New licensing model: VisualSVN Server is now available under
Community , Essential and Enterprise licenses.
Web interface enhancements
New feature: Viewing MS Word DOCX files in the web interface.New feature: Viewing Photoshop PSD files in the web interface.New feature: Viewing Illustrator AI files in the web interface.New feature: Blame/Annotate View in the web interface.New feature: Download folders as zip files.Add linking to a specific line of code.
Add support for viewing password-protected PDF files.
Add self-service password changing for Subversion authentication.
Add support for viewing ICO files.
Revamp the Commit Details view.
Display images with transparency on checkered background.
Better support for printing contents from the web interface.
Enable syntax highlighting for *.cxx, *.hpp and *.hxx files.
Enable syntax highlighting for Kotlin files.
Enable syntax highlighting for YAML files.
Enable syntax highlighting for *.ps1xml, *.cdxml, *.xaml and *.xsd files.
Detect and enable XML syntax highlighting for various files based on content.
Display PDF in actual size instead of fitting to width.
Add the "Report a problem" link.
Drop support for Internet Explorer 10.
Hardened the Content-Security-Policy.
Various small tweaks and enhancements.
PowerShell enhancements
Manage TLS/SSL server certificates via Get-SvnServerConfiguration and
Set-SvnServerConfiguration cmdlets.
Add New-SvnServerCertificateRequest cmdlet to generate a Certificate
Signing Request.
New Get-SvnServerLicense and Set-SvnServerLicense cmdlets to manage server
licenses.
New Export-SvnRepository cmdlet to export repositories and VDFS replication
seeds.
Add option for Test-SvnRepository cmdlet to perform consistency check for
slave VDFS repositories.
New Invoke-SvnJob cmdlet to run background jobs synchronously.
Fixed: VisualSVN Server PowerShell console may display incorrect colors
on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.
Other changes
New wizard in VisualSVN Server Manager console to export repositories.
New option to Obtain certificate from Active Directory in the installer.
Fixed: an incorrect repository name is suggested when importing compressed
dump files, such as *.dump.gz.
Fixed: a temporary storage volume can selected as a default location for
repositories during installation to a cloud virtual machine.
Fixed: "Cannot get repository size information: Not found (0x80041002)"
error on the Details tab in repository properties after renaming a repository.
Fixed: unnecessary "Requests for a collection must have a trailing slash
on the URI" errors in the VisualSVN Server event log.
Updated to OpenSSL 1.1.1b.
Updated to PDF.js v1.10.100.
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.2r with a fix for the
CVE-2019-1559
vulnerability.
Updated to APR 1.6.5 with a fix for the
CVE-2017-12613
vulnerability.
Updated to APR Util 1.6.1 with a fix for the
CVE-2017-12618
vulnerability.
Updated to Apache Subversion 1.10.3 .
For further details please see
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.10.3/CHANGES
Updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.35 .
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.2p with fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2018-0732 ,
CVE-2018-0737 .
Fixed: Full backup jobs get created with an empty or incorrect schedule.
Fixed: Obtain certificate from Active Directory wizard fails with the
"Unspecified error (0x80004005)" message if AD CS is unavailable.
Fixed: VisualSVNServerHooks.exe check-logmessage hook fails with the
"Wrong or unexpected property value" error for commits with multiline
log messages.
Performance improvements
Significantly reduced CPU usage for HTTP compression during common operations.
Improved performance with large files.
Improved commit performance into slave VDFS repositories.
Improved performance over WAN on Windows Server 2012 and later.
Optimized speed of repository dump import.
Other changes
Restore default HTTP timeout settings that were unintentionally adjusted
while upgrading to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.x.
Disable fulltext cache in vdfssvc.exe.
Revamped the Upgrade Repository Format dialog.
New VisualSVNServerHooks.exe subcommand to check the commit log message.
New Update-SvnRepository PowerShell cmdlet to upgrade the repositories.
Display the compression algorithm on the Details tab in the Properties dialog of a repository.
Display the compression algorithm in the output of Get-SvnRepository PowerShell cmdlet.
Minor visual improvements in the web interface.
Updated to SQLite 3.22.0.
mod_remoteip Apache module is included into the installation package.
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.2r with a fix for the
CVE-2019-1559
vulnerability.
Updated to APR 1.6.5 with a fix for the
CVE-2017-12613
vulnerability.
Updated to APR Util 1.6.1 with a fix for the
CVE-2017-12618
vulnerability.
Updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.35 .
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.2p with fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2018-0732 ,
CVE-2018-0737 .
Fixed: Full backup jobs get created with an empty or incorrect schedule.
Fixed: Obtain certificate from Active Directory wizard fails with the
"Unspecified error (0x80004005)" message if AD CS is unavailable.
Fixed: VisualSVNServerHooks.exe check-logmessage hook fails with the
"Wrong or unexpected property value" error for commits with multiline
log messages.
Restore default HTTP timeout settings that were unintentionally adjusted
while upgrading to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.x.
New feature: repository backup encryption.New feature: PDF viewing in the web interface.New wizard to obtain an SSL certificate from Active Directory Certificate Services.
Allow using custom credentials when backing up to remote destinations.
