Terraform Releases
HashiCorp Terraform core releases and blog. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 60 Terraform releases · Updated
- HashiCorp Blog bloginfraazuregaengineer ·
Terraform AzureRM Provider 5.0 Released
Terraform AzureRM provider 5.0 is now generally available, introducing enhanced control over Resource Provider registration and opt-in Azure preflight validation. This release also establishes a foundation for future development. The update is relevant for users managing Azure resources with Terraform.
feature - HashiCorp Blog blogaiinfraengineer ·
Managing complexity in agentic infrastructure workflows
This article explores how AI agents are transforming infrastructure operations. It outlines seven essential layers for scaling autonomous workflows with confidence, control, and visibility. The content is aimed at engineers and architects managing complex infrastructure.
announcement - HashiCorp Blog blogaisecurityengineer ·
AI accelerates development, increasing secret sprawl risk
AI-driven development is accelerating software creation, but it's also leading to a rapid increase in secret sprawl, which poses growing security, compliance, and operational risks. This trend necessitates a closer look at how organizations manage sensitive credentials in an AI-enhanced workflow. Engineers and architects working with AI tools need to ensure their secret management practices keep pace with the speed of development.
announcement - HashiCorp Blog blogobservabilityinfraengineer ·
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise Performance Benchmarks
HashiCorp has released performance benchmarks for Vault Enterprise, evaluating its behavior under real-world concurrency and payload sizes. The tests cover KV, SSH, and PKI secret engines and were conducted on HashiCorp Validated Designs. These insights are valuable for engineers and architects designing scalable and performant deployments of Vault.
announcement - HashiCorp Blog bloggovernanceinfraengineer ·
Terraform policy for declarative governance workflow
HashiCorp introduced tfpolicy, a new tool that integrates HCL-based policy as code into Terraform workflows. This feature aims to help teams define and enforce governance policies with enhanced lifecycle context. It is now available for Terraform users to integrate into their development processes.
feature announcement - HashiCorp Blog blogsecuritypreviewengineer ·
Vault Kubernetes key management enters public beta
Vault Enterprise can now be used as a KMS provider for etcd encryption within Kubernetes environments. This feature allows Kubernetes clusters to leverage Vault's advanced security capabilities for protecting sensitive data stored in etcd. The public beta is now available, indicating an early access stage for this new integration.
feature announcement - HashiCorp Blog blogsecurityobservabilityengineer ·
Boundary session recording enhances audit trail resiliency
Boundary session recording now offers resilient and tamper-evident audit trails, ensuring durable and verifiable capture of privileged activity even during failures. This enhancement aims to bolster the integrity and reliability of security logging for privileged sessions. The feature is available for users who leverage Boundary for session management and auditing.
feature - HashiCorp Blog blogsecurityengineer ·
Preparing for the post-quantum era in cryptography
Organizations should prepare for the post-quantum era by understanding quantum-safe cryptography migration efforts. This topic is essential for future-proofing systems against potential threats. The implications span across various industries requiring strategic planning and awareness.
announcement - Terraform Core Releases terraforminfraengineer ·
Terraform 1.15.8 fixes init provider installation issues
Terraform v1.15.8 resolves an error in `terraform init` that occurred when installing providers from a service-discovery alias. This patch also reverts certain changes to provider installation logging and event order to enable future enhancements without significant end-user impact. The update is relevant for users performing `terraform init` with specific backend configurations.
patch announcement - HashiCorp Blog bloginfraawsengineer ·
HCP SCIM provisioning automates identity lifecycle management
HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) now offers SCIM provisioning to automate user and group lifecycle management directly from your identity provider. This feature aims to reduce administrative overhead and enhance secure, consistent access for users. It is available for all HCP users managing their identity lifecycles.
feature - HashiCorp Blog blogaigovernanceazureengineer ·
Terraform for Azure Infrastructure Discovery and Governance
Terraform can now help teams discover unmanaged Azure resources and reduce infrastructure drift. This enhancement addresses the challenges of governing and scaling cloud and AI environments. The capabilities are relevant for engineers and architects managing Azure infrastructure, particularly as AI adoption grows.
feature - HashiCorp Blog blogaiinfraengineer ·
Terraform MCP Server: AI infrastructure patterns
Terraform MCP Server integrates AI agents with organizational context and guardrails to improve infrastructure decision-making. This approach enables more effective deployment and management of AI-driven infrastructure. The article details four real-world patterns for leveraging this technology. It is relevant for engineers and architects managing complex AI deployments.
announcement - HashiCorp Blog blogsecuritypreviewengineer ·
Boundary 1.0: RDP session recording, AI agent access preview
Boundary 1.0 has launched, introducing RDP session recording capabilities to enhance audit and compliance for remote access. It also previews upcoming features for securing AI agent access, signaling a focus on emerging AI use cases. This release is significant for organizations managing remote infrastructure and preparing for AI-driven operations. RDP session recording is now generally available, while AI agent access security is in preview.
feature announcement - HashiCorp Blog bloginfragaengineer ·
Boundary Adds Project-Scoped Aliases for Scalable Access
Boundary now supports aliases at the project scope, allowing access control to align with organizational infrastructure. This enables teams to scale independently without encountering conflicts. This feature is available now and aims to streamline access management for larger organizations. It addresses potential conflicts that arise with scaling independent teams.
feature - HashiCorp Blog blogsecuritypreviewengineer ·
Vault Enterprise Enhances AI Agent Security in Preview
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise has introduced new security enhancements specifically for AI agents, now accessible in public preview. These updates aim to bolster the security posture for AI workloads. This preview is available to users interested in testing advanced security features for their AI agents.
feature announcement - HashiCorp Blog blogsecuritypreviewengineer ·
HCP Vault Dedicated Cluster Disaster Recovery enters public preview
HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) Vault Dedicated is introducing cluster-level disaster recovery (DR) drills. This feature allows teams to simulate cluster failures, proving their failover readiness. It is currently available in public preview, with no prerequisites mentioned.
feature announcement - Terraform Core Releases terraforminfraengineer ·
Terraform 1.15.7 Fixes Concurrency and Submodule Issues
Terraform version 1.15.7 introduces important bug fixes, enhancing stability for users. The release addresses concurrency safety in configuration parsing and resolves issues with submodule variable validation during initialization. These patches are relevant for all Terraform users, particularly those working with complex configurations or multiple submodules.
patch - HashiCorp Blog bloginfraengineer ·
tfctl CLI for HCP Terraform and Terraform Enterprise
A new dedicated CLI tool, tfctl, has been released for HCP Terraform and Terraform Enterprise. This tool provides engineers and AI agents with safe and full access to the platform's API. It aims to streamline interactions with the Terraform management platform.
feature announcement - HashiCorp Blog bloginfraengineer ·
Terraform and Ansible Integration Improvements
This update introduces the Terraform Ansible Collection 2.0 and pyTFE, alongside enhanced Terraform actions, to streamline infrastructure lifecycle management. These improvements aim to simplify the integration and management of resources across both Terraform and Ansible ecosystems. The changes are relevant for engineers and architects managing hybrid infrastructure environments.
feature - HashiCorp Blog blogsecurityinfraengineer ·
Vault and SPIFFE for Workload Identity
HashiCorp Vault can now act as a SPIFFE identity issuer and broker, simplifying workload identity and authorization. This integration defines the role of SPIRE within the workflow. This feature is targeted at engineers and architects managing secure application deployments.
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