# April 2024

## What's new

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**DBaaS for MariaDB is available in all IONOS Cloud locations**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/databases/mariadb)

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**April 30**

IONOS DBaaS for MariaDB is now available across all IONOS Cloud locations. You can choose any location of your preference from the DCD when you [<mark style="color:blue;">create</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/databases/mariadb/dcd-how-tos/set-up-mariadb-cluster) your MariaDB cluster or perform the same actions through the [<mark style="color:blue;">API</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/databases/mariadb/api-howtos/create-mariadb-cluster). For a list of region-specific API endpoints, see [<mark style="color:blue;">API How-Tos</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/databases/mariadb/api-howtos#endpoints).
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Increased Key Length in IONOS Object Storage**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/storage-and-backup/ionos-object-storage/object-storage-faqs#what-are-the-new-access-and-secret-key-format-changes-for-ionos-cloud-object-storage)

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**April 25**

IONOS Object Storage has increased the length of all newly generated **Access Keys** and **Secret Keys** to prepare for the upcoming new functionalities on the offering. Access Keys will now be 92 characters long, and Secret Keys will be 64 characters long.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Managed Kubernetes - Regional Control Planes**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/containers/managed-kubernetes/how-tos/cluster_management)

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**April 22**

Managed Kubernetes now supports Regional Control Planes, allowing users to deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters to new geographic regions with ease. You can benefit from optimized performance and reduced latency between the control plane and the nodes of the node pools within the same region.

For more information, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Set Up a Cluster</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/containers/managed-kubernetes/how-tos/cluster_management).
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Firewall Rule Changes for Backup Service Users**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/storage-and-backup/backup-service/backup-service-faqs#what-firewall-configurations-are-needed-for-effective-backup-agent-communication)

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**April 10**

Starting in May, our Backup Service servers will use an additional IP subnet: `85.215.126.0/24`. We recommend you update the configured firewall rules in advance so that the firewall does not restrict backup agent access and allows the backup agents to communicate effectively. For more information, see [<mark style="color:blue;">FAQ</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/storage-and-backup/backup-service/backup-service-faqs#what-firewall-configurations-are-needed-for-effective-backup-agent-communication).
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Critical Backdoor in XZ Utils for Linux (CVE-2024-3094)**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/security-safeguards/vulnerability-register/2024/cve-2024-3094)

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**April 5**

Information on security advisory for **CVE-2024-3094** is available on the documentation portal. The vulnerability enables remote system breaches via SSH, and immediate action is required to resolve it.
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## Documentation updates

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Redesigned Documentation Portal Landing Page**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/readme)

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**April 2**

We are thrilled to announce the release of our revamped documentation portal landing page. The enhancement includes significant improvements to the design outlook and website navigation to streamline the user experience and to make accessing information more accessible and more efficient.

**Card-based Design:** Visually appealing card layouts provide users with concise information and an easier way to engage with the documentation portal.

**Website Navigation:** Find the specific product documentation easily with a familiar navigational structure that rearranges the products in the [<mark style="color:blue;">Product User Guides</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/readme#product-user-guides) in an alphabetical sequence.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Updates to IONOS Cloud Product Categories and Products**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/readme#product-user-guides)

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**April 2**

To reinforce consistency in the product category and product names across IONOS website and documentation portal, the following changes are made effectively:

* The product categories are renamed, added, and removed.
* Some of the product names in our documentation portal are renamed and reorganized into product categories in a way that it improves easy discoverability of documentation.
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**Note:** The product renaming does not have any impact on its services and functionality. Incorporation of the updated product names across our documentation pages is an ongoing development, and we will be rolling out this update in phases.
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