Horizon 2.8.1 release notes

Here are the release notes for EverTrust Horizon v2.8.1, released on 2026-01-09.

For the installation and upgrade procedure, please refer to the Installation and Upgrade guide.

1. New Features

[None]

2. Enhancements

  • [HOR-108] - Microsoft template v2 extensions are now supported when using the WCCE protocol (PKI support may vary)

  • [HOR-207] - Enables WebRA profiles for automation policies

  • [HOR-239] - ACME Connector: HMAC algorithm can now be specified manually when necessary

  • [HOR-235] - Nameshield Connector: Added custom data mapping

  • [HOR-129] - Dashboards can now be exported as PNG files from the dashboard page

3. Bug Fixes

  • [HOR-188] - Fixed an issue where notifications would not retry automatically and could not be retried manually

  • [HOR-160] - Fixed an issue where SANs deleted at the validation step would still be included in the final request

  • [HOR-230] - Fixed an issue where the Mongo lease would not function correctly when using TLS authentication to the Mongo database

  • [HOR-222] - Fixed an issue where long literals in HQL queries were not correctly handled

  • [HOR-589] - Fixed an issue where pagination was not displayed on the Monitored profiles page

  • [HOR-354] - Fixed an issue where certificate attachments could not be added to certificate import notifications

  • [HOR-220] - Fixed an issue where OIDC connectors would not use Horizon’s trusted CAs

  • [HOR-156] - Fixed an issue where long requests would not be entirely visible in report configuration

  • [HOR-473] - Fixed an issue where CSRs with non-RFC-compliant extensions were rejected

  • [HOR-124] - Fixed an issue where the renew_api permission would not allow searching for certificates to renew

  • [HOR-123] - Fixed an issue where the crlLifetime parameter was not saved in the Integrated connector

4. Known Defects

[None]

5. API modifications

[None]