Re-enable FSFS rep-sharing.
Fixed: repository can be corrupted due to SHA-1 collisions if FSFS rep-sharing is enabled.
Fixed: commits to VDFS repositories may fail under some circumstances.
New '--subject' option for commit notification hook handler (deprecates '--detailed-subject' option).
Support wildcards for repository names in the Test-SvnRepository PowerShell cmdlet.
Several small performance and usability improvements.
Restore default HTTP timeout settings that were unintentionally adjusted
while upgrading to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.x.
New feature: certificate-based authentication for VDFS replication.New feature: shared and local authorization profiles for VDFS repositories.Upgrade to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.29 .Drop support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. The minimum supported operating
systems are now Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.
Drop backward compatibility with VisualSVN Server 3.4.x and older versions for Remote
Server Administration.
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.2m with fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2017-3736 ,
CVE-2017-3735 .
OpenSSL 1.0.2 Series Release Notes .
Add option to disable dynamic HTTP compression.
Use mod_deflate to compress all HTTP traffic.
Increase VDFS service Subversion in-memory cache size to 128MB.
Use only TLS session tickets for HTTPS connection reuse and disable SSL Session Cache.
Various visual enhancements in the web interface.
Fixed: VDFS replication may hang due to DNS errors.
Fixed: VDFS replication may hang due to unstable network connection.
Fixed: potential race condition in VDFS.
Fixed: VDFS service doesn't gracefully handle system shutdown/reboot events.
Fixed: VisualSVN Server installer does not start when the directory
C:\Users\Public\Documents is missing.
Fixed: VisualSVNServerHooks.exe may send incorrectly colored commit notifications.
Fixed: unable to modify user permissions when connection to the trusted domain is
unavailable.
Version 3.6.2 (Not released)
Improve VDFS connection management to better handle network issues.
Add application manifest for VisualSVNServer.exe and openssl.exe.
Add missing version information for libsvn_swig-py-1.dll.
Fixed: unable to access the server when the hostname contains an
underscore ('_') character.
Fixed: VisualSVN Server Manager does not refresh icons in some cases.
Fixed: icons are scaled incorrectly in VisualSVN Repository
Configurator on High-DPI displays.
Fixed: incorrect formatting of the SSLCompatiblityLevel property in
Get-SvnServerConfiguration PowerShell cmdlet.
Main enhancements
New feature: Backup and Restore for Subversion repositories.New feature: Background Job Service with support for repository
backup and verification jobs.Add option to configure TLS/SSL compatibility levels.
Add option to redirect clients from HTTP to HTTPS automatically.
Add option to customize the size of Subversion memory object cache.
VisualSVN Server Manager improvements
Revamp the VisualSVN Server Properties dialog.
Display determinate progress for all potentially long-running operations.
Display progress indicator on the VisualSVN Server Manager's taskbar button.
Display an extra tooltip with access rule information on repository 'Security' dialog.
New icons for repositories, directories and files.
Fixed: unable to cancel running 'Perform Consistency Check' operation.
A number of other minor improvements and refinements.
Web interface enhancements
Display last changed date when browsing the repository contents.
Display commit date when viewing the particular revision.
Enable syntax highlighting for TypeScript files ('*.ts').
Do not display contents of README.md files that are larger than 1MB.
Combine JavaScript resources into one file.
Other changes
Configure Windows Defender exclusions for VisualSVN Server services.
Fixed: potential race condition when running 'Set-SvnRepository' and 'Suspend-SvnRepository' PowerShell cmdlets.
Fixed: incorrect cmdlet output formatting in PowerShell 5.
Updated to SQLite 3.15.2.
Updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.34 with cumulative fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2017-7668 ,
CVE-2017-3169 ,
CVE-2017-7679
CVE-2017-9788 .
Updated Expat XML parser to version 2.2.2 with fixes for the following
vulnerabilities:
CVE-2017-9233 ,
CVE-2016-9063 .
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.2l.
Fixed: unable to access the server when the hostname contains an
underscore ('_') character.
Disable FSFS rep-sharing to protect from possible repository corruptions caused by SHA-1 collisions.
Fixed: Internet Explorer does not display VisualSVN Server web interface
if Compatibility View mode is enabled.
Updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.32 with fixes for
CVE-2016-8743
and CVE-2016-5387
vulnerability.
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.2k with cumulative fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2016-7055 ,
CVE-2017-3731 ,
CVE-2017-3732 .
For further details, please see the
OpenSSL Security Advisory .
Fixed: Java 6 and Java 7 clients receive error "Could not generate DH
keypair" when accessing VisualSVN Server via HTTPS.
Configure VisualSVN Server to send X-Frame-Options HTTP response
header in order to mitigate possible clickjacking attacks (initially
released in version 3.2.0 but then reverted in 3.2.1).
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.2j with cumulative fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2016-6304 ,
CVE-2016-2183 ,
CVE-2016-6303 ,
CVE-2016-6302 ,
CVE-2016-2182 ,
CVE-2016-2180 ,
CVE-2016-2177 ,
CVE-2016-2178 ,
CVE-2016-2179 ,
CVE-2016-2181 ,
CVE-2016-6306 .
