Preview Release 6.1.0-preview2.25178.5 - 2025-06-27

This update brings the following changes since the6.1.0-preview1 release:

Added

Added dedicated SQL Server vector datatype support

What Changed:

• Optimized vector communications between MDS and SQL Server 2025, employing a custom binary format over the TDS protocol. (#3433,#3443)
• Reduced processing load compared to existing JSON-based vector support.
• Initial support for 32-bit single-precision floating point vectors.

Who Benefits:

• Applications moving large vector data sets will see beneficial improvements to processing times and memory requirements.
• Vector-specific APIs are ready to support future numeric representations with a consistent look-and-feel.

Impact:

• Reduced transmission and processing times for vector operations versus JSON using SQL Server 2025 preview:
  • Reads: 50x improvement
  • Writes: 3.3x improvement
  • Bulk Copy: 19x improvement
  • (Observed with vector column of max 1998 size, and 10,000 records for each operation.)
• Improved memory footprint due to the elimination of JSON serialization/deserialization and string representation bloat.
• For backwards compatibility with earlier SQL Server Vector implementations, applications may continue to use JSON strings to send/receive vector data, although they will not see any of the performance improvements noted above.

Revived .NET Standard 2.0 target support

What Changed:

• Support for targeting .NET Standard 2.0 has returned. (#3381)
• Support had previously been removed in the 6.0 release, with the [community voicing concerns] (#3115).

Who Benefits:

• Libraries that depend on MDS may seamlessly target any of the following frameworks:
  • .NET Standard 2.0
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2 and above
  • .NET 8.0
  • .NET 9.0
• Applications should continue to target runtimes.
  • The MDS .NET Standard 2.0 target framework support does not include an actual implementation, and cannot be used with a runtime.
  • An application's build/publish process should always pick the appropriate MDS .NET/.NET Framework runtime implementation.
  • Custom build/publish actions that incorrectly try to deploy the MDS .NET Standard 2.0 reference DLL at runtime are not supported.

Impact:

• Libraries targeting .NET Standard 2.0 will no longer receive warnings like this:
  • warning NU1701: Package 'Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 6.0.2' was restored using '.NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.6.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.8, .NETFramework,Version=v4.8.1' instead of the project target framework '.NETStandard,Version=v2.0'. This package may not be fully compatible with your project.

Fixed

• Fixed missing <NeutralLanguage> property. (#3325)
• Fixed injection of UTF-8 BOM during bulk copy. (#3399)
• FixedSqlCachedBuffer async read edge case. (#3329)
• FixedSqlSequentialTextReader edge case with single-byte reads. (#3383)
• Fixed an incorrect error message when parsing connection stringPoolBlockingPeriod. (#3411)
• Added missingToString() override toSqlJson. (#3427)

Changed

• Reduced allocations when opening a connection. (#3364)
• Various performance improvements related to TDS parsing. (#3337,#3377,#3422)
• Improved native AOT support. (#3364,#3369,#3401)
• Progress towardsSSPI extensibility. (#2454)
• Progress towardsconnection pooling improvements. (#3352,#3396)
• Expanded/clarified SqlConnection'sAccessToken andAccessTokenCallback documentation. (#3339)
• Fixed some poorly formatted tables in the API docs. (#3391)
• Code merge towards a unified SqlClient project, aligning .NET Framework and .NET Core implementations. (#3262,#3291,#3305,#3306,#3310,#3323,#3326,#3335,
  #3338,#3340,#3341,#3343,#3345,#3353,#3355,#3368,#3373,#3376,#3388,#3389,#3393,#3405,#3414,#3416,#3417,#3420,#3431,#3438)
• Test improvements include a new unit test project, updates to test dependencies, removal of hardcoded credentials, and improved robustness. (#3204,#3379,#3380,#3402)
• Added dependency onSystem.Text.Json8.0.5 (.NET 8.0) and9.0.5 (.NET Standard 2.0, .NET 9.0) to avoid transitive vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-43485). (#3403)

Contributors

We thank the following public contributors. Their efforts toward this project
are very much appreciated.

