This topic includes new features and enhancements for Universal DDI. You can view information about other enhancements and maintenance for Infoblox SaaS products and services in the Infoblox SaaS Release Notes.

Infoblox Universal DDI – May 29, 2025

Universal Asset Insights now provides an Asset Explorer to navigate and visualize discovered assets.

The asset explorer helps users visualize and navigate discovered assets based on their physical or cloud-based locations. For more information, see Exploring Discovered Assets.

Universal Asset Insights now supports specifying tags for assets.

When creating or editing asset information, users can now specify tags for each asset. This helps categorizing, searching, and organizing assets discovered across networks. For more information, see Managing Tags for Assets.

Universal Asset Insights now supports deleting a network discovery configuration for cloud and on-prem sources.

Users can now delete a network discovery configuration for cloud sources with an option to delete or retain asset or IPAM data. Users can also delete a network discovery configuration for on-prem sources with an option to delete or retain asset data. For more information, see Deleting a Network Discovery Configuration.

Universal Asset Insights now shows advanced network information for managed assets.

Users can select a single asset and view detailed information that also includes an Advanced tab showing detailed network information. For more information, see Viewing Asset Information.

Infoblox Universal DDI – May 22, 2025

Data Connector now supports high-availability and failover destinations natively within Data Connector for HTTP and Syslog.

Organizations can now configure two destinations in HA/failover mode for HTTP and syslog destinations such as SIEMs. When the primary destination becomes unreachable, Data Connector automatically detects and reroutes traffic to the secondary destination. HA/failover for destinations ensures minimal data loss by removing manual reconfiguration of redundant destinations for fast and automated recovery when failure is encountered.

For more information, see Configuring Destinations.

Universal DDI – May 03, 2025

NIOS-X as a Service now supports Cloud VPN configuration.

NIOS-X as a Service offers a Cloud VPN feature that enables secure communication between cloud networks without the need for physical routers or locations. Establishing secure, reliable connectivity across cloud environments is essential for delivering core network services like DNS, DHCP, and security. This feature is supported on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). For more information, see Configuring_Cloud_VPN.

NIOS-X as a Service Now Supports Remote ID Configuration for VPN Gateways.

NIOS-X as a Service now supports enabling, disabling, and editing the Remote ID parameter for VPN gateway configurations. The Remote ID acts as a unique identifier for the remote peer in an IPsec VPN tunnel and is exchanged during the IKE (Internet Key Exchange) negotiation process. This capability allows administrators to meet specific peer requirements and implement more secure, policy-driven VPN connections, particularly in multi-site or third-party integration scenarios. For more information, see Modifying_Service_Deployment_Settings.

Universal DDI – April 24, 2025

The Discovery service in the Infoblox Portal now supports Full Network Ping Sweep for on-premises environments.

The Discovery service in the Infoblox Portal now supports a Full Network Ping Sweep capability designed specifically for on-premises environments. This feature scans the entire IP ranges using ICMP Echo Requests (“ping” requests) and identifies which IP addresses respond, indicating active devices. Unlike targeted or Smart Ping Sweeps, this method performs an exhaustive scan of all addresses within the defined on-premises network segment. It enables administrators to quickly identify which on-premises IPs are live and reachable, helping support asset discovery, inventory validation, and local network troubleshooting. For more information, see Viewing the Network Workspace.

Universal Asset Insights now supports exporting asset inventory data.

Asset inventory data can now be exported to a CSV file. Users can export a single, multiple, or the entire asset inventory data all at once. The export process also provides an option to customize the attributes before exporting. For more information, see Exporting Asset Inventory.

Universal Asset Insights now supports permanently deleting IPAM data and assets for cloud providers.

When deleting a network discovery configuration for cloud providers, users can choose to permanently delete IPAM data, asset inventory data, or both. Once the IPAM data and assets are deleted, they cannot be recovered from the Recycle Bin. For more information, see Deleting a Network Discovery Configuration.

Universal DDI – April 2, 2025

Universal DDI has introduced a new Network Workspace monitor that provides real-time visualization and insights into overlapping IP blocks, enhancing network management efficiency.

The Overlapping IP Blocks summary monitor provides a quick view of the number of IP blocks with overlapping ranges and the number of overlaps for each block. This summary monitor helps prevent connectivity issues, misrouted traffic, and security risks, ensuring seamless network operations across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Additionally, the detailed view categorizes data insights by overlapping IP blocks, providers, and sources. For more information, see Viewing the Network Workspace.

Universal DDI – April 2, 2025

The Infoblox Portal navigation now displays features accessible through product upgrades.

Customers can easily see the features available to their account with a product upgrade via the Configure and Monitor lifecycle navigation.

Infoblox Portal has enhanced the handling of expired subscriptions.

