Release notes for the Splunk Add-on for Citrix NetScaler

Version 8.2.3 of the Splunk Add-on for Citrix NetScaler was released on July 22, 2023.

Compatibility

Version 8.2.3 of the Splunk Add-on for Citrix Netscaler is not compatible with Internet Explorer.

Version 8.2.3 of the Splunk Add-on for Citrix NetScaler is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms.

Splunk platform versions	9.0, 9.1.x
CIM	5.0.2
Platforms	Platform independent
Vendor Products	Citrix NetScaler versions 11.1, 12.1, 13.0, and 13.1

The field alias functionality is compatible with the current version of this add-on. The current version of this add-on does not support older field alias configurations.

For more information about the field alias configuration change, refer to the Splunk Enterprise Release Notes.

Migration guide

See Choose your Splunk Enterprise upgrade path for the Python 3 migration for more information on upgrading your Splunk Enterprise deployment to Python 3.

New features

Version 8.2.3 of the Splunk Add-on for Citrix NetScaler has the following new features.

• Fixed the security vulnerabilities found in the certifi, urllib3 and semver libraries by upgrading their version from 2022.12.7 to 2023.11.17, 1.26.12 to 1.26.18, and 7.3.8 to 7.5.4 respectively.
• Verified IPv6 compliance checks for the add-on and enhanced TA functionality.
• Verified compatibility for python 3.9.

Fixed issues

Version 8.2.3 of the Splunk Add-on for Citrix NetScaler contains the following fixed issues:

Known issues

Version 8.2.3 of the Splunk Add-on for Citrix NetScaler has the following known issues. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported:

SSLVPN LOGIN & LOGOUT samples are not mapped to CIM DM because of a lack of information on the meaning of this sample and its fields. If you have more information about the VPN login and logout events and can provide samples, please reach out to Splunk.

Third-party software attributions

Some of the components included in this add-on are licensed under free or open source licenses. We wish to thank the contributors to those projects.

A complete listing of third-party software information for this add-on is available as a text file for download:
Splunk Add-on for Citrix NetScaler third-party software credits.