• edwardneal
• ErikEJ
• twsouthwick
• Wraith2

New Contributors

• BradBarnich made their first contribution in#3325
• deusanyjunior made their first contribution in#3310

Target Platform Support

• .NET Framework 4.6.2+ (Windows ARM64, Windows x86, Windows x64)
• .NET 8.0+ (Windows x86, Windows x64, Windows ARM64, Windows ARM, Linux, macOS)

Dependencies

.NET Standard 2.0

• Azure.Identity 1.13.2
• Microsoft.Bcl.Cryptography 9.0.4
• Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime 6.0.2
• Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory 9.0.4
• Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens 7.7.1
• Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect 7.7.1
• Microsoft.SqlServer.Server 1.0.0
• System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 9.0.4
• System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs 9.0.4
• System.Text.Json 9.0.5

.NET Framework 4.6.2+

• Azure.Identity 1.13.2
• Microsoft.Bcl.Cryptography 8.0.0
• Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI 6.0.2
• Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory 8.0.1
• Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens 7.7.1
• Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect 7.7.1
• System.Buffers 4.5.1
• System.Data.Common 4.3.0
• System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs 8.0.1
• System.Text.Encodings.Web 8.0.0
• System.Text.Json 8.0.5

.NET 8.0

• Azure.Identity 1.13.2
• Microsoft.Bcl.Cryptography 8.0.0
• Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime 6.0.2
• Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory 8.0.1
• Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens 7.7.1
• Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect 7.7.1
• Microsoft.SqlServer.Server 1.0.0
• System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 8.0.1
• System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs 8.0.1
• System.Text.Json 8.0.5

.NET 9.0

• Azure.Identity 1.13.2
• Microsoft.Bcl.Cryptography 9.0.4
• Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime 6.0.2
• Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory 9.0.4
• Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens 7.7.1
• Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdCon...

This update brings the following changes over the previous release:

Added

• Added packet multiplexing support to improve large data read performance.#2714#3161#3202
• Added support for special casing with Fabric endpoints.#3084

Fixed

• Fixed distributed transactions to be preserved during pooled connection resets.#3019.
• Fixed application crash when theData Source parameter begins with a comma.#3250.
• Resolved synonym count discrepancies in debug mode.#3098.
• Addressed warnings for down-level SSL/TLS versions.#3126.

Changed

• Optimized binary size for AOT.#3091
• Refined bulk copy operations to handle unmatched column names more effectively.#3205.
• EnhancedSqlBulkCopy to explicitly identify mismatched column names.#3183.
• Optimized outgoing SSPI blob handling usingIBufferWriter<byte>.#2452.
• Replacedbyte[] withstring for SNI to improve efficiency.#2790.
• Code cleanup to remove SQL 2000 support#2839,#3206,#3217,
• Connection pool design refactor for a modular connection pool design#3199
• Updated various dependencies#3229, primarily:
  • System.Text.Encodings.Web to v8.0.0
  • System.Text.Json to v8.0.5
  • Azure.Identity to v1.13.2
  • Microsoft.Identity.Model.Json.Web.Tokens to v7.7.1
  • Microsoft.Identity.Model.Protocols.OpenIdConnect to v7.7.1
• Code merge towards a unified SqlClient project, aligning .NET Framework and .NET Core implementations. (#2957,#2963,#2984,#2982,#3023,#3015,#2967,#3164,#3163,#3171,#3182,#3179,#3156,#3213,#3232,#3236,#3231,#3241,#3246,#3247,#3222,#3255,#3254,#3259,#3264,#3256,#3251,#3275,#3277,#3263,#3292,#3208).
• Test improvements include updates to test references, removal of hardcoded certificates, improved stability, and better coverage (#3041,#3034,#3130,#3128,#3181,#3060,#3184,#3033,#3186,#3025,#3230,#3237,#3059,#3061).