Infoblox has updated the license entitlement dashboards to remove subscriptions that are over 60 days past expiration.

Infoblox Portal introduces the Education Launchpad.

Infoblox introduces a Product Learning link for the new Infoblox Education Launchpad, located under the Guidance navigation of the Infoblox Portal. The Launchpad provides self-led training, hands-on labs, and a list of upcoming training events.

Universal DDI – March 24, 2025

Infoblox Data Connector now supports multiple traffic flows of the same destination type (syslog and HTTP) to a single destination host.

Infoblox Cloud Data Connector can now create multiple traffic flows of the same destination type (syslog and HTTP) to the same destination host. In the past customers who needed to send two syslog or HTTP streams to the same destination host had to combine the streams which could create issues if different filters needed to be applied. This became an issue with NIOS and Universal DDI each wanting to send their own syslog stream to a SIEM. For more information, see Configuring Traffic Flows.

Universal DDI – March 21, 2025

Infoblox Ecosystem integration update notifications will now be provided to configured users in the Infoblox Portal.

Infoblox Ecosystem customers who are using a supported ecosystem integration will now receive integration version update notifications through the Infoblox Portal. This targeted approach ensures that customers who benefit the most from these updates are informed. Users of supported integrations will automatically receive the notifications when new versions are posted on from the Ecosystem Portal. For more information, see Infoblox Platform Notifications.

Universal DDI introduces two new Network Workspace monitors, providing real-time visualization and insight.

DHCP Range Utilization: The DHCP Range Utilization summary monitor provides a quick view of DHCP range usage, helping users assess resources and project future needs. This summary monitor helps admins avoid running out of IP addresses, thereby enabling proactive management. For more information, see Viewing the Network Workspace.

Subnet Utilization: The Subnet Utilization summary monitor helps users optimize IP address usage by highlighting heavily utilized subnets and enabling efficient resource reallocation for better network management. It enhances network efficiency, scalability, and security while enabling proactive capacity planning and compliance. For more information, see Viewing the Network Workspace.

Universal DDI now supports assigning a NIOS-managed host to a NIOS-managed subnet or range via the Infoblox Portal.

Universal DDI now supports assigning a Grid Master, Grid Master Candidate, or Standalone appliance to a NIOS-managed subnet or range via the Infoblox Portal. This assignment can be performed without logging into the NIOS interface. For more information, see Assigning a NIOS Host from the Infoblox Portal.

Infoblox now supports NIOS-X server deployments in the following environments:

Nutanix AHV Hypervisor
VMware ESXi version 8.0.3
Red Hat OpenShift

Universal DDI – March 6, 2025

Universal DDI provides the option to view the list of servers scheduled for software and configuration updates based on their associated tags.

When users click the ‘View Scheduled Servers’ button in the Schedule Software Updates or Schedule Configuration Updates dialogs, the Infoblox Portal displays the list of servers scheduled for the updates based on their associated tags. If no tags are specified, the entire list of servers is displayed. For more information, see Scheduling Software Updates for Servers and Scheduling Configuration Updates for Servers.

Universal DDI – February 28, 2025

Universal DDI introduces an enhanced license dashboard with utilization trending.

The new Universal DDI Licensing Dashboard offers an in-depth overview of Universal DDI entitlements and utilization. It is designed to provide insights into trends associated with key licensing metric for Management, Server, and Reporting token utilization. For more information, see Viewing License Entitlements.

Universal DDI – February 25, 2025

Universal DDI now supports Local Logging from NIOS-X Servers.

This enhancement allows you to configure and send DNS query and response logs, as well as DHCP lease logs, to a SIEM for further analysis. By eliminating the need to send these logs through the Universal DDI cloud service, you can save on Reporting tokens. It can be configured at the Global DHCP and DNS levels and fully supports new and existing deployments. For more information, see Local Logging for DHCP and Local Logging for DNS.

Universal DDI – February 24, 2025

Universal DDI now provides a new KPI called DNS Resolution Time to track DNS resolution across the network.

Universal DDI introduces a new metric that represents the average time required to resolve DNS queries across your network. This KPI helps track performance by indicating whether resolution times are increasing or decreasing. For more information, see Viewing the Network Workspace.

Universal DDI – February 20, 2025

NIOS-X as a Service now supports Anycast with the Border Gateway Protocol.

Users can now configure various settings related to Anycast in the NIOS-X as a Service UI. For more information, see Creating as a Service.

NIOS-X as a Service now supports configuring a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server through a Global Policy.

For more information, see Creating as a Service.

NIOS-X as a Service now provides a read-only view of DNS and DHCP objects that are available in your deployment.

For more information, see Service Capabilities.

NIOS-X as a Service objects are now searchable via Global Search.

