We are excited to announce the latest release of SecureBridge, EntityDAC, and the full family of dbExpress drivers. This update delivers expanded IDE compatibility, support for the latest database versions, new security components, and platform improvements that benefit developers across the Delphi and Lazarus ecosystem.
In this release
SecureBridge 12.0.0
This release brings IDE and platform support updates and significant additions to SecureBridge encryption and authentication capabilities.
- Support for RAD Studio 13 Florence Release 1.
- Support for the Arm64EC target platform.
- Compatibility with Lazarus 4.6.
- New component with a demo:
TScSymmetricEncryptor TScOAuth2component improvements:- Support for obtaining AccessCode without login.
- Availability of SSL options for secure token exchanges.
- Improved error handling.
- Demo updates:
- A new example in the
WebRequestdemo: uploading and downloading large files. - The improved
WebRequestandHttpServerdemos.
- A new example in the
EntityDAC 4.0.0
EntityDAC, an ORM framework for Delphi, now supports RAD Studio 13 Florence Release 1 and the Arm64EC target platform.
The support of the Arm64EC target platform on Windows in SecureBridge and EntityDAC enables developers to create native database‑driven applications for Windows devices based on ARM architecture without relying on the Intel emulation layer. As a result, native ARM applications, services, and libraries can run faster and more efficiently.
dbExpress Drivers
The entire line of dbExpress Drivers now supports RAD Studio 13 Florence Release 1, ensuring full compatibility with the latest Embarcadero IDE.
dbExpress Driver for InterBase and Firebird 6.4.0
Three new driver options expand configuration flexibility:
FloatAsSingleUseReadConsistencyConnectionConfigOverrides
dbExpress Driver for MySQL 8.4.0
Support for MySQL 9.6 is now included, keeping the driver current with the latest MySQL release.
dbExpress Driver for Oracle 8.4.0
The Oracle driver adds support for Oracle 26ai and introduces native handling of the JSON data type available in Oracle 21c and later.
dbExpress Driver for PostgreSQL 5.8.0
This driver update introduces support for PostgreSQL 18 and the accompanying protocol version 3.2. Also, developers can now work with virtual generated columns, a new PostgreSQL 18 capability that enables computed column expressions stored at query time rather than write time.
dbExpress Driver for SQL Server 9.5.1
ReadMe.html now includes documentation on selecting the OLEDB versions order, helping developers configure their SQL Server connections correctly.
Try the updated tools
Download the new versions of SecureBridge, EntityDAC, and dbExpress Drivers from the Devart website. For a full list of changes, refer to the product revision histories.