New Contributors

• @emmanuel-ferdman made their first contribution in#3041
• @MaceWindu made their first contribution in#3134
• @JNjenga made their first contribution in#3183
• @Midhunnnk made their first contribution in#3250

Contributors

This update brings the following changes since the 5.2.2 release:

Fixed

• Fixed possibleNullPointerException during socket receive (PR#3284)
• Fixed inconsistencies between source and reference projects (PR#3124)
• Adjusted retry logic to allow errors with negative numbers to be considered transient (PR#3185)

Changed

• Updated the following dependencies:
  • System.Private.Uri 4.3.2 - Avoid transitiveCVE-2019-0820 (PR#3076)
  • Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory 6.0.1 to 6.0.3 - AvoidCVE-2024-43483 (PR#3280)

This update brings the following changes since the 5.1.6 release:

Fixed

• Fixed possibleNullPointerException during socket receive (PR#3285)
• Fixed inconsistencies between source and reference projects (PR#3180)

Changed

• Updated the following dependencies:
  • Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI 5.1.1 to 5.1.2 for .NET Framework on Windows (PR#3294)
  • Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.runtime 5.1.1 to 5.1.2 for .NET on Windows (PR#3294)
  • Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory 6.0.1 to 6.0.3 - AvoidCVE-2024-43483 (PR#3068)
  • Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting 6.0.0 to 6.0.1 - Avoid transitive dependency on vulnerableSystem.Text.Json 6.0.0 (PR#3207)
  • System.Private.Uri 4.3.2 - Avoid transitiveCVE-2019-0820 (PR#3077)
  • System.Text.Encodings.Web 6.0.0 to 6.0.1 - Avoid transitive downgrade for .NET Framework targets (PR#3279)
  • System.Text.Json 6.0.11 - Avoid transitive dependencies on older vulnerable versions for .NET Framework targets (PR#3279)

This update brings the below changes over the previous release:

Fixed

• Fixed possibleNullPointerException during socket receive#3283
• Fixed reference assembly definitions for SqlJson APIs#3169
• Fixed an error reading the output parameter of type JSON while executing stored procedure#3173

Changed

• Updated the below dependencies:
  • UpdatedMicrosoft.Bcl.Cryptography from 9.0.0 to 9.0.4 for .NET 9 targeted dll.#3281
  • UpdatedMicrosoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory from 9.0.0 to 9.0.4 for .NET 9 targeted dll.#3281
  • UpdatedSystem.Configuration.ConfigurationManager from 9.0.0 to 9.0.4 for .NET 9 targeted dll.#3281
  • UpdatedSystem.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs from 9.0.0 to 9.0.4 for .NET 9 targeted dll.#3281

Released to NuGet.org on 2025-01-23

Breaking Changes

• Removed support for .NET Standard.#2386
• Removed support for .NET 6#2927
• Removed UWP (UAP) references.#2483
• Removed SQL 2000 client-side debugging support for .NET Framework#2981,#2940

Added

JSON Support

JSON data type support is now available in Microsoft.Data.SqlClient v6.0. This release introducesSqlJson type available as an extension toSystem.Data.SqlDbTypes:

usingSystem;usingSystem.Data.SqlTypes;usingSystem.Text.Json;namespaceMicrosoft.Data.SqlTypes{/// <summary>/// Represents the JSON data type in SQL Server./// </summary>publicclassSqlJson:INullable{/// <summary>/// Parameterless constructor. Initializes a new instance of the SqlJson class which/// represents a null JSON value./// </summary>publicSqlJson(){}/// <summary>/// Takes a <see cref="string"/> as input and initializes a new instance of the SqlJson class./// </summary>/// <param name="jsonString"></param>publicSqlJson(stringjsonString){}/// <summary>/// Takes a <see cref="JsonDocument"/> as input and initializes a new instance of the SqlJson class./// </summary>/// <param name="jsonDoc"></param>publicSqlJson(JsonDocumentjsonDoc){}/// <inheritdoc/>publicboolIsNull=>thrownull;/// <summary>/// Represents a null instance of the <see cref="SqlJson"/> type./// </summary>publicstaticSqlJsonNull{get{thrownull;}}/// <summary>/// Gets the string representation of the Json content of this <see cref="SqlJson" /> instance./// </summary>publicstringValue{get;}}}

The JSON data type supports reading, writing, streaming, and performing bulk copy operations.