OpenSSL 1.0.2 Series Release Notes .
Updated to Apache Serf 1.3.9. For further details, please see
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/serf/tags/1.3.9/CHANGES .
Version 3.5.5 (Not released)
Prevent possible collisions in Subversion shared object cache that can
occur after re-creating a repository with the same name and UUID.
Fixed: VisualSVN Server Manager may crash when canceling an operation in progress.
Add missing digital signature for WMIProvider.dll
New feature: Customizable "/svn" prefix in a repository URL.Significantly improve performance of commits to VDFS slave repositories.Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.2e.
New PowerShell cmdlets to manage repository hooks.
New PowerShell cmdlets to manage VisualSVN Server settings.
Revamped design of the repositories collection list in the web interface.
Do not display contents of text files over 1MB in the web interface.
Improve web interface load speed and caching.
Increase VDFS service in-memory cache size to 64MB.
Recycle VDFS replication listeners periodically for better performance and reliability.
Drop backward compatibility with VDFS protocol versions 3.0 and 3.2.
Log a warning when the VDFS service starts in backward compatibility mode.
VisualSVN Server Manager now provides a command to delete a file from repository.
Display progress while deleting repositories in VisualSVN Server Manager.
Update help reference for repository hook input parameters in VisualSVN Server Manager.
Fixed: unable to import PFX certificate which name contains non-ASCII characters.
Fixed: unable to authenticate using Windows Basic Authentication when a password contains non-ASCII characters.
Fixed: VisualSVN Repository Configurator shortcut is not removed after server uninstall.
Fixed: repository hook content could be written non-atomically.
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.1u with cumulative fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2016-6304 ,
CVE-2016-2183 ,
CVE-2016-6303 ,
CVE-2016-6302 ,
CVE-2016-2182 ,
CVE-2016-2180 ,
CVE-2016-2177 ,
CVE-2016-2178 ,
CVE-2016-2179 ,
CVE-2016-2181 ,
CVE-2016-6306 .
OpenSSL 1.0.1 Series Release Notes .
Updated to Apache Serf 1.3.9. For further details, please see
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/serf/tags/1.3.9/CHANGES .
Updated to Apache Subversion 1.9.3 with fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2015-5259 ,
CVE-2015-5343 .
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.9.3/CHANGES
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.1q with fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2015-3194 ,
CVE-2015-3195 .
OpenSSL Security Advisory .
Fixed: unable to demote a master VDFS repository under some
circumstances.
Fixed: replication unexpectedly resumes after promoting a suspended
slave VDFS repository.
Fixed: repository web interface improperly displays some PDF files as
plain text.
Fixed: tables in Markdown-formatted documents are displayed without
borders.
Fixed: "Provider is not capable of the attempted operation" error is
displayed in VisualSVN Server Manager console after upgrade to Windows 10.
Main enhancements
Updated to Apache Subversion 1.9.0 . For further details please see
Apache Subversion 1.9 Release Notes
New feature: Windows PowerShell module for administering VisualSVN Server and repositories.
VDFS enhancements
Add PowerShell cmdlets for VDFS disaster recovery needs.
'Create New Repository' wizard displays initial replication progress when creating a new slave VDFS repository.
Add application manifest to vdfssvc.exe to enable RPC Default Thread Pool on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 (or newer).
Enable NDR64 encoding to optimize VDFS replication on 64-bit operating systems.
Do not abort replication of transaction after a client-side timeout.
Fixed: VDFS service takes long time to stop under some circumstances.
Web interface enhancements
Display images in the web interface.
Display README file for the current directory automatically.
Support for relative links in Markdown-formatted documents.
Display user friendly error message for unsupported web browser version (Internet Explorer 9 and older).
Display user friendly error message if a web browser has JavaScript disabled.
Other enhancements
Display repository size and other technical details in the Properties dialog.
Use monospace font in repository hook editor.
Fixed: unable to set repository access rule for 'Everyone' well-known security identifier.
Fixed: missing shortcut icons after VisualSVN Server upgrade.
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.1u with cumulative fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2016-6304 ,
CVE-2016-2183 ,
CVE-2016-6303 ,
CVE-2016-6302 ,
CVE-2016-2182 ,
CVE-2016-2180 ,
CVE-2016-2177 ,
CVE-2016-2178 ,
CVE-2016-2179 ,
CVE-2016-2181 ,
CVE-2016-6306 .
OpenSSL 1.0.1 Series Release Notes .
Updated to Apache Serf 1.3.9. For further details, please see
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/serf/tags/1.3.9/CHANGES .
Updated to Apache Subversion 1.8.14 with fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2015-3184 ,
CVE-2015-3187 .
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.8.14/CHANGES
Updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.31 with a fix for
CVE-2015-3183
vulnerability.
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.1p with a fix for
CVE-2015-1793
vulnerability.
Updated to jQuery 2.1.4.
Disable RC4 cipher suites.
Use SHA256 to generate new self-signed certificates.
Enable syntax highlighting for PowerShell scripts ('.ps1', '.psd1',
'.psm') in web interface.
Rename 'Raw' button to 'Download' in web interface.
'Create New Repository' wizard now prompts to enable VDFS service when
creating a new VDFS repository.
