify custom MAC addresses when creating network interfaces (NICs) for Compute instances. This feature is available through Cloud API v6 and DCD. You must configure custom MAC addresses at the time of creation and cannot modify them during subsequent NIC updates. This capability is advantageous for environments requiring specific MAC addresses to comply with software licensing conditions.

Kubernetes Version 1.28 End-of-Life Notification

November 8

This is to inform you that Managed Kubernetes version 1.28 will reach its end of life (EOL) on December 4, 2024. After that, you cannot create new clusters or node pools using Kubernetes version 1.28. Existing clusters or node pools running on version 1.28 will be automatically upgraded to version 1.29 during the next scheduled maintenance window after the EOL date.

Changes to the Login Process

November 7

Starting November 11, we will implement an update to the IONOS CLOUD Identity and Access Management (IAM) Single Sign-On (SSO) login system to enhance security and usability for our users. You will notice that the new SSO will consist of two login screens: — The first screen requires your email address and password. — The second screen requests a Time-based one-time password (TOTP) if you have activated 2-Factor Authentication.

Network Security Groups Support in Cloud API v6

November 6

IONOS CLOUD releases Network Security Groups, a centralized firewall policy manager that allows you to filter and control network traffic to and from virtual network resources within a given Virtual Data Center (VDC). NSGs contain security rules that allow or deny traffic based on various criteria, such as source and destination IP addresses, ports, and protocols for its member VMs and NICs.

Note: Network Security Groups are currently available only through the Cloud API v6. The DCD support will be available soon.

New Database Portal

November 5

We are pleased to announce our new Database as a Service (DBaaS) portal for our Database products: In-Memory DB, MariaDB, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. Designed with user experience in mind, the new DCD portal provides a more intuitive and efficient management experience.

Event Streams for Apache Kafka General Availability

November 4

Event Streams for Apache Kafka is now in the General Availability (GA) phase. It is a managed solution that is fully integrated with the DCD, offering a variety of cluster sizes to accommodate the diverse requirements of different applications. With this service, you can build secure event-driven architectures. The product will initially be available only in the German data centers (Frankfurt and Berlin), and will be gradually rolled out to all locations.

Managed Kubernetes Versions

November 4

Managed Kubernetes is releasing Kubernetes version 1.31. For more information about the schedule timeline, see Release Schedule.