Update ANNOUNCEMENT file

Author: Daniel Horecki

ANNOUNCEMENT

@@ -35,65 +35,82 @@ Enjoy!
 
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-Changes in MySQL Connector/C++ 1.1.7
-
-   Configuration Notes
-
-     * Binary distributions for this release of MySQL
-       Connector/C++ were linked against libmysqlclient from
-       MySQL 5.7.10, except for OS X 10.8/10.9, for which
-       distributions were linked against MySQL 5.7.9. This
-       enables Connector/C++ to take advantage of features
-       present in recent client library versions. Some examples:
-
-          + Support for the MySQL JSON data type is available.
-            Current versions of MySQL Workbench require JSON
-            support, so to build MySQL Workbench 6.3.5 or higher
-            from source, it is necessary to use a version of
-            Connector/C++ at least as recent as 1.1.7.
-
-          + Applications will attempt to establish a secure
-            (encrypted) connection by default whenever the
-            server is enabled to support secure connections, and
-            fall back to an unencrypted connection otherwise.
-            (This is as described at Configuring MySQL to Use
-            Secure Connections
-            (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/using-secure
-            -connections.html).) To enforce a secure connection,
-            such that an error occurs if secure connections are
-            not available, applications can enable the
-            sslEnforce connection option.
-       To build Connector/C++ from source, you must use either a
-       General Availability version of MySQL 5.7 (5.7.9 or
-       higher) or Connector/C 6.1.8 or higher. Set the MYSQL_DIR
-       CMake option appropriately at configuration time as
-       necessary. (Bug #22351273)
+Changes in MySQL Connector/C++ 1.1.8 
 
    Security Notes
 
-     * The linked OpenSSL library for Connector/C++ Commercial
-       has been updated to version 1.0.1q. Issues fixed in the
-       new OpenSSL version are described at
-       http://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.html.
+     * OpenSSL is ending support for version 1.0.1 in December
+       2016; see
+       https://www.openssl.org/policies/releasestrat.html.
+       Consequently, Connector/C++ Commercial builds now use
+       version 1.0.2 rather than version 1.0.1, and the linked
+       OpenSSL library for the Connector/C++ Commercial has been
+       updated from version 1.0.1 to version 1.0.2j. For a
+       description of issues fixed in this version, see
+       https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.html.
        This change does not affect Oracle-produced MySQL
        Community builds of Connector/C++, which use the yaSSL
        library instead.
 
-   Spatial Data Support
-
-     * The required version of the Boost library for
-       Connector/C++ builds has been raised to 1.56.0.
+   Functionality Added or Changed
+
+     * Connector/C++ now supports a OPT_TLS_VERSION connection
+       option for specifying the protocols permitted for
+       encrypted connections. The option value is string
+       containing a comma-separated list of one or more protocol
+       names. Example:
+connection_properties["OPT_TLS_VERSION"] = sql::SQLString("TLSv1.1,TLS
+v1.2");
+
+       The permitted values depend on the SSL library used to
+       compile MySQL: TLSv1, TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2 if OpenSSL was
+       used; TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 if yaSSL was used. The default is
+       to permit all available protocols.
+       For more information about connection protocols in MySQL,
+       see Secure Connection Protocols and Ciphers
+       (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/secure-connection
+       -protocols-ciphers.html). (Bug #23496967)
+
+     * Connector/C++ now supports a OPT_SSL_MODE connection
+       option for specifying the security state of the
+       connection to the server. Permitted option values are
+       SSL_MODE_PREFERRED (the default), SSL_MODE_DISABLED,
+       SSL_MODE_REQUIRED, SSL_MODE_VERIFY_CA, and
+       SSL_MODE_VERIFY_IDENTITY. These values correspond to the
+       values of the --ssl-mode option supported by MySQL client
+       programs; see Command Options for Secure Connections
+       (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/secure-connection
+       -options.html). For example, this setting specifies that
+       the connection should be unencrypted:
+connection_properties["OPT_SSL_MODE"] = sql::SSL_MODE_DISABLED;
+
+       The OPT_SSL_MODE option comprises the capabilities of the
+       sslEnforce and sslVerify connection options.
+       Consequently, both of those options are now deprecated.
+       (Bug #23496952)
+
+     * Connector/C++ now supports OPT_MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET and
+       OPT_NET_BUFFER_LENGTH connection options. Each option
+       takes a numeric value. They correspond to the
+       MYSQL_OPT_MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET and
+       MYSQL_OPT_NET_BUFFER_LENGTH options for the
+       mysql_options() C API function.
+
+     * Issues compiling Connector/C++ under Visual Studio 2015
+       were corrected.
 
    Bugs Fixed
 
-     * MySQL_Prepared_ResultSet::relative() failed to fetch the
-       record due to a missing proxy->fetch() call. (Bug
-       #21152054)
+     * A segmentation fault could occur for attempts to insert a
+       large string using a prepared statement. (Bug #23212333,
+       Bug #81213)
+
+     * The certification verification checks that are enabled by
+       the verifySSL connection option were not performed
+       properly. (Bug #22931974)
 
-     * During Connector/C++ builds, the MySQL Server CXXFLAGS
-       and CFLAGS values were used rather than the system
-       default values. To specify explicitly to use the server
-       values, enable the new USE_SERVER_CXXFLAGS CMake option.
-       (Bug #77655, Bug #21391025)
+     * Connector/C++ failed to compile against a version of the
+       MySQL C API older than 5.7. (Bug #22838573, Bug #80539,
+       Bug #25201287)
 
 Enjoy!