Configure non-zero LimitXMLRequestBody in Apache HTTP Server
configuration.
Fixed: unable to commit large number of files under some circumstances.
Fixed: obscure error message when creating a slave repository in case of
VDFS service version mismatch.
Fixed: unable to add or modify a hook larger than 32KB in hook editor.
Fixed: tables are rendered incorrectly in Markdown-formatted documents.
Fixed: linkage problem in mod_wsgi Apache module.
Support Subversion's locking for distributed VDFS repositories. Tune TCP settings to improve performance of VDFS replication and commits to slave VDFS repositories.
Fixed: unbounded server side memory usage is possible under some circumstances.
Automatically handle intermediate certificate authorities (CAs) that may be required
to verify imported SSL certificates.
Add option to configure access permissions when importing repositories from a dump file.
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.1l.
mod_wsgi Apache module is included into the installation package.
Disable mod_headers in order to prevent unbounded memory consumption under
some circumstances (temporarily reverting the clickjacking mitigation added
in VisualSVN Server 3.2.0).
New HTML5-powered web browser for Subversion repositories .Significantly improve performance of VDFS replication over the WAN .Add option to import existing repositories from portable dump files.
Enable TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 protocols on the server side.
New 'Export Replication Seed' command to prepare initial snapshot of a slave VDFS repository
(which can be then copied to the target site by using removable media or other
means of data transfer).
Add option to change connection details between a slave VDFS repository and the corresponding master.
Add script-based option to promote a slave VDFS repository to be the new master repository.
Add option to manage 'VisualSVN Repository Supervisors' and 'VisualSVN Server Admins'
local groups in VisualSVN Server Manager.
Configure VisualSVN Server to send X-Frame-Options HTTP response header in order
to mitigate possible clickjacking attacks.
Provide Apache Subversion bindings for Python 2.7.
Always install VisualSVN Repository Configurator alongside with VisualSVN Server Manager.
Adjust SSLSessionCacheTimeout option in Apache HTTP Server settings for better SSL performance.
Fixed: installation fails with "Custom action GenerateSSLKey failed..." error message when
administrator's username contains non-ASCII characters.
Multisite Repository Replication : new feature based on
VisualSVN Distributed File System (VDFS) technology allows to replicate
Subversion repositories between geographically distributed sites.Native 64-bit support .Drop support for Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. The minimum
supported operating systems are now Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.
Updated to OpenSSL 1.0.1i.
Enhance default cipher suites to mitigate BEAST and CRIME vulnerabilities.
New option to generate SSL certificates with alternative common names.
New 'VisualSVN Server Replication' log for events related to replication.
Perform the full Stop and Start sequence instead of a graceful service
restart on the Restart action in VisualSVN Server Manager.
Provide detailed information on errors occurring in the WMI provider
when accessed via PowerShell.
Start command prompt with the repositories root as the current directory.
Show License ID on the Licensing tab in VisualSVN Server Manager.
mod_status Apache module is included into the installation package.
Fixed: unable to import a repository located on a read-only network share.
Fixed: VisualSVN Server service may disappear on upgrade.
Version 2.7.14 (December 16, 2015) [Download ]
Version 2.7.13 (August 06, 2015) [Download ]
Version 2.7.12 (March 31, 2015) [Download ]
Version 2.7.11 (December 15, 2014) [Download ]
Version 2.7.10 (October 28, 2014) [Download ]
Version 2.7.9 (September 08, 2014) [Download ]
Updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.29 with fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2014-0118 ,
CVE-2014-0231 ,
CVE-2014-0226 ,
CVE-2013-5704 .
Disable SNI (Server Name Indication) extension to workaround non-compliant
Subversion clients that incorrectly handle SSL handshake alerts.
Version 2.7.8 (August 13, 2014) [Download ]
Version 2.7.7 (June 11, 2014) [Download ]
Updated to Apache Subversion 1.8.9 . For further details please see
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.8.9/CHANGES
Updated to Serf 1.3.5.
Hotfix: Subversion 1.6 and older client fails to commit changes to
paths with whitespaces or non-ASCII characters (the problem reappeared
after the update to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.27).
Significant performance improvement when clients connect to the server
over WAN.
Version 2.7.5 (April 04, 2014) [Download ]
Updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.27 with fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2014-0098 ,
CVE-2013-6438 .
Minor performance improvement in VisualSVN Repository Configurator.
Fixed: VisualSVNServerHooks.exe crashes on commits without 'svn:log' or
'svn:author' properties.
Version 2.7.4 (February 21, 2014) [Download ]
Version 2.7.3 (November 27, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.7.2 (October 30, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.7.1 (September 26, 2013) [Download ]
Fixed: VisualSVN Server Manager fails to start on 64-bit editions of Windows XP and
Windows Server 2003.
Fixed: unable to edit permissions in VisualSVN Server Manager if some
non-mandatory NTFS settings are missing on the disk.
New feature : Repository Management Delegation using the VisualSVN
Repository Configurator.
Reintroduced global (server-wide) access rules for Windows
Authentication.
Colored diff in e-mail notifications.
Write Access and Operational log events to the new 'VisualSVN Server
Activity' log.