Introducing SqlClientDiagnostics

SqlClientDiagnostic is now available as a strongly-typed collection of key-value pairs that can be captured by consuming applications.

// Class that provides strongly-typed collection of key-value pairs for SqlClient diagnostic objects.publicabstractclassSqlClientDiagnostic:System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<string,object>>{// A guid value used to correlate before, after and error events.publicSystem.GuidOperationId;// The name of the operation.publicstringOperation;// The timestamp of the event.publiclongTimestamp;// The number of elements in the collection.publicintCount;// The element at the specified index in the read-only list.publicSystem.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<string,object>this[intindex];// An enumerator that can be used to iterate through the collection.publicSystem.Collections.Generic.IEnumerator<System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<string,object>>GetEnumerator();}

Added Support for Connection Overrides inOpenAsync() API

The default behavior ofSqlConnection.OpenAsync() can be overridden to disable the ten-second delay and automatic connection retries triggered by transient errors.

using(SqlConnectionsqlConnection=newSqlConnection("Data Source=(local);Integrated Security=true;Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;")){awaitsqlConnection.OpenAsync(SqlConnectionOverrides.OpenWithoutRetry,cancellationToken);}

Other Additions

• Added support for .NET 9#2946
• Added localization in Czech, Polish, and Turkish#2987
• AddedTokenCredential object to take advantage of token caching inActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider.#2380
• Added support for usingDateOnly andTimeOnly inDataTable andSqlDataRecord structured parameters.#2258
• Added scope trace forGenerateSspiClientContext.#2497,#2725
• Added readme to NuGet package#2826
• Enabled NuGet package auditing via NuGet.org audit source#3024
• Added missing SqlCommand_BeginExecuteReader code sample#3009

Fixed

• FixedSocket.Connect timeout issue caused by thread starvation.#2777
• Fixed pending data withSqlDataReader against an encrypted column.#2618
• Fixed Entra authentication when using infinite connection timeout inActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider.#2651
• FixedGetSchema by excluding unsupported engines due to lack of support forASSEMBLYPROPERTY function.#2593
• Fixed SSPI retry negotiation with default port in .NET.#2559
• Fixed assembly path in .NET 8.0 and.AssemblyAttributes.#2550
• Fixed certificate chain validation.#2487
• Fixed clone ofSqlConnection to includeAccessTokenCallback.#2525
• Fixed issue withDateTimeOffset in table-valued parameters, which was introduced in 5.2.#2453
• FixedArgumentNullException onSqlDataRecord.GetValue when using user-defined data type on .NET.#2448
• FixedSqlBuffer andSqlGuid when it's null.#2310
• FixedSqlBulkCopy.WriteToServer state in a consecutive calls.#2375
• Fixed null reference exception withSqlConnection.FireInfoMessageEventOnUserErrors after introducing the batch command.#2399
• Fixed scale serialization when explicitly set to 0#2411
• Fixed issue blockingGetSchema commands from being enrolled into the current transaction#2876
• Adjusted retry logic to allow errors with negative numbers to be considered transient#2896
• Fixed string formatting inOutOfMemory exceptions#2797
• Increased routing attempts to 10 in netcore forLoginNoFailover and added routing support toLoginWithFailover to standardize routing behavior between netcore and netfx#2873
• Restructured documentation into XML format so that it displays correctly in Visual Studio#2836,#2822,#2834,#2851,#2863,#2864,#2865,#2869,#2871,#2837,#2821
• Fixed cleanup behavior when column decryption fails. Prevents leaving stale data on the wire for pooled connections#2843,#2825
• Reverted default value ofUseMinimumLoginTimeout context switch to 'true'#2419
• Added missingDynamicallyAccessedMembers attributes in .NET Runtime reference assemblies.#2946
• Synchronized dependencies of reference assemblies with runtime assemblies#2878
• Fixed lazy initialization of the_SqlMetaData hidden column map for .NET Framework#2964
• Fixed reference assembly definitions for SqlClientDiagnostic APIs#3097
• Fixed issue with down-level SSL/TLS version warnings#3126

