DomiNIC Release Notes

Important: Release 8.0.5 requires NIC-Container 5.0 or higher

Improvements

• Added more detailed response data to SOAP API operation PolicyInfo

Bugfixes

• NIC notifications for expired/deleted domains will not cause domain data to be removed immediately, if the domain has a redemption period
• Register/Transfer tile in the end user dashboard will only be displayed, if the logged in user has the appropriate right
• Fixed upload of zone files for bulk domain registrations

Important: Release 8.0.4 requires NIC-Container 5.0 or higher

New Features

• Import functionality for domains: this allows domains registered directly at the NIC to be imported into DomiNIC by an easy to use tool in the user interface.

Improvements

• Spaces before and after authcodes will now be removed.
  
• Improved the configuration for the application name for one time password
• Resend of email for user account activation implemented
• When structural changes prohibit the deployment of new nicconatainer versions without an update of DomiNIC: now niccontainer patches can be prepared and installed

Bugfixes

• Solved problems with sorting, filtering and paging of big zones
• Solved problem with seperating domain names when entering for bulk orders
• Fixed issue with configurable SOA values
• Corrected setting of status Reservation Only (RO) for Denic domain transfers
• Denic authcode will now be deleted in DomiNIC when the domain ist deleted
• Fixed issue with activation of DNSSEC after a faillure of DNSSEC activation
• Polling messages from dns.lu to remove name server handles are now correctly processed
• Norid contact and domain information is now separated
• Fixed issue with transfer from one account to another account within DomiNIC
• Fixed issue with Ascio field Registrationdate for TLD .xxx
• Fixed issue with determination of the registry id for Core regarding puny code TLDs

 

Important: Release 8.0.3 requires NIC-Container 5.0 or higher

Improvements

• The one-time password for two factor authentication will be requested in a separate login form now, instead of the same form with user name and password
• Improvements for domain inventory:
  • Search options / filters are initially expanded
  • Replaced expire date with last change date within the search result
  • Last change date set as default sorter, lately changed domains will be shown first
  • Last order state can now be filtered
  • Button “Initialize fields” will reset the customer number as well now
  • Removed search button for customer number
• Session tracking mode can now be configured by a new system configuration (See https://doc.dnsxperts.de/doku.php?id=install_guide:advanced_config:system_configuration#security_relevant_configuration_settings)
• Calendar times for scheduled ttl controlled orders can now be set within a separate input field
• When a redirect is removed, a warning will be shown to the user with a hint, that the missing A record has to be replaced manually to ensure the resolution of the zone or its subdomains. This warning message has to be approved by the user.
• Added an option “Nothing set” option for dns-templates. This also solves some adverse behaviour in reloaded orders
• Added handling for new Switch registrar lock / unlock polling notifications
• Added handling for Switch DS-data change polling notifications
• Temporary files on the file system will be cleared automatically on regular basis
• Improved localizations and validation for Denic contact field “URI template”
• The name of the one-time password (for two factor authentication) shown on a mobile device can now be configured via system configuration (See: https://doc.dnsxperts.de/doku.php?id=user_rights_management:twofactorauth#configuration)
• Added Email notifications for KSK rollovers
• Improved domain name validation on end user dashboad
• Improvements for handling of two factor authentication on the “My user account” page with different data sources

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue in processing Nic.at polling notifcations “domain-unlocked-customer” for domains without a valid NIC account
• Fixed displaying/download of PDFs and other attachments within the order correspondence
• Fixed display of user name in the end user dashboad when neither first or last name is set
• Fixed an issue with dns synchronization for idn domains
• Session time out will now be performed on the backoffice dashboad and maintenance site
• Fixed an issue where the NIC was not adjusted when a domain import was performed for a zone (dns-only domain)
• Forwarding service validation for conflicting resource records will be performed case insensitive to ensure a proper validation dispite bad data quality
• NIC notifications for deleted and expired domains will set the domain to a redemption period first, if supported by the TLD
• Fixed an Issue where queued orders failed after a new (for these orders incompatible) nic container version was installed
• Domain status reservation only will be retained if the NIC still responds with dns problems after a domain update. In addition, the status will be removed after a successfully performed owner change.
• Fixed an issue regarding filtering in resource record search: filters are now correctly reset

 

Important: Release 8.0.2 requires NIC-Container 5.0 or higher

Improvements

• Simplified resource record editor allows to enter host names for A and AAAA records.
• Simplified resource record editor allows to enter TXT records.
• Simplified resource record editor only allows to add one MX per hostname.
• “@” characters will be converted to the domain name in resource record editor.
• Slave nameservice allows to add several customer master name servers.
• Improved SOAP API validation for domain create and zone create operations.
• Synchronisation of Nic data now can be used also with internal name server groups

Bugfixes

• Users will be informed by email again after their account was locked because of too many failed login attempts.
• Minor bug fixes for dashboard settings.
• Fixed an issue that prevented zones with TLDs that are only available for zone registrations from beeing created.
• Fixed an issue that prevented domain modifications for domains without the status “DNS active”.

 

Important: Release 7.8.6 requires NIC-Container 4.7 or higher; if you use Eurid you will need at least NIC-Container 4.9

Features

• Implementation of Registry Norid.
  

Important: Release 8.0.0 requires NIC-Container 5.0 or higher

Release 8.0.0 contains a number of important system upgrades:

• Support for Java 11
• Support for Adopt OpenJDK 11
• Upgrade of 3rd party components

Features

• GUI: Upgrade/exchange of many GUI components
  • Improved search function for all inventory pages.
  • Unified user experience for all inventory lists
  • New GUI components 
• New/improved functionality for page “Top Level Domains”
• New user right for the visibility of authcodes
• New user right for visibility of name server groups
• All TTLs of  SOA and NS resource records can now be defined on TLD level

Improvements

• Improved user rights for a better combination of access rights
• Implemented treatment of contact polling messages for Key Systems
• Improved efficiency of OrdersAnonymizeJob (GDPR) 
• Increased transaction timeout for accounting jobs

Bugfixes

• Fixed issue with internal name server groups
• Email addresses containing uppercase letters are now accepted 
• Fixed issue with the import of DNSSEC keys
• The filter “order start” in the order search now works correctly regarding scheduled jobs
• Fix for: In some cases backend orders are started without Nic account
• Expire date for Denic domains remains empty after domain restore
• Fixed issue with assigning DNS templates to customers
• When utilizing bulk order the drop down field for TLD selection is now disabled
• The keys for DNSSEC key rollover are now queried directly from the specified name server
• Field domain name language code is also displayed for non ASCII TLDs
• Check of KSK in the parent zone is only done for domains with only zone administration
• Fixed issue with an empty list for bulk orders when acting from a client gateway receiving a timeout

SOAP API

• Two optional elements of the type boolean have been added to ZoneImportRequest: importDnsZones and reImport
• An optional attribute active of the type boolean was added as an attribute to all resource records.

Please refer to our SOAP API documentation for further information.