cPanel & WHM version 132

Upgrade Blockers MySQL 5.5 and 5.6 If your server runs a cPanel-provided MySQL version 5.5 or 5.6, you must upgrade to a supported database software version to install or upgrade to cPanel & WHM version 132. AlmaLinux OS 9, Rocky Linux™ 9, and CloudLinux OS 9 To install or upgrade to cPanel & WHM version 132, systems running RHEL 9-derived distributions must be on version 9.5 or later. Upgraded temporary domains for cPanel accounts In cPanel & WHM version 132, we expanded the functionality of temporary domains for cPanel users. You can now create temporary domains for parked and addon domains, and convert your own temporary domain to a registered domain in cPanel’s Domains interface (cPanel » Home » Domains » Domains). However, you cannot convert your account’s main domain from a temporary domain to a registered domain. To make changes to your primary domain, contact your hosting provider. Updated Dovecot to version 2.4 In cPanel & WHM version 132, we updated Dovecot to version 2.4. This major upgrade includes changes to configuration parameters, and if you use a .local file for your configuration you must update your templates for the changes. This update also includes changes to password hashing and blocks the use of weak password hashing. This means that accounts that use a hashing method such as MD5 will not be able to log in to IMAP or POP3 to retrieve email. To get around this issue, set your <a href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_PAM” target=”_blank”>PAM configuration to use a stronger hashing scheme. You can also set the Allow Weak Authentication Schemes setting in WHM’s Mailserver Configuration interface to Yes. Both of these options will allow users to log in and change their password. We strongly recommend that you update your PAM configuration and force a password change if you are using a less secure hashing method. For more information, read about <a href=”https://doc.dovecot.org/2.4.0/core/config/auth/schemes.html” target=”_blank”>Dovecot’s password schemes. For more information about changes to Dovecot in version 2.4, read the <a href=”https://doc.dovecot.org/” target=”_blank”>Dovecot documentation. Added Sieve filtering to Dovecot and Roundcube In cPanel & WHM version 132, we added support for <a href=”http://sieve.info/overview” target=”_blank”>Sieve filtering to Dovecot and Roundcube. You can now use Sieve to filter incoming email messages directly in Roundcube. Added support for AlmaLinux 10 In cPanel & WHM version 132, we added support for the AlmaLinux OS 10 operating system. For more information about this operating system, read our System Requirements for AlmaLinux OS and our Third Party Software End of Life Policy documentation. Added support for Ubuntu 24 In cPanel & WHM version 132, we added support for the Ubuntu® 24 LTS operating system. For more information about this operating system, read our System Requirements for Ubuntu and our Third Party Software End of Life Policy documentation. Upgraded Perl cPanel & WHM now uses Perl version 5.42. For more information, read our <a href=”https://api.docs.cpanel.net/guides/guide-to-perl/guide-to-perl-in-cpanel-perl-environments/” target=”_blank”>Guide to Perl in cPanel – Perl Environments documentation. Added WebPros Account for WHM logins Note: WebPros International, LLC currently provides this feature in a limited release, with plans to expand its availability in future updates. In cPanel & WHM version 132, we added the ability to use WebPros Account as an external authentication method in WHM’s Manage External Authentications interface (WHM » Home » Security Center » Manage External Authentications). This allows server administrators to log in to WHM with their WebPros Account credentials. Added the ability to edit default DMARC records In cPanel & WHM version 132, we added the ability to customize the default DMARC record using WHM API 1’s <a href=”https://api.docs.cpanel.net/openapi/whm/operation/EmailAuth::set_default_dmarc_record/” target=”_blank”>set_default_dmarc_record function. This allows for stricter email authentication policies and supports advanced DMARC options. Enabled Interface Analytics automatically In cPanel & WHM version 132, we fully remove personal, private, and security information from every step of analytics gathering. This change lets us automatically enable Interface Analytics, though we allow WHM administrators to make it optional. For more information, read our How to Allow Users to Manage Interface Analytics documentation. Added in-product survey Note: WebPros International, LLC currently provides this feature in a limited release, with plans to expand its availability in future updates. In