For more information, see Global Search for NIOS-X as a Service.

NIOS-X as a Service now supports simplified editing of service details.

NIOS-X as a Service now supports simplified editing of services where users can edit the service details without having to modify the location or configuration.

Universal DDI – February 11, 2025

Infoblox Universal DDI Management introduces the following enhancements:

A new summary monitor called ‘DNS Record Classification,’ with subclassifications ‘Dangling’, ‘Abandoned’, and ‘Untrusted’. For more information, see Viewing the Network Workspace.
Two new insights are displayed on the Network Workspace KPI ribbon: Deployment Availability - This metric represents the cumulative availability of the Infoblox network services deployed within your network over a defined time period. IP Utilization -This metric provides an overview of the IP utilization levels across all allocated subnets within your network infrastructure. For more information, see Viewing the Network Workspace.

Universal DDI – January 31, 2025

Universal DDI now supports DNS Forwarding between AWS Route53 or Azure DNS and GCP Cloud DNS.

Universal DDI provides the ability to forward DNS requests from AWS Route53 or Azure DNS to GCP Cloud DNS (and vice versa). For more information, see Configuring Cloud Forwarders.

Universal DDI now supports managing forward zones and Inbound DNS policies in GCP via the Infoblox Portal.

Universal DDI provides the ability to manage forward zones and Inbound DNS policies created in GCP after they are discovered. For more information, see Google Cloud Platform Integration.

Universal DDI – January 29, 2025

Infoblox Universal Asset Insights introduces the following enhancements:

A new summary monitor called ‘Assets by Classification,’ with subclassifications ‘Zombie’, ‘Ghost’, and ‘Non Compliance’. Zombie is further classified into ‘Idle’, ‘Orphan’, and ‘Resource Utilization’. For more information, see Viewing the Assets Workspace.
Universal Asset Insights automatically adds all discovered assets to the Managed category. If you do not want to manage certain assets, you can choose to unmanage them to efficiently utilize your available tokens (licenses). There is also a new option to select the first 500 assets to manage or unmanage, saving time by avoiding manual selection of multiple assets across pages. For more information, see Manage or Unmanage Assets.
Universal Asset Insights now includes an option to filter assets by Managed, Unmanaged, Devices, Network, or Services. This feature allows sorting of both managed and unmanaged assets when filtering by Devices, Network, or Services. For more information, see Viewing Managed Assets and Viewing Unmanaged Assets.

Universal DDI – January 17, 2025

Universal DDI now supports test managing Grid primaries and Grid secondaries of authoritative zones in a NIOS Grid via the Infoblox Portal.

Universal DDI allows you to manage NIOS Grid primaries and Grid secondaries of authoritative zones through the Infoblox Portal. Any changes made to NIOS authoritative zones in the Infoblox Portal are synced to NIOS, and updates to authoritative zones in NIOS are immediately reflected in the Infoblox Portal. For more information, see Creating a Primary Zone under a NIOS View.

Universal DDI now supports updating certain fields in a NIOS-managed DHCP Config Profiles via the Infoblox Portal.

Universal DDI allows you to update specific fields in a NIOS-managed DHCP config profile through the Infoblox Portal. Changes to these fields are immediately reflected in NIOS. For a list of modifiable fields, see Modifying a NIOS-managed DHCP Config Profile.

Universal DDI – January 15, 2025

NIOS-X as a Service now populates the location automatically when specifying the postal code for access location.

When configuring an access location in NIOS-X as a Service, you can specify the postal code, and the location will be automatically displayed. For more information, see Creating As-a-Service.

NIOS-X as a Service now allows applying tags for access locations.

You can now apply tags when creating an access location in NIOS-X as a Service. There is a limit of 50 tags per access location. For more information, see Creating As-a-Service.

Universal DDI – January 9, 2025

Infoblox now supports granular selection for AWS and GCP when configuring Universal Asset Insights.

Universal DDI supports granular selection for AWS (Organizational Units/Accounts) and GCP (Folders/Projects) when creating a network discovery configuration. You can select Organizational Units or Accounts for AWS and Folders or Projects for GCP. For more information, see AWS - Organizational Units/Accounts and GCP - Folders/Projects.

Universal DDI – January 8, 2025

Infoblox has planned a deployment for additional security mechanisms on Thursday, January 23 at 6 PM PST to protect the Infoblox Portal.

Infoblox is deploying additional security mechanisms to protect the Infoblox Portal. During the deployment update on Thursday, January 23rd at 6 PM PST, the Infoblox Portal will remain available, and core services are unlikely to be impacted.

Universal DDI – December 11, 2024

Infoblox now provides a new configuration landing page showing data for key services based on entitlement.

When users log on to the Infoblox Portal, the configuration landing page displays data for key services based on license entitlements.

