Licence Daemon Release Notes
Overview Copied
This page provides information about the latest Licence Daemon release, including new features and resolved issues.
For a detailed overview of the Geneos 7.x.x release, including key highlights for other components, see Geneos 7.x Release Notes.
Critical Update
From February 2026, ITRS is introducing a new license file format, which requires the Licence Daemon to be upgraded to version 7.8.0 or later. Support for Licence Daemon versions earlier than 7.8.0 will end on 31 July 2026.
We strongly recommend upgrading your Licence Daemon ahead of time. Refer to the upgrade notes for full details and required actions, and contact ITRS Support to obtain a new license file.
Licence Daemon 7.8.3 Copied
Released: 18 March 2026
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| UTL-1496 | Upgraded OpenSSL to version 3.4.4 to address the security vulnerability CVE-2025-15467 (BDSA-2026-1224). |
Licence Daemon 7.8.1 Copied
Released: 12 February 2026
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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| UTL-1476 | The Licence Daemon now detects and reports when an old license format is used. |
| UTL-1478 | The Licence Daemon no longer logs hourly snapshot file updates. |
| UTL-1484 | Snapshots are now standard compressed files and does not contain obfuscated data. |
Licence Daemon 7.8.0 Copied
Released: 29 January 2026
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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-12804 | Updated Linux 64 and Windows 64 systems to C++20 standards. |
| COL-12918 | Updated ARM64 to C++20 standards. |
| UTL-1438 | The License Daemon now utilizes an enhanced license reporting format and captures comprehensive license usage data to support auditing and compliance. |
Licence Daemon 7.7.0 Copied
Released: 27 November 2025
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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| AA-7371 | The minimum TLS version is now 1.2 by default. |
| AA-7444 | Removed the libnsl dependency from all Geneos components running on RHEL 9. |
| UTL-1427 | Starting with Geneos version 7.7, RHEL 10 support is available for the following components:
Refer to the compatibility matrix for a complete list of plugins supported in RHEL 10. |
| UTL-1436 | Upgraded OpenSSL to version 3.4.3 to address the following security vulnerabilities:
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Licence Daemon 7.3.1 Copied
Released: 24 April 2025
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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| UTL-1285 | OpenSSL in Geneos is now upgraded from version 1.1.1w to version 3.4.1, applicable to aix_64, darwin_64, linux_64 [generic], and windows_64 systems. For generic Linux systems, the Kerberos implementation has been transitioned from Heimdal Kerberos to MIT Kerberos. |
Licence Daemon 7.2.0 Copied
Released: 30 January 2025
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These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-12422 | The Linux OS tag has been added to ARM deliverable filenames. The file extension for 64-bit Linux executables has been changed from arm_64 to linux_64, regardless of the underlying architecture. This change affects the following components:
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Licence Daemon 7.0.0 Copied
Released: 29 August 2024
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| AA-7011 | Added gateway_host and gateway_port attributes to all licence details in the Licence Daemon report and in the Details view on the web. |
| UTL-1290 | Added probe information, such as host_name, port, version, os, os_type, and host_id, to the ca_plugin licence details in the Licence Daemon report and in the Details view on the web. |
| UTL-1291 | Fixed an issue where error messages are not correctly suppressed when using OpenSSL 3. |
| UTL-1296 | Report columns in the Details view on the web now match those in the scheduled file reports. |