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The first alpha release of UCS 5.3 is now available, making the next version of the operating environment for Nubus tangible. The focus of this release is on updating the Debian base. At the same time, an important organizational milestone is being prepared: the entry into force of the separate maintenance cycles for Nubus and [...]

The latest release of Nubus for Kubernetes puts operational stability front and center: The Provisioning Service now delivers changes from the directory service to downstream systems significantly faster. Many liveness and readiness probes have been reworked so that Kubernetes can assess the state of components more accurately. Additionally, the portal now prevents content from being [...]

With UCS 5.3, we are introducing an important structural change to our maintenance concept: We are following our product structure and splitting the previously shared maintenance commitment for the combination of Nubus as an Identity & Access Management solution (IAM) and UCS as the operating environment into two independent commitments. What may initially sound like [...]

With the release of Nubus for Kubernetes 1.19, we have deliberately focused on security updates. In addition to patches for recently discovered vulnerabilities, we have significantly expanded our “VEX” information in particular, in order to make our handling of potential security issues more transparent and better usable for automated evaluations. You can learn more about [...]

The first patch-level release of the year bundles all new features from the past three months onto new installation media – and therefore includes highlights such as the automatic restoration of accidentally deleted users in Active Directory and Samba 4 as well as the Nubus Provisioning Service. Provisioning Service for UCS The new Provisioning Service [...]

Maintenance for UCS 5.0 has ended as announced. This marks the end of the regular support period for this version – and it is the right time to move to the current release. We recommend upgrading to UCS 5.2 so that you continue to receive regular updates, security fixes, and a modern platform. Maintenance for [...]

With this blog post, I am starting a new series in which I present the updates of the roughly monthly Nubus for Kubernetes releases. We begin with a look back at version 1.17, which was released at the end of January and brings many improvements for Nubus operators – including the new Structured Logging format [...]

Before the year comes to an end, we are releasing UCS 5.2-4, the final cumulative update for 2025. It includes several noteworthy enhancements, among them a preview of the new delegated administration in UDM. Updates and Improvements As always, the new release contains numerous updates and smaller improvements. A selection: Synchronization of the “locked” status [...]

With the third patchlevel release, we are providing new installation media for UCS, which, as usual, include all security and feature updates from the past twelve weeks. Among them are improvements to the new Provisioning Service app from Nubus for Kubernetes as well as enhancements to the handling of the primary group for users and [...]

The monthly feature releases of Nubus for Kubernetes continuously deliver improvements in the areas of portal, two-factor authentication, security, and scalability. High time, then, for an overview of the most important innovations from the past few months. Two-Factor Management for Administrators and Helpdesk With the release of Nubus for Kubernetes 1.13, a new web interface [...]