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diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt index 8a58ef9..7d812f6 100644 --- a/CHANGES.txt +++ b/CHANGES.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -Revision 4.3.0 --------------- +Revision 4.3.0, work in progress +-------------------------------- - Critical error fixed in key localization procedure for AES192/AES256/3DES cyphers. Previous versions might never worked properly in this respect. @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Revision 4.3.0 example scripts added. Obsolete libsmi-based scripts removed. - Major rewrite of native SNMPv3 CommandGenerator and NotificationOriginator applications towards the following goals: + * avoid binding to specific SNMP engine instance to promote single SNMP app instance using many SNMP engine instances * support two APIs for working with request data: one operates on the @@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ Revision 4.3.0 * Synchronous oneliner apps redesigned to offer Python generator-based API along with a more comprehensive set of accepted parameters. * keep backward compatibility for all existing major/documented interfaces + - Execution Observer facility implemented to give app an inside view of SNMP engine inner workings. This is thought to be a generic framework for viewing (and modifying) various internal states @@ -41,11 +43,13 @@ Revision 4.3.0 among other things, in the context of a transparent SNMP proxy application. Technically, the following features were brought into pysnmp with this update: + * Sending SNMP packets from a non-local IP address * Receiving IP packets for non-local IP addresses * Responding to SNMP requests from exactly the same IP address the query was sent to. This proves to be useful when listening on both primary and secondary IP interfaces. + - Internal oneliner apps configuration cache moved from respective apps objects to [a singular] snmpEngine "user context" object. That would allow for better cache reuse and allow for a single app @@ -158,8 +162,8 @@ Revision 4.3.0 (but ENOENT) and raise IOError uniformly on any directory/egg access failure. -Revision 4.2.5 --------------- +Revision 4.2.5, released 2013-10-02 +----------------------------------- - License updated to vanilla BSD 2-Clause to ease package use (http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause). @@ -281,8 +285,8 @@ Revision 4.2.5 - Missing import added to oneliner auth module. - Cosmetic changes to v3arch example scripts. -Revision 4.2.4 --------------- +Revision 4.2.4, released 2013-01-30 +----------------------------------- - SNMPv3 high-level and native API examples reworked and extended to cover many use cases. @@ -310,7 +314,7 @@ Revision 4.2.4 - Catch possible exceptions on pyasn1 encoder invocation. - VACM modules converted from a function into an object to let it keep state (caches) in the future. -- Unnecessary *MibSource explicit initialization calls removed at MibBuilder. +- Unnecessary MibSource explicit initialization calls removed at MibBuilder. - Example configuration for Net-SNMP's snmptrapd added. - Cast additionalVarBinds into ObjectIdentifier type at NotificationOriginator.sendNotification() @@ -323,7 +327,7 @@ Revision 4.2.4 a) the notificationType param mandatory b)t e varBinds param really optional - Fixes to ContextEngineId/ContextName support at the oneliner API: now - both items should be passed to request PDU through *Cmd() request + both items should be passed to request PDU through Cmd() request initiation method, the items of authData object should be used only for LCD configuration. - Fix to MibVariable handling of the MIB, <empty-symbol> initializers. @@ -347,8 +351,8 @@ Revision 4.2.4 SNMP working again. Wrong method (instumClone) was probed at terminal MIB nodes values instead of the right one (setValue). -Revision 4.2.3 --------------- +Revision 4.2.3, released 2012-09-06 +----------------------------------- - SECURITY FIX: USM subsystem did not verify securityLevel of a request to an authoritative SNMP engine against auth/priv protocols @@ -464,8 +468,8 @@ Revision 4.2.3 - Typo fix