We are pleased to announce Netwrix Change Tracker 8.1 offering easier compliance reporting, further ITSM integration, New CIS reports, and minor changes & bug fixes.
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What’s new in Netwrix Change Tracker 8.1
Easier Compliance Reporting for Databases
In previous releases, database connection strings were required as part of a database credential. This required a separate database credential for each database instance to monitor even if the username and password were the same! To address this, database credentials only contain username and password.
Connection strings are now required when defining a proxied device a database connection. This allows you to use the same database credential for multiple database connections. It also means there is only one credential to update when its password expires.
New ITSM integration: OpenText’s Service Management X (SMAX)
SMAX is the latest to be added to Netwrix Change Tracker’s extensive list of ITSM integrations.
If you are manually creating planned changes for event classification, take a look at our ITSM integrations to see if they could automate the process.
ServiceNow Cancelled RFC Support
Cancelled RFCs in ServiceNow previously remained active in Netwrix Change Tracker.
Now we automatically sync RFC cancellations and classify any previously linked change events as unplanned.
New CIS Compliance Reports
As always, we have added some new CIS approved compliance reports as well as many updates:
- Juniper Firewall
- Palo Alto Firewall 11
- F5
- VMWare ESXi 8.0
- IBM AIX 7.2
- Updates to Windows 11 and Server 2022 & 2019 and more
New End of Life Dates
- Change Tracker Hub 7.7 - October 1st 2025
- Change Tracker Agent 7.0.1.1 - October 1st 2025
- Change Tracker Express Agent -2.0.1 - October 1st 2025
- Change Tracker Sync Service 2.0.4 - October 1st 2025
Upgrading to NCT 8.1
Backup your MongoDB database and the Change Tracker configuration files before performing any upgrade.
Close and reopen (or ctrl + F5) any browser tabs with Netwrix Change Tracker open.
API Client Library Beta Program
Are you looking to automate your Netwrix Change Tracker processes?
We want to hear from you and maybe you’d be interested in trialling an early version of our new API client library.
If you’re interested, DM our NCT PM James Anderson!
Bug Fixes
Agent related bug Fixes:
Version 7.2 - 20 Mar 2025
- fix: 376381 - Update Stimulsoft to latest
- fix: 377032 - Update Nuget packages to latest versions
- fix: 369171 - Containerised agent unique id support
- fix: 369054 - Replace BouncyCastle with BouncyCastle.Cryptography
- fix: 365946 - Unable to install Sysdig on RHEL 9
- fix: 357981 - Syslog option for local time
- fix: 364252 - DiffContextLines setting not working
HUB related bug fixes
Version 8.1 - 20 Mar 2025
- fix: 371945 - Devices Offline User Notification sending empty email after upgrading to 8.0.1
- fix: 366955 - Create new groups - Windows 2025, RHEL 9, Rocky 9, Ubuntu 24
- fix: 356247 - Remove the vuln option in report dropdown
- fix: 364868 - Remove comma from Splunk credential port setting
- fix: 369171 - Containerised agent unique id support
- fix: 365051 - Misconfigured HTTP Header - Content-Security Policy - unsafe-inline script
- fix: 357981 - Syslog option for local time
- fix: 364252 - DiffContextLines setting not working
- enh: 299849 - Update Kendo to Latest Version and remove bootstrap
- fix: 362295 - Remove instances of V7 or Gen7 in code or docs
- enh: 361842 - Update Stimulsoft v2024.4.2
- enh: 377243 - Include Mongo v8 in release
Minor Updates
UI enhancements
A major UI framework upgrade has introduced some minor visual improvements. We have also stopped the left-hand filter panel from collapsing.
Local time in Syslog timestamps
There is now an advanced option to override the UTC default to local time for timestamps in Syslog records.
HTTPS proxy support
Communication between the Change Tracker agent and the Hub via a HTTPS proxy is now supported.
Need help with this update?
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| Situation | Action |
|---|---|
| If you feel the product is broken and not working as intended… | Contact Support |
| If you have a question you’d like to ask other experts… | Create a discussion in the community: Change Tracker > Discussions & Questions |
| If you have a feature request… | Let our product team know directly: Change Tracker > Ideas |
| If you have something cool to show… | Show everyone what you built: Change Tracker > Show & Tell |
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