Preview Release v5.0.0-preview2

Breaking changes over preview release v5.0.0-preview1

• Dropped support for .NET Framework 4.6.1 #1574

Fixed

• Fixed connection failure by skipping Certificate Revocation List (CRL) check during authentication #1559

Changed

• Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI (.NET Framework dependency) and Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime (.NET Core/Standard dependency) version to 5.0.0-preview2.22084.1. #1563
• Updated Azure.Identity version to 1.5.0 and Microsoft.Identity.Client version to 4.30.1 #1462
• Replaced AlwaysEncryptedAttestationException with SqlException #1515
• Improved error message when adding wrong type to SqlParameterCollection #1547
• Code health improvements #1343 #1370 #1371 #1438 #1483

For detailed release notes, refer 5.0.0-preview2.md

Stable Release v3.1.0

Added

• Added new Attestation Protocol None for VBS enclave types. This protocol will allow users to forgo enclave attestation for VBS enclaves. #1539
• Included 42108 and 42109 error codes to retriable transient errors list. #1560

Fixed

• Changed EnclaveDelegate.Crypto GetEnclaveProvider to use a thread safe concurrent dictionary. #1564

For detailed release notes, refer to 3.1.0.md

Preview Release v5.0.0-preview1.22069.1

[Preview Release 5.0.0-preview1.22069.1] - 2022-03-09

Added

• Added SqlDataSourceEnumerator. #1430
• Added new attestation protocol None option to forgo enclave attestation when using VBS enclaves. #1425 and #1419
• Added a new AppContext switch to suppress insecure TLS warnings. #1457

Fixed

• Fixed all documentation paths to Unix format path. #1442
• Fixed thread safety issue for GetEnclaveProvider by converting dictionary to concurrent dictionary. #1451

Changed

• Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI (.NET Framework dependency) and Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime (.NET Core/Standard dependency) version to v5.0.0-preview1.22062.1. #1537
• Modernized style in ValueUtilSmi. #1351
• Changed SQL server codenames to version names. #1439
• Prevented subtype generation in project files. #1452
• Changed Array.Copy to Buffer.BlockCopy for byte arrays. #1366
• Changed files in csproj to be alphabetically sorted in netfx and netcore. #1364
• Sqlstream, SqlInternalTransaction and MetaDataUtilsSmi are moved to shared folder. #1337, #1346 and #1339
• Various code improvements: #1197, #1313, #1330,#1366, #1435, #1478

Stable Release v4.1.0

Added

• Added new Attestation Protocol None for VBS enclave types. This protocol will allow users to forgo enclave attestation for VBS enclaves. #1489

For detailed release notes, refer to 4.1.0.md

[MSqlServerServer] Stable Release v1.0.0

This is the initial public stable release of the Microsoft.SqlServer.Server namespace in a separate assembly. This library is a dependency for Microsoft.Data.SqlClient enabling cross framework support of UDT types.

Detailed release notes are available here.

Hotfix & Stable Release v4.0.1

Added

• Added AppContext switch SuppressInsecureTLSWarning to allow suppression of TLS security warning when using Encrypt=false in the connection string. #1457

Fixed

• Fixed Kerberos authentication failure when using .NET 6. #1411
• Fixed connection failure when using SqlLocalDB instance pipe name. #1433
• Fixed a failure when executing concurrent queries requiring enclaves. #1451
• Updated obsolete API calls targeting .NET 6. #1401

Stable Release v4.0.0

Added

• Added missing SqlClientLogger class to .NET Core refs and missing SqlClientLogger.LogWarning method in .NET Framework refs #1392

Changed

• Avoid throwing unnecessary exception when an invalid SqlNotificationInfo value is received from SQL Server #1378
• Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI (.NET Framework dependency) and Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime (.NET Core/Standard dependency) version to v4.0.0 #1391

For summary of all changes over v3.0, refer to 4.0.0.md

Preview Release v4.0.0-preview3.21293.2

Breaking changes over preview release v4.0.0-preview2

• Dropped support for .NET Core 2.1 #1272
• [.NET Framework] Exception will not be thrown if a User ID is provided in the connection string when using Active Directory Integrated authentication #1359

Added

• Add GetFieldValueAsync<T> and GetFieldValue<T> support for XmlReader, TextReader, Stream #1019

Fixed

• Fixed FormatException when opening a connection with event tracing enabled #1291
• Fixed improper initialization of ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider #1328
• Fixed MissingMethodException when accessing SqlAuthenticationParameters.ConnectionTimeout #1336
• Fixed data corruption issues by reverting changes to async cancellations #1352
• Fixed performance degradation by reverting changes to MARS state machine #1357
• Fixed bug where environment variables are ignored when using Active Directory Default authentication #1360

Changed

• Removed attributes for classes used in Microsoft.VSDesigner due to lack of support for Microsoft.Data.SqlClient #1296
• Disable encryption when connecting to SQL LocalDB #1312
• Various code health and performance improvements. See milestone for more info.

For detailed release notes, refer 4.0.0-preview3.md

Hotfix & Stable Release v3.0.1

Fixed

• Fixed async thread blocking issues on SqlConnection.Open() for active directory authentication modes. #1270
• Fixed unknown transaction state issues when promoting delegated transaction. 1247
• Fixed issue with connection encryption to ensure connections fail when encryption is required. #1233 Read more
• Fixed bug with LegacyRowVersionNullBehavior App Context switch. #1246
• Fixed recursive calls to RetryLogicProvider when calling SqlCommand.ExecuteScalarAsync. #1245
• Fixed async deadlock scenarios in web contexts with configurable retry logic provider. #1245
• Fixed deadlock in transaction using .NET Framework. #1243
• Fixed issue where connection goes to unusable state. #1238

Preview Release v4.0.0-preview2.21264.2

Breaking changes over preview release v4.0.0-preview1

• Removed Configurable Retry Logic safety switch. #1254

Added

• Added support for SqlFileStream on Windows using .NET Standard 2.0 and above. #1240
• Added support for localdb shared instance using managed SNI. #1237

Fixed

• Fixed .NET decimal conversion from SqlDecimal. #1179
• Fixed Event Source changes on TryBeginExecuteEvent and WriteEndExecuteEvent to address the failure on other MS products such as OpenTelemetry and Application Insight. #1258
• Fixed command's async cancellation. #956
• Fixed deadlock in transaction using .NET Framework. #1242
• Fixed unknown transaction state issues when prompting delegated transaction. 1216

Changed

• Various code improvements #1155 #1236 #1251 #1266

For detailed release notes, refer 4.0.0-preview2.md