cPanel & WHM version 132, we added an in-product cPanel & WHM survey to gather data about how our customers use our product. Server administrators will see a pop-up survey window the first time they access WHM after the upgrade to cPanel & WHM version 132. cPanel and Webmail users will see the survey window the first time they access cPanel or Webmail after the upgrade. Added custom search keyword support to WHM plugins In cPanel & WHM version 132, we added support for custom WHM plugin search keywords. This change allows WHM administrators to customize search results so that users can find plugins more easily. For more information about how to manage custom search keywords, read our How to Manage WHM Plugin Search Keywords documentation. Tightened permissions on the /etc/trueusersowners file In cPanel & WHM version 132, we tightened the permissions on the /etc/trueuserowners file. This change prevents this file from being world-readable. This may cause errors, such as displaying incorrect contact information on the default CGI pages. To avoid these issues, we strongly recommend that you install the mod_suexec Apache module to handle your code. For more information about this change, read our Best Practices for Code and Script Permissions documentation. Added new notification settings In cPanel & WHM version 132, we added a new notification for API token creation. We also added the root user to the change password notifications. You can adjust these notification settings in WHM’s Contact Manager interface (WHM » Home » Server Contacts » Contact Manager). Added new Mailserver Configuration setting In cPanel & WHM version 132, we added the Allow Weak Authentication Schemes setting in WHM’s Mailserver Configuration interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Mailserver Configuration). This setting allows the use of weak authentication hashing methods. This can be useful to allow users who use older password hashes to log in so they can change their passwords. We strongly recommend that you set your <a href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_PAM” target=”_blank”>PAM configuration to use a stronger hashing scheme. New UAPI functions * <a href=”https://api.docs.cpanel.net/openapi/cpanel/operation/leika_get_config/” target=”_blank”>Leika::leika_get_config — This function retrieves a cPanel account’s Leika configuration. Leika is an internal module that cPanel & WHM uses to track feature access. The configuration allows users to identify if they can manage Interface Analytics for their account. * <a href=”https://api.docs.cpanel.net/openapi/cpanel/operation/get_in_product_survey_url/” target=”_blank”>InProductSurvey::get_in_product_survey_url — This function returns whether to display the cPanel & WHM product survey banner and link for a cPanel user. * <a href=”https://api.docs.cpanel.net/openapi/cpanel/operation/get_scoped_userdata/” target=”_blank”>UserData::get_scoped_userdata — This function retrieves the userdata for a given scope and cPanel user. * <a href=”https://api.docs.cpanel.net/openapi/cpanel/operation/set_scoped_userdata/” target=”_blank”>UserData::set_scoped_userdata — This function sets the userdata for a given scope and cPanel user. New WHM API 1 functions * <a href=”https://api.docs.cpanel.net/openapi/whm/operation/leika_get_config/” target=”_blank”>leika_get_config — This function retrieves a WHM account’s Leika configuration. Leika is an internal module that cPanel & WHM uses to track feature access. The configuration allows users to identify if they can manage Interface Analytics for their account. * <a href=”https://api.docs.cpanel.net/openapi/whm/operation/EmailAuth::get_default_dmarc_record/” target=”_blank”>get_default_dmarc_record – This function retrieves the server’s default DMARC record. * <a href=”https://api.docs.cpanel.net/openapi/whm/operation/EmailAuth::set_default_dmarc_record/” target=”_blank”>set_default_dmarc_record – This function sets the server’s default DMARC record. * <a href=”https://api.docs.cpanel.net/openapi/whm/operation/get_in_product_survey_url/” target=”_blank”>get_in_product_survey_url — This function returns whether to display the cPanel & WHM product survey banner and link in WHM. * <a href=”https://api.docs.cpanel.net/openapi/whm/operation/get_scoped_userdata/” target=”_blank”>get_scoped_userdata — This function retrieves the userdata for a given scope. * <a href=”https://api.docs.cpanel.net/openapi/whm/operation/set_scoped_userdata/” target=”_blank”>set_scoped_userdata — This function sets the userdata for a given scope. Third-party application changes For information on changes to our third-party applications, read our Third-Party Applications Updates documentation.