New 'VisualSVN Server Management' log for management logging events.
New 'Licensing' tab in the VisualSVN Server properties dialog.
Rename 'General' tab to 'Storage' in the VisualSVN Server properties dialog.
Fixed: memory leak in VisualSVN Server Manager.
Several small performance and usability improvements.
Version 2.6.7 (November 27, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.6.6 (October 30, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.6.5 (August 30, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.6.4 (August 12, 2013) [Download ]
Hotfix: Subversion 1.6 and older clients are unable to commit changes
if a repository path contains whitespaces or non-ASCII characters.
Fixed: running VisualSVN Server installer in repair mode resets server
configuration to installation defaults.
Version 2.6.3 (August 07, 2013) [Download ]
Updated to Serf 1.3.0.
Error out on non-canonical paths in the VisualSVN-WinAuthz.ini file.
Fixed: migration of authorization settings is done in non-deterministic order.
Version 2.6.2 (July 24, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.6.1 (Not released)
Server core changes
Updated to Apache Subversion 1.8.0 . For further details please see
Apache Subversion 1.8 Release Notes .Move authorization settings to per-repository files.
Match paths against authorization rules in case sensitive way when Windows authorization is used.
Make commit notifications HTML-formatted by default.
Make 'svn:mergeinfo' property modifications more readable in commit notifications.
New options for commit notification hook handler: '--no-html', '--detailed-subject', '--filter'.
New '$(author)' substitute variable for '--from' parameter in commit notification handler.
Hide repository from the repositories list if user does not have access to it.
Minimum supported operating system: Windows Server 2003 SP2.
Custom WMI scripts may require to be updated according to the WMI schema changes.
Update to SQLite 3.7.12.1.
Management console enhancements
Check for software updates automatically.
Add dashboard notification about maintenance subscription expiration.
New repository creation wizard.
Support PFX-encoded (PKCS #12) certificates.
Support DER-encoded certificates.
Show recently connected computers when connecting to a remote server.
Allow to multiselect users and groups when managing access rights.
Display server licensing information in the About dialog.
New Rename command for repositories.
Prohibit to grant access rights for a group from a trusted domain, if the group has a "domain local" scope.
Remove Server URL from the dashboard.
Fixed: expanding repository tree is slow when managing a remote server.
Fixed: New Folder and New Project Structure commands are available for files.
Fixed: Start Command Prompt command is unavailable when not connected to a server.
Fixed: 'Ctrl+A' keyboard shortcut does not work in the hooks editor.
Fixed: management console crashes on attempt to configure repositories to be stored in a root directory.
Fixed: duplicate Everyone entry in the permissions edit dialog can occur.
Installer improvements
Add option to append Subversion command-line tools to the %PATH% environment variable.
Do not offer to modify server configuration during the upgrade to a newer version.
Choose between Standard and Enterprise editions in the installer.
Allow to enter a renewed license key during the upgrade to a newer version.
Fixed: unable to uninstall VisualSVN Server when "VisualSVNServer.mof.uninstall" file is missing for some reason.
Version 2.5.26 (August 06, 2015) [Download ]
Version 2.5.25 (March 31, 2015) [Download ]
Version 2.5.24 (December 15, 2014) [Download ]
Version 2.5.23 (October 28, 2014) [Download ]
Version 2.5.22 (September 08, 2014) [Download ]
Updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.29 with fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2014-0118 ,
CVE-2014-0231 ,
CVE-2014-0226 ,
CVE-2013-5704 .
Disable SNI (Server Name Indication) extension to workaround non-compliant
Subversion clients that incorrectly handle SSL handshake alerts.
Version 2.5.21 (August 13, 2014) [Download ]
Version 2.5.20 (June 11, 2014) [Download ]
Version 2.5.19 (May 22, 2014) [Download ]
Updated to Apache Subversion 1.7.17 . For further details please see
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.7.17/CHANGES
Hotfix: Subversion 1.6 and older client fails to commit changes to
paths with whitespaces or non-ASCII characters (the problem reappeared
after the update to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.27).
Version 2.5.18 (April 04, 2014) [Download ]
Version 2.5.17 (March 13, 2014) [Download ]
Version 2.5.16 (November 27, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.5.15 (August 30, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.5.14 (Not released)
Version 2.5.13 (August 12, 2013) [Download ]
Hotfix: Subversion 1.6 and older clients are unable to commit changes
if a repository path contains whitespaces or non-ASCII characters.
Version 2.5.12 (July 24, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.5.11 (Not released)
Version 2.5.10 (June 04, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.5.9 (April 04, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.5.8 (December 25, 2012) [Download ]
Version 2.5.7 (October 30, 2012) [Download ]
Updated to Apache Subversion 1.7.7. For further details please see
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.7.7/CHANGES
Updated to Serf 1.1.1.
Fixed: unbounded server side memory usage is possible under some
circumstances.
Fixed: WMI provider may crash when server is managed by multiple
clients.
Version 2.5.6 (August 24, 2012) [Download ]
Version 2.5.4 (March 12, 2012) [Download ]
Updated to Apache Subversion 1.7.4. For further details please see
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.7.4/CHANGES
Properly restart Apache HTTP Server child process if it gets aborted.
