What's new

4.0.1

Version 4.0.1 of Splunk DB Connect was released on July 7th, 2025 and contains the following new or changed features:

  • When FIPS is enabled, TLS communication uses FIPS-compliant algorithms and providers.

4.0.0

Version 4.0.0 of Splunk DB Connect was released on January 1st, 2025 and contains the following new or changed features:

  • Starting in version 4.0.0, DB Connect now requires Java 17 or higher.

  • High availability support for Heavy Forwarders. High availability must be configured before use.

  • Documentation about how to configure High Availability in Heavy Forwarders.

  • Support for running DB Connect in Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) compliant deployments.

  • Documentation on how to enable FIPS.

  • Option to trigger Input and Output manually.

  • Telemetry data collection. No sensitive data is collected.

  • Migration logic has been removed. For more information, see the migration path that has been added to the documentation.

  • More options for logging level configuration.

  • Support for adding certificates to KeyStore from UI.

  • Fixes for HEC configuration in Splunk Cloud Platform.