Changed

• Dependency changes
  • Added dependency onMicrosoft.Bcl.Cryptography:9.0.0#2946
  • Added dependency onSystem.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs:9.0.0 to addressSYSLIB0057#2946
  • Added dependency onSystem.Text.Json8.0.5 for .NET 8+ and6.0.10 for other versions#2921
  • Removed dependency onMicrosoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory andSystem.Security.Cryptography.Cng, which were unnecessary after removing .NET Standard.#2577
  • Removed dependency onSystem.Text.Json from .NET 8+#2930
    ...

Contributors

Breaking Changes

• Dropped support for .NET 6#2927
• Removed SQL 2000 client-side debugging support for .NET Framework#2981,#2940

Added

• Enabled NuGet package auditing via NuGet.org audit source#3024
• Added support for .NET 9#2946
• Added dependency on System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs:9.0.0 to addressSYSLIB0057#2946
• Added dependency on Microsoft.Bcl.Cryptography:9.0.0#2946
• Added missing SqlCommand_BeginExecuteReader code sample#3009
• Added support for SqlConnectionOverrides in OpenAsync() API#2433
• Added localization in Czech, Polish, and Turkish#2987

Fixed

• Reverted default value of UseMinimumLoginTimeout context switch to 'true'#2419
• Added missing DynamicallyAccessedMembers attributes in .NET Runtime reference assemblies.#2946
• Synchronized dependencies of Reference Assemblies with Runtime assemblies#2878
• Fixed lazy initialization of the _SqlMetaData hidden column map for .NET Framework#2964

Changed

• Updated Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory to 9.0.0 for all frameworks#2946
• Updated System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager to 9.0.0#2946
• Updated docs to use absolute links#2949
• Removed System.Text.Json dependency from .NET 8#2930

Contributors

Thanks to the following public contributors. Their efforts toward this project are very much appreciated.

• @MichelZ
• @EamonHetherton
• @edwardneal
• @deadlydog
• @mus65

For detailed release notes, refer to6.0.0-preview3.md

Contributors

Added

• Added a dependency on System.Text.Json 8.0.5 for .NET 8+ and 6.0.10 for other versions#2921
• Added support forJSON native datatype currently inPublic preview in SQL Server.#2916,#2892,#2891,#2880,#2882,#2829,#2830
• Added readme to nuget package#2826

Fixed

• Fixed scale serialization when explicitly set to 0#2411
• Fixed issue blocking GetSchema commands from being enrolled into the current transaction#2876
• Adjusted retry logic to allow errors with negative numbers to be considered transient#2896
• Fixed string formatting in OutOfMemory exceptions#2797
• Increased routing attempts to 10 in netcore for LoginNoFailover and added routing support to LoginWithFailover to standardize routing behavior between netcore and netfx#2873
• Restructured documentation into XML format so that it displays correctly in visual studio#2836,#2822,#2834,#2851,#2863,#2864,#2865,#2869,#2871,#2837,#2821
• Fixed cleanup behavior when column decryption fails. Prevents leaving stale data on the wire for pooled connections#2843,#2825

Changed

• Updated System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager from 8.0.0 to 8.0.1 for .Net 8#2921
• Updated Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory from 8.0.0 to 8.0.1 for .Net 8#2921
• Code Health Improvements#2915,#2844,#2812,#2805,#2897,#2376,#2814,#2889,#2885,#2854,#2835,#2442,#2820,#2831,#2907,#2910,#2898,#2928,#2929,#2936,#2939

New Contributors

• @Markeli made their first contribution in#2797
• @EamonHetherton made their first contribution in#2411

For detailed release notes, refer to6.0.0-preview2.md

Contributors

[Preview Release 6.0.0-preview1.24240.8] - 2024-08-27

This update brings the below changes over the 5.2 release:

