DSpace 3.6 can be downloaded immediately from: More information on the 3.6 release (and the 3.x platform in general) can be found in the 3.x Documentation Preface. Upgrade instructions can be found at Upgrading a DSpace Installation |
DSpace 3.6 contains a security fix for the XMLUI only. To ensure your 3.x XMLUI site is secure, we highly recommend XMLUI DSpace 3.x users upgrade to DSpace 3.6. As noted in the 3.4 release notes, we also highly recommend removing any "allowLinking=true" settings from your Tomcat's <Context> configuration. Previously our installation documentation erroneously listed examples which included "allowLinking=true", while the Tomcat documentation lists it as a possible security concern. |
If you are running an older, unsupported version of DSpace (1.x.x), we highly recommend upgrading to DSpace 3.6, DSpace 4.5 or DSpace 5.5 to ensure your site is secure. Per our DSpace Software Support Policy, all DSpace 1.x.x versions are now End-Of-Life. If you are considering an upgrade from DSpace 1.x.x, note that, as of DSpace 5, your existing data (i.e. database contents, search/browse indexes) will now be automatically upgraded from ANY prior version of DSpace. Therefore, you may wish to consider upgrading directly to DSpace 5.x, as the 5.x upgrade process is simplified. |
DSpace 3.6 is an XMLUI security fix release to resolve an issue located in DSpace 3.5 or below. As it only provides security-fixes, DSpace 3.6 should constitute an easy upgrade from DSpace 3.x for most users. No database changes or additional configuration changes should be necessary when upgrading from DSpace 3.x to 3.6.
This release addresses the following security issues discovered in DSpace 3.x and below:
3.6 is a security-fix release. This means it includes no new features and only includes the above listed security fixes For a list of all new 3.x Features, please visit the DSpace Release 3.0 Notes. |
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