Log appropriate error messages when Apache HTTP Server child process
gets aborted.
Remove inode from ETag HTTP header (to prevent false positive detection
by security screening tools).
Version 2.5.3 (February 15, 2012) [Download ]
Updated to Apache Subversion 1.7.3. For further details please see
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.7.3/CHANGES
Updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.22
Updated to OpenSSL 0.9.8t.
Add CreateGnuTLSCompatibleCertificate registry option to create
GnuTLS compatible self-signed certificates. See the KB56 article for details.
Version 2.5.2 (December 06, 2011) [Download ]
Version 2.5.1 (October 24, 2011) [Download ]
Major changes
Updated to Apache Subversion 1.7.0 For further details please see
Apache Subversion 1.7 Release Notes .
Enable SVNPathAuthz short_circuit option to improve performance on
authorization intensive operations (e.g. svn log).
Add support for IPv6 protocol: VisualSVN Server now may be
configured to listen on IPv6 interfaces.
VisualSVN Server Manager now attempts to use delegation impersonation
level when connecting to a remote server.
Being installed for the first time, VisualSVN Server makes the
pre-configured self-signed server certificate trusted on a local machine.
Never trigger Subversion hooks when managing repositories in
VisualSVN Server Manager.
Adjust Apache HTTP Server settings for better compatibility with Subversion
1.7 clients.
VisualSVN Server Manager improvements
Restart VisualSVN Server service gracefully when applying new configurations settings.
Allow to configure repository access permissions for accounts from trusted Active Directory domains.
New self-signed server certificates are generated to be valid for 10 years.
New self-signed server certificates are generated to be valid for server authentication only.
Add option to view current server certificate details.
Several performance and usability improvements.
Fixed: unable to import certificate with expiration date later than 2049 year.
Other changes
Rename authentication realm to "VisualSVN Server".
Move server.pid file to a local temporary directory.
Set default maximum size of VisualSVN Server log to 20mb.
Fixed: unable to create or remove folder in VisualSVN Server
Manager if commit log message contains line breaks.
Fixed: web browsers do not invalidate cache and manual page refresh
is required to view recent repository changes.
Fixed: VisualSVN Server service doesn't gracefully handle system
shutdown/reboot events.
Version 2.1.16 (August 12, 2013) [Download ]
Hotfix: Subversion 1.6 and older clients are unable to commit changes
if a repository path contains whitespaces or non-ASCII characters.
Version 2.1.15 (July 24, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.1.14 (June 04, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.1.13 (April 04, 2013) [Download ]
Version 2.1.12 (Not released)
Version 2.1.11 (September 16, 2011) [Download ]
Version 2.1.10 (September 01, 2011) [Download ]
Updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.20 with fix for the critical
vulnerability:
CVE-2011-3192 .
Negotiate authentication method is disabled for Subversion clients built
against Neon (reverting the corresponding change from the version 2.1.9).
Version 2.1.9 (June 01, 2011) [Download ]
Updated to Subversion 1.6.17 with fixes for the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2011-1752 ,
CVE-2011-1783 ,
CVE-2011-1921 .
Updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.19
Updated to Neon 0.29.6.
Negotiate authentication method is enabled for Subversion clients built against
Neon 0.29.5 (and newer).
Fixed: an attempt to change repository root settings fails with the
"The remote procedure call failed. (0x800706be)" error message.
Fixed: upgrade fails with the "Custom action CreateInitialAuthFilesExecute
failed" error message when repositories are stored on network share.
Version 2.1.8 (Not released)
Version 2.1.7 (March 24, 2011) [Download ]
Version 2.1.6 (March 03, 2011) [Download ]
Updated to Subversion 1.6.16 with fix for critical vulnerability:
CVE-2011-0715 .
Version 2.1.5 (December 01, 2010) [Download ]
Version 2.1.4 (October 11, 2010) [Download ]
Version 2.1.3 (July 13, 2010) [Download ]
Updated to Subversion 1.6.12. For further details please see
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.6.12/CHANGES
Updated to Serf 0.3.1.
Allow to grant access rights for a domain computer account.
Prohibit to grant access rights for a domain distribution group (since Active Directory
distribution groups are not intended to manage permissions).
Fixed: installation package behaves incorrectly when AlwaysInstallElevated policy is enabled.
Fixed: VisualSVNServerHooks.exe does not work if VisualSVN Server service account doesn't have
access permissions to all parents of the repositories folder.
Fixed: non-ASCII characters are incorrectly logged to Access and Operational logs.
Fixed: unable to install if computer name contains underscore characters.
mod_deflate Apache module is not loaded anymore.
Version 2.1.2 (April 26, 2010) [Download ]
Version 2.1.1 (February 15, 2010) [Download ]
New feature: Integrated Windows Authentication .
With Integrated Windows Authentication users gain access to VisualSVN Server without being prompted for
username and password. Available in Enterprise Edition only.
Fixed: access permissions settings can be interpreted incorrectly when Windows Authentication is
used.
Favicon is added to web pages produced by VisualSVN Server.
Updated to Neon 0.29.3.