Breaking Changes

• Removed support for .NET Standard.#2386
• Removed UWP (uap) references.#2483

Added

• AddedTokenCredential object to take advantage of token caching inActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider.#2380
• AddedDateOnly andTimeOnly support toDataTable as a structured parameter.#2258
• AddedMicrosoft.Data.SqlClient.Diagnostics.SqlClientDiagnostic type in .NET.#2226
• Added scope trace forGenerateSspiClientContext.#2497,#2725

Fixed

• FixedSocket.Connect timeout issue caused by thread starvation.#2777
• Fixed pending data withSqlDataReader against an encrypted column.#2618
• Fixed Entra authentication when using infinite connection timeout inActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider.#2651
• FixedGetSchema by excluding unsupported engines due to lack of support forASSEMBLYPROPERTY function.#2593
• Fixed SSPI retry negotiation with default port in .NET.#2559
• Fixed assembly path in .NET 8.0 and.AssemblyAttributes.#2550
• Fixed certificate chain validation.#2487
• Fixed clone ofSqlConnection to includeAccessTokenCallback.#2525
• Fixed issue withDateTimeOffset in table-valued parameters, which was introduced in 5.2.#2453
• FixedArgumentNullException onSqlDataRecord.GetValue when using user-defined data type on .NET.#2448
• FixedSqlBuffer andSqlGuild when it's null.#2310
• FixedSqlBulkCopy.WriteToServer state in a consecutive calls.#2375
• Fixed null reference exception withSqlConnection.FireInfoMessageEventOnUserErrors after introducing the batch command.#2399

Changed

• Updated Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI version to6.0.0-preview1.24226.4.#2772
• Improved access toSqlAuthenticationProviderManager.Instance and avoid early object initiation.#2636
• Removed undocumented properties ofAzure.Identity inActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider.#2562
• ReplacedSystem.Runtime.Caching withMicrosoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory.#2493
• UpdatedEnableOptimizedParameterBinding to only accept text mode commands.#2417
• UpdatedAzure.Identity version from1.10.3 to1.11.4.#2577
• UpdatedAzure.Core version from1.35.0 to1.38.0.#2462
• UpdatedAzure.Security.KeyVault.Keys version from4.4.0 to4.5.0.#2462
• UpdatedMicrosoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens andMicrosoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect from6.35.0 to7.5.0.#2429
• Removed direct dependency toMicrosoft.Identity.Client to take the transient dependecy throughAzure.Identity.#2577
• Removed unnecessary referencesMicrosoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory andSystem.Security.Cryptography.Cng after removing .NET Standard.#2577
• Improved memory allocation when reader opened byCommandBehavior.SequentialAccess over the big string columns.#2356
• Improved SSPI by consolidating the context generation to single abstraction and using memory/span for SSPI generation.#2255,#2447
• Reverted the#2281 code changes on ManagedSNI.#2395
• Updated assembly version to 6.0.0.0.#2382
• Code health improvements:#2366,#2369,#2381,#2390,#2392,#2403,#2410,#2413,#2425,#2428,#2440,#2443,#2450,#2466,#2486,#2521,#2522,#2533,#2552,#2560,#2726,#2751,#2811

For detailed release notes, refer to6.0.0-preview1.md

[Stable release 5.1.6] - 2024-08-27

Fixed

• Fixed Transient fault handling issue withOpenAsync.#1983#2508
• FixedAcquireTokenAsync timeout handling for edge cases inActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider.#2706
• Fixed pending data withSqlDataReader against an encrypted column.#2618#2818

Changed

• UpgradedAzure.Identity version from 1.11.3 to 1.11.4 [#2649] (#2649) [#2529] (#2529) to addressCVE-2024-35255.
• UpgradedMicrosoft.Identity.Client version from 4.60.0 to 4.61.3 [#2649] (#2649) [#2529] (#2529) to addressCVE-2024-35255.
• Added caching toTokenCredential objects to take advantage of token caching.#2776
• Code health improvements: [#2490] (#2490)