NEWS 2024 T1 What´s new in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 6.2.0.1?

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What's new in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 6.2.0.1

This topic provides the new features and enhancements that are introduced in this release.

New features 

Following new features are introduced in this release:

  • Support for Adapters and Services to send and receive documents from Microsoft SharePoint.
  • TLS v1.3 can now be configured for:
    • AS2 protocols.
    • B2B Mail Client Adapter. 
    • EBICS Server.
    • EBICS Client.
    • FTP Server Adapter.
    • FTP Client Begin Session Service.
    • HTTPS Server Adapter.
    • HTTP Client Begin Session Service.
    • Microsoft SQL Server during the upgrade of Sterling B2B Integrator from v6.2.0.0 to v6.2.0.1 and above.
      o SSL-RMI. The default communication protocol is now configured as TLS 1.3 for Sterling B2B Integrator
      v6.2.0.1 and above.
    • Sterling B2B Integrator Dashboard logins

   Note: 

  • Future releases will include more adapters and services that support TLS 1.3.
  • The FIPS 140-2 standard does not define support for TLSv1.3 or the new cipher suites defined for it. Enabling both the TLSv1.3 protocol and FIPS support results in an error

Java Development Kit (JDK) version is now upgraded to IBM JDK 8.0.8.15. This version should be used to install or upgrade to Sterling B2B Integrator v6.2.0.1.  To download the IBM JDK for v6.2.0.1, use the SDK.zip file bundled along with the Media.

  • Support for SSH keys using ssh-ed25519 key type for SFTP 2.0.
  • Supports configuring B2B REST APIs to fetch more than 1000 records in the list API responses using the property
    maxRecordsLimit.
  • Certified Container enhancements:
    • The minimum hardware requirements for installing Sterling B2B Integrator on Certified Container is now
      available.
    • Configure a specific SSL version using the property setupCfg.PROPERTY_securit y_SSLHelloProtocolin
      values.yaml.
    • Enable SSL logs using the properties asi.env.jvmOptions and setupCfg.PROPERTY_securit y_EnableSSLTrace in
      values.yaml.
    • Supports Autoscaling for Document Service.
    • Improved support for Command Line Adapter 2 (CLA2).

Stack Updates

   Note: 

  • This mod pack also includes security fixes and stack upgrades from release 6125.

New security fixes and following stack upgrades are introduced in this release:

  • Apache Axis – 2
  • Apache POI – 5.2.3
  • Apache Santuario (Java) – 2.3.4
  • Apache Xerces – 2.12.2
  • Bouncy Castle – 1.76
  • IBM Installation Manager 1.9.2.6
  • Java SDK/JRE – 8.0.8.15
  • Jetty jars – 9.4.53
  • JSON-java – 20231013
  • Maverick Legacy Client and Server – 1.7.56
  • MQ – 9.2.0.21
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
    • Version 4.13.0 or later fixes
    • Version 4.14.0 or later fixes
  • Kubernetes >= 1.26 and <= 1.28
  • Helm – 3.13.x or later
  • Spring Boot – 2.7.18
  • Spring Framework – 5.3.31
  • Spring Security jars – 5.8.9
  • Struts – 2.5.33
  • Velocity – 2.3

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