Release article: 4.27.0

[noahtalerman]

Fleet 4.27.0 is scheduled for release on 2022-02-03 (afternoon PST)

Goal

Prepare and publish the release article for Fleet 4.27.0 so that folks in the Fleet/osquery community can understand the latest features.

How?

• [x] @noahtalerman: Add features to "Primary improvements" section
• [x] @lukeheath: Add draft CHANGELOG to "List of improvements" section
• [x] @jarodreyes: Write and publish blogpost
• [x] @mike-j-thomas: Hand images for cover and primary improvements to Jarod

Primary features

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List of MDM features

• Implemented the new Controls page and updated styling of the site-level navigation.

• Added the POST /api/v1/fleet/mdm/apple/request_csr endpoint to trigger a Certificate Signing Request to fleetdm.com and return the associated APNs private key and SCEP certificate and key.

• Add edited min macos version activity.

• Added keys to the GET /config and GET /device/:token endpoints to inform if Fleet's MDM is properly configured.

• Implemented the ability for an authorized user to unenroll a host from MDM on its host details page. The host must be enrolled in MDM and online.

• Allow to configure a minimum macOS version and a deadline for hosts enrolled into Fleet's MDM.

• Fleet Premium shows pending hosts on the dashboard and manage host page.

• Documented the Apple Push Notification service (APNs) and Apple Business Manager (ABM) setup and renewal steps.

List of other features

• Made fleetctl get teams --yaml output compatible with fleetctl apply -f.

• Added mdm enrollment status and mdm server url to GET /hosts and GET /hosts/:id endpoint responses.

• User can hover over host UUID to see and copy full ID string.

• Made the 'Back to all hosts' link on the host details page fall back to the default path to the manage hosts page. This addresses a bug in this functionality when the user navigates directly with the URL.

• Added nixos to the list of platforms that are detected at linux distributions.

• Added license expiry to account information page for premium users.

• Removed stale time from loading team policies/policy automation so users are provided accurate team data when toggling between teams.

• Updated to software empty states and host details empty states.

• Changed default hosts per page from 100 to 50.

• Support CrOS as a valid platform string for customers with ChromeOS hosts.

• Clean tables at smaller screen widths.

• Log failed login attempts for user+pw and SSO logins (in the activity feed).

• Added meta attribute to GET /activities endpoint that includes pagination metadata. Fixed edge case on UI for pagination buttons on activities card.

• Use stricter file permissions in fleetctl updates add command.

• When table only has 1 host, remove bulky tooltip overflow.

• Fixed pagination on manage host page.

[noahtalerman]

Hey @jarodreyes I added the primary features in 4.27.0 release. When you get the chance, can you please draft the release article for 4.27.0?

[noahtalerman]

@mike-j-thomas when you get the chance, can you please provide Jarod with screenshots for the release article?

[noahtalerman]

@lukeheath when you get the chance, can you please update the issue description with the CHANGELOG?

[lukeheath]

@noahtalerman Changelog added!

[mike-j-thomas]

@noahtalerman, @jarodreyes, release post images attached:

[noahtalerman]

@jarodreyes I assigned this issue to you.

Also, the last several release articles include a "Fleet MDM" section. This holds the MDM features in the release (screenshot from the 4.26.0 release article):

I added an "MDM features" list to this issue's description. This way, you know which features can be placed into the "Fleet MDM" section.

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