Updated to OpenSSL 0.9.8l with fix for critical vulnerability:
CVE-2009-3555 .
Version 2.0.18 (September 16, 2011) [Download ]
Version 2.0.17 (September 01, 2011) [Download ]
Updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.20 with fix for the critical
vulnerability:
CVE-2011-3192 .
Version 2.0.16 (June 01, 2011) [Download ]
Version 2.0.15 (March 24, 2011) [Download ]
Version 2.0.14 (March 03, 2010) [Download ]
Updated to Subversion 1.6.16 with fix for critical vulnerability:
CVE-2011-0715 .
Version 2.0.13 (December 01, 2010) [Download ]
Version 2.0.12 (October 11, 2010) [Download ]
Version 2.0.11 (July 13, 2010) [Download ]
Version 2.0.10 (April 26, 2010) [Download ]
Version 2.0.9 (February 15, 2010) [Download ]
Version 2.0.8 (October 28, 2009) [Download ]
Updated to Subversion 1.6.6. For further details please see
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.6.6/CHANGES
NetworkService account receives explicit access permission
to the installation folder (as a workaround for the situations when
it does not have such permissions implicitly)
Fixed: WMI provider may be not reloaded after the server upgrade.
Fixed: VisualSVN Server may crash if Windows permissions settings
file contains invalid data.
Version 2.0.7 (September 11, 2009) [Download ]
Fixed: commits sometimes fail with the "SSL negotiation failed.." error
message.
Version 2.0.6 (August 28, 2009) [Download ]
Version 2.0.5 (August 06, 2009) [Download ]
Version 2.0.4 (July 31, 2009) [Download ]
GZip compression is disabled because of potential memory leaks.
Version 2.0.3 (July 29, 2009) [Download ]
Fixed: installation process terminates in some environments with the "Cannot get
effective rights from ACL: Access is denied" error messsage.
Fixed: WMI permissions are not configured properly on Windows Server 2003/XP.
Version 2.0.2 (July 22, 2009) [Download ]
Fixed: adjusting permissions can be performed very slowly during the installation process.
Version 2.0.1 (July 19, 2009) [Download ]
Fixed: installation fails on German versions of Windows.
Enhanced Security
New VisualSVN Server Admins group: a new group "VisualSVN Server Admins" has been added
and has all of the necessary permissions to manage VisualSVN Server.
The VisualSVN service now runs under the built-in Network Service account, which has minimal
privileges for better security.
TraceEnable Apache option is turned off to increase server security by blocking diagnostic
traces that can be initiated remotely.
Fine-grained access permissions are configured for the repositories root folder by default.
The SSL certificate is stored in the dedicated folder "certs" with restricted access permissions,
for better default security.
Enhanced Logging
New Dedicated Event Log: a new event log named "VisualSVN Server" is used to store all
server related log messages.
Complete logging: access and operational logging is added. logs all Subversion activity
in terms of raw HTTP transactions or logical Subversion requests (Enterprise Edition only).
System error code and description added to error messages.
Enhanced Management console
Remote server administration provides a familiar, highly usable, transparent user interface
to remote server instances (Enterprise Edition only).
Import of SSL certificate bundled with private key now supported.
New context menu command named New / Project Structure that automates the creation
of trunk, branches and tags folders that most developers use in their work.
VisualSVN Server cleans up permission references to Subversion users and group when users and groups
are deleted, and cleans up permission references when repositories are deleted.
VisualSVN Server version number is displayed on the dashboard.
Help command for VisualSVN Server Manager in the console main menu now works properly.
VisualSVN Server blocks the import of a repository if the source or destination folders are
nested inside each other.
The "Delete Repository" command removes repositories permanently and does not use the Recycle Bin.
Commit e-mail notification improvements
Option to suppress file differences in email notifications: VisualSVNServerHooks now accepts the
"--no-diffs" option to suppress files differences in emailed commit notifications.
End-of-line markers are now handled correctly in the commit notifications.
Installation improvements
Preserve service configuration settings during the upgrade.
Standard HTTP and HTTPS ports are now defaults: VisualSVN Server suggests to use the standard
80 and 443 ports by default (instead of 8080 and 8443 ports as in previous versions).
Windows Firewall configuration at install time is improved.
Installation rollback corrected.
Other changes
HTTP result 403 (forbidden error) now implemented fully: previously in versions 1.7.x and earlier,
VisualSVN Server occasionally returned an HTTP 500 (server internal) error in response to a permission
failure, which was misleading to the user. The correct 403 (forbidden) error is returned now.
URL for VisualSVN Server access now permits no trailing backslash: users may now omit trailing
slash in the server root URL and access the server.
GZip compression is enabled by default for optimum network bandwidth usage.
Version 1.7.3 (June 29, 2009) [Download ]
Updated to Subversion 1.6.2. For further details please see
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.6.2/CHANGES
Fixed: dots in repository names are not allowed.
Fixed: "413 Request Entity Too Large" error when updating extremely large
working copies.
Fixed: installation fails with "Custom action GenerateSSLKey failed..." error message.
Version 1.7.1 (April 16, 2009) [Download ]
Updated to Subversion 1.6.1. For further details please see
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.6.1/CHANGES
Significant performance improvement when Windows authentication is used.
