What has been announced?
In the blog, “Preparing your Splunk Environment for OpensSSL3” we announced the transition of the Splunk platform to OpenSSL version 3 in a future release and unpacked how this affects your Splunk environment and apps.
What else should I know?
For complete information, we highly recommend that you consult the Lantern article “Preparing to upgrade from 9.x to the upcoming release of Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform.” This resource offers a comprehensive summary of anticipated breaking changes in the forthcoming release of Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform. It includes details of these changes and how they affect customers, as well as mitigation strategies. We will continually update this article to serve as a definitive reference and will provide specific release dates for the next Splunk platform upgrade as soon as they become available. Stay tuned!
We also encourage you to review the Community Office Hours session "Future Proofing your Splunk Apps: OpenSSL3 and More”, which was hosted on April 17, 2035. Check out the live recording, Q&A slide deck, and upcoming Office Hours.
What available tools can I use to help me?
We encourage you to explore the Splunk Health Assistant Add-On, available through Splunkbase. This tool supplements the Splunk Enterprise Monitoring Console with new validations, letting customers determine upgrade readiness before upgrading their Splunk Enterprise deployment.
What can I do now?
| Sign up for the Splunk Enterprise beta to determine whether your Splunk environment and applications are compatible and prepared for an upgrade. |
In addition, we highly recommend taking action early on any potential breaking changes that are applicable to your Splunk platform or apps to ensure a smooth update process.
As always, you’re invited to join the #office-hours Slack channel (you can request access here to join the channel AND the fun!). This is the perfect space to ask any follow-up questions related to recent content, and one of our experts will be delighted to assist you with their insights.
