[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

Hotfix & Stable Release v2.1.4

Fixed

• Fixed issue with connection encryption to ensure connections fail when encryption is required. #1232
• Fixed issue where connection goes to unusable state. #1239

Preview Release v4.0.0-preview1.21237.2

Breaking changes over stable release 3.0.0

• Changed Encrypt connection string property to be true by default. #1210
• The driver now throws SqlException replacing AggregateException for active directory authentication modes. #1213
• Dropped obsolete Asynchronous Processing connection property from .NET Framework. #1148

Added

• Added SqlCommand.EnableOptimizedParameterBinding property that when enabled increases performance for commands with very large numbers of parameters. #1041
• Included 42108 and 42109 error codes to retriable transient errors list. #1215
• Added new App Context switch to use OS enabled client protocols only. #1168
• Added PoolBlockingPeriod connection property support in .NET Standard. #1181
• Added support for SqlDataReader.GetColumnSchema() in .NET Standard. #1181
• Added PropertyGrid support with component model annotations to SqlConnectionStringBuilder properties for .NET Core. #1152

Fixed

• Fixed issue with connectivity when TLS 1.3 is enabled on client and server. #1168
• Fixed issue with connection encryption to ensure connections fail when encryption is required. #1210
• Fixed issue where connection goes to unusable state. #1128
• Fixed recursive calls to RetryLogicProvider when calling SqlCommand.ExecuteScalarAsync. #1220
• Fixed async deadlock scenarios in web contexts with configurable retry logic provider. #1220
• Fixed EntryPointNotFoundException in InOutOfProcHelper constructor. #1120
• Fixed async thread blocking issues on SqlConnection.Open() for active directory authentication modes. #1213
• Fixed driver behavior for Always Encrypted with secure enclaves to not fail when no user parameters have been provided. #1115
• Fixed bug with LegacyRowVersionNullBehavior App Context switch. #1182
• Fixed issues in Strings.resx file containing error messages. #1136 #1178

Changed

• Updated error code to match with Windows when certificate validation fails in non-Windows client environments. #1130
• Removed designer attributes from SqlCommand and SqlDataAdapter. #1132
• Updated configurable retry logic default retriable error list. #1125
• Improved performance by changing SqlParameter bool fields to flags. #1064
• Improved performance by implementing static delegates. #1060
• Optimized async method allocations in .NET Framework by porting changes from .NET Core. #1084
• Various code improvements #902 #925 #933 #934 #1024 #1057 #1122 #1133 #1134 #1141 #1187 #1188 #1223 #1225 #1226

For detailed release notes, refer 4.0.0-preview1.md

[AzureKeyVaultProvider] Stable Release v3.0.0

Added

• Introduces column encryption key caching support #1056

Breaking Changes

• Microsoft.Data.SqlClient dependency version upgraded to v3.0.0+ #1111

For detailed notes, refer to 3.0.0.md

Stable Release v3.0.0

Added

• Added support for column encryption key caching when the server supports retrying queries that require enclave computations #1062
• Added support for configurable retry logic configuration file in .NET Standard #1090

Changed

• Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI (.NET Framework dependency) and Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime (.NET Core/Standard dependency) version to v3.0.0 #1102
• Improved event counter display information #1091

Breaking Changes

• Modified column encryption key store provider registrations to give built-in system providers precedence over providers registered on connection and command instances. #1101

For summary of all changes over v2.1, refer to 3.0.0.md