Fixed: redundant authorization event log records when Windows authentication is used.
Updated to OpenSSL 0.9.8k.
Updated to Neon 0.28.4.
New icons and logo image.
Version 1.6.4 (March 16, 2009) [Download ]
Version 1.6.3 (January 12, 2009) [Download ]
Updated to Subversion 1.5.5. For further details please see:
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.5.5/CHANGES
Potentially insecure SSL 2.0 protocol is disabled.
mod_alias and mod_proxy Apache modules are included into the installation package.
Client IP address is included to error log messages
Version 1.6.2 (November 03, 2008) [Download ]
Updated to Subversion 1.5.4. For further details please see:
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.5.4/CHANGES
Fixed: IP address configuration for server binding can be lost on upgrade.
Do not check for occupied TCP port on upgrade if VisualSVN Server
configured to listen on specific interfaces.
Version 1.6.1 (October 14, 2008) [Download ]
SVNPathAuthz short_circuit option is disabled (serious
authorization problems are encountered).
Fixed: installation doesn't recognize the folder where
the previous version is installed.
New: Certificate Management.New: Advanced server binding configuration.New: Simple email notifications hook.New: Subverison hook for checking filename case-sensitivity.New: Logging to the Event Log.New: Commands to create/delete folder in repository.New: Server name configuration.Updated to Subversion 1.5.3. For further details please see:
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/tags/1.5.3/CHANGES
mod_auth_digest Apache module is removed from installation.
Fixed: VisualSVN Server crashes on folders with chinese characters.
Maximize button is available in the hook edit window.
Improved error message is logged when service has failed to start during installation.
Installation process is continued even if firewall configuration is failed.
Do not reset firewall settings on upgrade.
Firewall configuration is improved on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Installation of an older version over the newer one is prohibited.
Apache and Subversion package versions are displayed during the installation.
Existing hooks are marked by bold lines in the Properties/Hooks window.
VisualSVN Server properties dialog splited into separate pages
SVNPathAuthz short_circuit option is enabled (improve performance on authorization
intensive operations)
Version 1.5.3 (September 08, 2008) [Download ]
Version 1.5.2 (July 30, 2008) [Download ]
Version 1.5.1 (July 08, 2008) [Download ]
Updated to Apache 2.2.9. For further details please see:
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.2.9
Context menu for repository node reorganized: "Manage Security" and "Manage Hooks" commands are added
to "All Tasks" submenu. "Properties" top level context menu command is also added.
Fixed: extra slash in vsvnvars.bat removed.
Updated to Subversion 1.5. For further details please see
Subversion 1.5 Release
Notes. Windows authorization implemented with Windows groups support (authorization
settings are stored in separate "authz-windows" file in format similar to Subversion
authorization with SID instead of user name)UI for editing Subversion hooks implemented. New command for repository format upgrade. (it's necessary to use new 1.5 features)
Authentication type (Subversion or Windows) can be selected during installation
User name can be stored in UPN format (user@DOMAIN)
VisualSVN Server recognizes user name in DOMAIN\user format.
Command for starting command prompt added to root node.
"Access denied" is returned for authentication errors only ("internal server error"
is returned for other cases)
mod_authn_windows renamed to mod_authnz_visualsvn.
Warning about AcceptEx in EventViewer is removed
apr-util is built without dependency on apr-iconv (it is not used neither by Apache
nor by Subversion)
Subversion is built in dll instead of static linking
httpd.exe renamed to VisualSVNServer.exe
Fixed: no sort order in "Select User/Group" dialog.
Fixed: potential leak of token handles in mod_authn_windows
Added support for authentication via Windows domain. Implemented VisualSVN Server dashboard. It is now possible to edit server configuration via management console, without
reinstallation. Implemented "Import Existing Repository" command. New user-defined configuration file named httpd-custom.conf has been added. URL of the selected node is now displayed in the description bar.
New toolbar for the "VisualSVN Server" node has been added.
VisualSVN Server now will always use hostname as "server name".
VisualSVN Server will now suggest to subscribe to our news channel during installation.
"Copy URL" and "Browse" commands will now issue a warning if there are no users
defined.
Warn user if the port we use is occupied by another service.
"Create Repository" command has been renamed to "Create New Repository".
"Copy URL" command has been renamed to "Copy URL to Clipboard".
Fix: File C:\.rnd was being created during installation.
Fix: VisualSVN Server couldn't be installed if there was no "C:\" drive in the
system.
Version 1.0.3 (March 04, 2008) [Download ]
"RESTRICTED USE DURING EVALUATION PERIOD" and "LICENSE FEES AND PAYMENTS" sections
removed from VisualSVN Server license.
Fixed: Newer files may be removed when installing older version of VisualSVN Server.
Version 1.0.2 (March 01, 2008) [Download ]
Version 1.0.1 (November 30, 2007) [Download ]
Fixed: VisualSVN Server writes messages "Resolve Partial Assembly failed for Microsoft.VC80.CRT."
to System Error Log on some configurations.
Fixed: Modify option doesn't work in installer.
Version 1.0 (November 15, 2007) [Download ]
Initial release.
