Arkime 7 Backend
Author: awickCreated Apr 20, 2026Updated Aug 29, 2026
Labelsenhancement
Breaking Changes:
- Move to ubuntu for docker image
- Remove userAutoCreateTmpl use user-auto-create instead
- remove wise random code, only support commandline
- Changed simpleDEKEncoding default to aes-256-gcm
- Change userNameHeader to NOT set auth mode, use authMode instead
- dropable -> droppable
- Remove EL8 support
- Upgrade to node 24
- remove blocks from ncu and upgrade lmdb/bettersql
- update db/viewer/package.json to allow 24 (#3953)
- update easybutton to use 24
- node-iptrie
- remove esAdminUsers
Other Changes:
- sctp multiplexing is broken
- Make dbUrl/userUrl/sessionUrl sane and dep old variables until 8
- Make tshark min version SAFE, probably 4.6.x
- make sure all files have license
- history view column doesn't work
- arkime_session_flip_src_dst should swap more fields like mac
- Move to express 5
- capture - support other geoip
- new dbAdmin role that gates the ES action menus and es admin tab
- add new settings/roles to 6.x validation lists
- real pcapng support, including multiple interfaces.
- move more packages to OS versions
- default rules
Source: arkime/arkime