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FOSDEM 2025: Volker Lendecke gives insights into SMB3.11 UNIX extensions

Volker Lendecke, longtime member of the Samba core team and co-founder of SerNet, will give a presentation on “SMB3.11 UNIX Extensions: Current Status” at FOSDEM 2025 in Brussels. The presentation is scheduled for Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 13:25 (CET) in room K.3.401. As usual, FOSDEM will again offer the opportunity to follow the presentation remotely this year.

The presentation will highlight the current state of development of the SMB3.1.1 UNIX extensions and show how SMB3.11 Unix Extensions contribute to making SMB a fully-fledged file sharing protocol for Linux systems. Lendecke will address the latest advances in functionality, discuss technical challenges and give an outlook on future developments.

FOSDEM 2025 remains a central meeting place for the open source community and attracts a large number of developers, technologists and enthusiasts from all over the world every year. The free, volunteer-organized conference is known for its wide range of topics, including software development, operating systems, networking and much more. With its practice-oriented presentations and discussions, the event offers a valuable opportunity for knowledge exchange and networking within the open source world.

Whether on-site in Brussels or virtually, don't miss this opportunity to gain deeper insights into the future of SMB and the UNIX extensions!

First Milestone Achieved: Security Enhancements for MS-NRPC and Netlogon Successfully Implemented
First Milestone for Samba STF project

The Samba team at SerNet GmbH has reached the first milestone (1/17) in its project funded by Sovereign Tech Agency. This milestone focuses on strengthening the security of the MS-NRPC component and hardening Netlogon communication, addressing critical requirements in upcoming Windows versions. By transitioning domain controller communication and client-controller interactions to Kerberos-based authentication, the Samba team is ensuring enhanced security and interoperability. This work has been made possible through funding secured by SerNet and funds assigned by the Sovereign Tech Agency (STA, formerly known as Sovereign Tech Fund).

The Samba development team has successfully implemented and published the following improvements and optimizations:

The implemented security enhancements will be available in the public Samba software repositories, ensuring that all users of Samba benefit from the ongoing development work. This milestone represents not only a technical achievement but also a commitment to the open-source community, made possible through SerNet’s efforts in securing funding and providing development leadership.

For further information about the project, have a look at the project overview. The Samba STA project is an initiative to enhance the functionality, security, and scalability of Samba, a critical open-source software for interoperability and identity access management in mixed-OS environments. The project, funded by the STA, focuses on completing 17 milestones over 18 months, covering areas such as modern security protocols, failover functionality, and UNIX extensions. Development results are continuously made publicly available.

Samba Talks from SDC 2024 Now Online!
Ralph Böhme giving his talk at SDC 2024

The SerNet Samba team’s contributions from this year’s SNIA Developer Conference (SDC 2024) are now available to watch online. Ralph Böhme, Volker Lendecke, and Stefan Metzmacher – all also key members of the international Samba team – shared valuable insights during their sessions. 

Whether you missed the event or want to revisit the content, you can now access the recordings here:

Check out this opportunity to explore the latest innovations in Samba and storage technologies.

SAMBA+ 4.20.6 and 4.21.2 now available

SerNet has officially released SAMBA+ 4.20.6 and 4.21.2. Packages for various SUSE and Red Hat platforms as well as for Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu and AIX are available now.


These packages address several issues, which are listed in the release notes 4.20.6 and 4.21.2.

SAMBA+ packages are available as software subscriptions and can be purchased in the SAMBA+ shop. Detailed information and prices can be found at

The new SAMBA+ packages are included in the existing subscriptions. If you have any further questions or would like to request a quote, please feel free to contact us.

Date changed: sambaXP 2025 Set for April in Göttingen
sambaXP

SerNet is excited to announce that sambaXP 2025 will take place on April 7th and 8th on-site in Göttingen, Germany once again. This annual event promises to bring together Samba enthusiasts and experts for an interesting and enjoyable two-day conference. Please note that this date has changed!

For those eager to contribute to the conference, now is a great time to start thinking about topics for talks. The call for papers will open shortly, and we invite innovative and engaging submissions. If you have ideas, questions, or any issues related to your participation, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Local Organizing Committee. We are ready to assist and make your Samba eXPerience as smooth as possible.

For updates on ticketing, and other event details, be sure to visit sambaxp.org. To get into the Samba spirit ahead of sambaXP 2025, check out the recordings from the 2024 conference available on YouTube. The sessions are a great way to gain insights and inspiration.

We look forward to welcoming you to an engaging and fruitful sambaXP 2025 in Göttingen!

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