to snmpInASNParseErrs MIB instance object. - Typo fix to errind.EngineIdMismatch class and its instance. -Revision 4.2.2 --------------- +Revision 4.2.2, released 2012-04-21 +----------------------------------- - Oneliner CommandGenerator can now limit the number of SNMP table rows returned by nextCmd()/bulkCmd() methods. @@ -526,20 +530,21 @@ Revision 4.2.2 params. - Fix to libsmi2pysnmp to support inheritance of MIB types. -Revision 4.2.1 --------------- +Revision 4.2.1, released 2011-11-07 +----------------------------------- - Support string OIDs at one-liner API. - Code quality of libsmi2pysnmp tool improved, MIBs re-built. - SNMP-PROXY-MIB & SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-3DES-MIB added - v1arch bulkgen.py example added - Major overhawl for Python 2.4 -- 3.2 compatibility: + + get rid of old-style types + drop string module usage + switch to rich comparation + drop explicit long integer type use + map()/filter() replaced with list comprehension - + apply() replaced with */**args + + apply() replaced with var-args + dictionary operations made 2K/3K compatible + division operator made 2K/3K compatible + sorting function now operates on key @@ -548,18 +553,18 @@ Revision 4.2.1 + tuple function arguments resolved to scalars to become py3k compatible + BER octetstream is now of type bytes (Py3k) or still string (Py2k) -Revision 4.1.16d ----------------- +Revision 4.1.16d, released 2011-09-22 +------------------------------------- - Fix to SNMPv1 Trap PDU agentAddress setter shortcut method. -Revision 4.1.16c ----------------- +Revision 4.1.16c, released 2011-08-14 +------------------------------------- - Missing module import fixed in privacy subsystem -Revision 4.1.16b ----------------- +Revision 4.1.16b, released 2011-08-13 +------------------------------------- - Oneliner CommandGenerator can now optionally ignore non-increasing OIDs. - Default CommandResponder now skips non-compliant (Counter64) values @@ -568,8 +573,8 @@ Revision 4.1.16b - Fix to Twisted reactor shutdown condition. - Fix to distutils dependencies syntax. -Revision 4.1.16a ----------------- +Revision 4.1.16a, released 2011-03-17 +------------------------------------- - Extended Security Options (3DESEDE, AES192, AES256) privacy protocols implemented. @@ -586,6 +591,7 @@ Revision 4.1.16a - MsgAndPduDsp expectResponse parameters passing reworked. - GetNext/GetBulk response processing logic moved to getNextVarBinds() - Changes towards performance improvement: + + all dict.has_key() & dict.get() invocations replaced with modern syntax (this breaks compatibility with Python 2.1 and older). + introduce the MibInstrumControlle.readVarsFast() method (which skips @@ -602,8 +608,8 @@ Revision 4.1.16a + cache MIB columnar objects instance ID <-> symbolic index representation mapping -Revision 4.1.15a ----------------- +Revision 4.1.15a, released 2010-12-13 +------------------------------------- - SNMP Proxy example added. - End-of-MIB condition detection reworked what caused backward @@ -662,8 +668,8 @@ Revision 4.1.15a - Fix to oneliner GETBULK table collection code to make it stripping uneven rows off table tail. -Revision 4.1.14a ----------------- +Revision 4.1.14a, released 2010-07-15 +------------------------------------- - Fix to maxSizeResponseScopedPDU calculation at USM security module: now more precise and robust against screwed values on input. @@ -699,8 +705,8 @@ Revision 4.1.14a now send up to two packets, not just one as it used to be. - Debugging printout now escapes non-printable characters. -Revision 4.1.13a ----------------- +Revision 4.1.13a, released 2010-02-09 +------------------------------------- - UDP over IPv6 transport implemented. - Fix to MIB tree walking code that used to fail on table columns where @@ -708,8 +714,8 @@ Revision 4.1.13a - SNMPv1/v2c snmpCommunityTransportTag-based imcoming message filtering implemented (rfc2576). -Revision 4.1.12a ----------------- +Revision 4.1.12a, released 2009-12-03 +------------------------------------- - API versioning retired (pysnmp.v4 -> pysnmp). - MIB loading mechanics re-designed to allow ZIP import. @@ -721,8 +727,8 @@ Revision 4.1.12a code reworked. - Fix to sysUpTime OID at SNMPv2 TRAP PDU. -Revision 4.1.11a ----------------- +Revision 4.1.11a, released 2009-08-21 +------------------------------------- - Twisted integration implemented. - Attempt to use hashlib whenever available. @@ -751,8 +757,8 @@ Revision 4.1.11a - Minor usability improvements to tools/build-pysnmp-mib. - Made MIB objects unexport feature operational. -Revision 4.1.10a ----------------- +Revision 4.1.10a, released 2008-05-25 +------------------------------------- - Internal MIB indexing method __indexMib() unmangled to facilitate setting up mutex there for sharing MIB stuff between threads. @@ -773,8 +779,8 @@ Revision 4.1.10a request IDs and handlers. - Built-in MIBs re-generated to include text fields. -Revision 4.1.9a ---------------- +Revision 4.1.9a, released 2007-11-28 +------------------------------------ - UNSTABLE ALPHA RELEASE. - At onliner CommandGenerator, close transport on destruction to @@ -801,8 +807,8 @@ Revision 4.1.9a This might fix a significant memory leak. - Typo fix to rfc3411 confirmed class PDU members. -Revision 4.1.8a ---------------- +Revision 4.1.8a, released 2007-08-14 +------------------------------------ - UNSTABLE ALPHA RELEASE. - SMI/dispatcher timeout convertion multiplier is actually 100 (1/100 sec) @@ -845,8 +851,8 @@ Revision 4.1.8a - Fix to errorIndex generation at CommandResponder application, the value should be a one-based. -Revision 4.1.7a ---------------- +Revision 4.1.7a, released 2007-02-19 +------------------------------------ - UNSTABLE ALPHA RELEASE. - Low-level debugging facility implemented. @@ -909,8 +915,8 @@ Revision 4.1.7a #1537600, #1537659, #1548208, #1560939, #1563715, #1575697, #1599220, #1615077, #1615365, #1616579). -Revision 4.1.6a ---------------- +Revision 4.1.6a, released 2006-05-25 +------------------------------------ - UNSTABLE ALPHA RELEASE. - pysnmpUsmSecretAuthKey and pysnmpUsmSecretPrivKey length increased @@ -937,8 +943,8 @@ Revision 4.1.6a - Documentation improved - Minor fixes towards Python 1.5 compatibility -Revision 4.1.5a ---------------- +Revision 4.1.5a, released 2005-11-04 +------------------------------------ - UNSTABLE ALPHA RELEASE. - Multi-lingual SNMP Trap/Inform Applications completed; examples added @@ -948,8 +954,8 @@ Revision 4.1.5a - Minor, though backward incompatible, changes to one-liner API - Many bugfixes -Revision 4.1.4a ---------------- +Revision 4.1.4a, released 2005-08-16 +------------------------------------ - UNSTABLE ALPHA RELEASE. - SHA-based authentication fixed and privacy implemented @@ -957,8 +963,8 @@ Revision 4.1.4a authProtocol and privProtocol parameters in a backward incompatible manner. -Revision 4.1.3a ---------------- +Revision 4.1.3a, released 2005-07-28 +------------------------------------ - UNSTABLE ALPHA RELEASE. - rfc3413 applications API changes (related to callback function @@ -967,8 +973,8 @@ Revision 4.1.3a for better control of dispatcher's execution. - Many minor fixes. -Revision 4.1.2a ---------------- +Revision 4.1.2a, released 2005-07-12 +------------------------------------ - UNSTABLE ALPHA RELEASE. - Top-level application classes renamed into longer, self descripting names @@ -977,26 +983,26 @@ Revision 4.1.2a stand-alone SnmpContext for application registration. - Many minor fixes (inspired by testing on WinXP) -Revision 4.1.1a ---------------- +Revision 4.1.1a, released 2005-06-29 +------------------------------------ - UNSTABLE ALPHA RELEASE. - SNMPv3 code first published - SNMP engine and applications implemented on library level - Major re-design towards SNMPv3-style API. -Release 4.0.2a --------------- +Revision 4.0.2a, released 2005-03-01 +------------------------------------ - Adopted to slightly changed asyncore API (as shipped with python 2,4) -Release 4.0.1a --------------- +Revision 4.0.1a, released 2004-11-18 +------------------------------------ - Minor bug/typo fixes, mostly in example/ scripts. -Release 4.0.0a --------------- +Revision 4.0.0a, released 2004-11-15 +------------------------------------ - UNSTABLE EARLY ALPHA RELEASE. - Major re-design and re-implementation. |