OpenStack releases Bobcat to address servicing nodes and security features

OpenStack is designed to offer cloud services that are similar to those provided by public cloud providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure but can be deployed in a private data center or a hybrid cloud environment.

Comprising 10,476 changes authored by over 580 contributors, OpenStack Bobcat includes several new features added in response to operators engaging directly with the upstream community.

The Manila team has introduced a new resource lock framework. Manila shares and access rules can now be locked against deletion. A generic resource locks framework has been introduced to facilitate this.

The Horizon team unveiled a time-based one-time password (TOTP) authentication support. In a bid to provide enhanced security, Horizon has added TOTP authentication. The feature leverages the already existing 2FA from Keystone.

Another key feature update is that Ironic now has basic support for servicing nodes, as previously, Ironic would not perform operations on active nodes.

“As these blogs describe, one of the highlights of the Bobcat release cycle has been seeing how operators and end users are getting their features landed by engaging directly with the upstream community,” says Kendall Nelson, senior developer advocate at the OpenInfra Foundation.

“Once again in Bobcat, OpenStack developers have responded to operator needs with acumen and dedication. It’s for this reason that OpenStack has a well-earned reputation of being ‘boringly stable’ and at the same time is providing the infrastructure that is driving innovation in AI, machine learning, edge computing, and more in production at scale.”

The 2023 OpenStack user survey reveals over 70% of OpenStack deployments continue to manage applications with kubernetes, effectively running the LOKI stack in production all over the world.

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Bobcat  |  cloud infrastructure  |  edge computing  |  OpenStack  |  security