Release 2.5
October 21, 2024
What’s New?
Connector 2.5 introduces updates to FlexScan and bug fixes.
Enhancements to Snapshot-based Scans
With this release, we have introduced significant improvements to the Snapshot-based Scan process, focusing on performance optimization, cost reduction, and deployment efficiency.
Optimizations
The new CFT-S brings optimization to
- cost by reducing the number of transitions on the step function.
- performance by introducing block device mapping for the instance scans. Reducing the scan time significantly.
Auto-deployment
With the new CloudFormation Template for service accounts (CFT-S), we have added support for auto-deployment to latest versions of CFT. This saves you from manually deploying the CFT-S in future updates. We have also added CLI deployment of the CFTs with a shell script.
Concurrent Scan Limit
The template also now supports a limit of 50 scanners for concurrent scanning without SSM limit interruptions.
Custom Domain for API Endpoints
Lastly, we have streamlined the process of adding CFT-T to new target accounts for event-based operations. You can now use a custom domain instead of copying a unique ID from the service account, eliminating the need to navigate between accounts. This change simplifies configuration, reduces potential errors, and saves time during deployment.
Added Support for New Operating Systems in Snapshot-based Scans
The new Snapshot-based Scan enhancements also come with additional OS support.
| OS | Version | X86 | X86_64 | ARM64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux | 8.3-8.7; 9.0-9.1 | No | Yes | Yes |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | 2023.0.20230315.0 and all later versions | No | Yes | Yes |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) | 9 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Ubuntu Server | 22.04 LTS | No | Yes | Yes |
Issues Addressed
- We fixed an issue where AWS Organization connectors returned exception errors.
- We fixed an issue where the OCI connectors returned exception errors.