The Infoblox Portal now displays the “What’s New” content in a new modal dialog.

This new dialog can be hidden by selecting the “Do not show me again” checkbox.

Universal DDI – December 10, 2024

Infoblox bare-metal deployment now supports Red Hat version 9.5.

For more information, see Bare-Metal Deployment.

Universal DDI – November 28, 2024

Infoblox has launched the Network Discovery Blackout feature for Network Insight, allowing users to temporarily pause discovery operations according to a specified schedule.

When setting up the discovery service, you can now specify a duration to pause the discovery process. During this blackout period, no new discovery actions will occur on your network. For more information, see Creating Discovery - Blackout

Universal DDI – November 22, 2024

NIOS-X as a Service provides the following enhancements: sorting and filtering data, auto-focusing on a particular service, and troubleshooting DNS issues through APIs.

Users can now sort data by priority, A-Z or Z-A and filter by Service or Location with single or multiple values. For more information, see Sorting Services in the Navigation Pane and Filtering Service and Location in the Navigation Pane.
The Auto Focus icon allows users to focus on a selected service by hiding the rest of the data. For more information, see Focusing on a Specific Service.
NIOS-X as a Service provides APIs to troubleshoot DNS issues using traceroute and dns_query. For more information, see the API documentation.

Universal DDI – November 19, 2024

Universal DDI now supports updating DHCP objects imported from NIOS.

Universal DDI enables updates to DHCP objects imported from NIOS. Any changes made to NIOS objects in the Infoblox Portal are instantly reflected in NIOS. For more information, see NIOS Objects Supported for Sync.

Universal DDI now supports the wildcard character for MAC addresses in hardware filters.

Universal DDI supports using the wildcard character (*) to add or update MAC addresses in hardware filters. For more information, see Creating IPv4 Hardware Filters and Creating an IPv4 MAC Address in Large Selection Filter.

Universal DDI now supports DHCP objects in access views.

Universal DDI now supports managing DHCP objects within access views, alongside DNS and IPAM objects. For more information, see Supported Objects for Access Views.

Universal DDI – November 12, 2024

NIOS-X as a Service now provides an option for users to select a Recommended Point of Presence (PoP).

NIOS-X as a Service introduces a new check box, “Use Recommended Location”, which, when selected, automatically chooses the most optimal Point of Presence (PoP). This feature is useful for configuring geographically distributed locations, as it calculates the optimal PoP for a quick response. By selecting this option, users can avoid manual calculations and let NIOS-X as a Service choose the PoP automatically. For more information see Creating NIOS-X As-a-Service.

NIOS-X as a Service now allows users to modify custom network attributes for an existing service configuration.

NIOS-X as a Service now allows users to modify Custom Network Attributes such as KeyID, FQDN, or Email. Users can update these attributes without the need to reconfigure the entire service. For more information, see Modifying NIOS-X As-a-Service.

NIOS-X as a Service allows users to clear the DNS cache to resolve DNS issues.

The Clear DNS Cache option has been added to the user interface, enabling users to clear the cache for each service deployment to resolve any DNS issues. For more information, see Clear DNS Cache.

NIOS-X as a Service allows users to clear leases to make them available for reuse.

Users can now clear active and abandoned leases through the Infoblox Portal. When users clear an active or abandoned lease, its IP address becomes available for reuse. For more information, see Clear Lease.

NIOS-X as a Service now helps route site response traffic to the IPSec tunnel.

The Neighbor IP feature ensures that organization site response traffic is routed unambiguously to the IPSec tunnel. For more information, see Creating As-a-Service.

Universal DDI supports forwarding DNS queries between AWS and Azure cloud providers.

In addition to the existing Outbound Cloud Forwarder, users can configure an inbound cloud forwarder to forward DNS queries from one cloud provider to another. For example, users can forward DNS queries from AWS to Azure and vice versa. For more information, see Configuring Cloud Forwarders.

Universal DDI – November 07, 2024

Universal DDI now provides the option to configure an SNMP health check monitor for DNS Traffic Control.

In addition to the existing ICMP, TCP, and HTTP monitors, Universal DDI now allows users to configure an SNMP health check monitor for DNS traffic control. For more information, see Creating SNMP Health Checks.

Infoblox supports the discovery of endpoints connected to a DNS cloud forwarder configured in the Infoblox Portal.

Users can now enable or disable the discovery of cloud forwarder endpoints when configuring Network Discovery for AWS or Azure. For more information, see Discovering Cloud Forwarder Endpoints.

Universal DDI – October 23, 2024

The Infoblox Portal now displays status messages for the NIOS Grid Manager.

New status messages related to the NIOS Grid Manager are now available in the Monitor > Logs > Service Logs tab on the Infoblox Portal. For more information on the status messages, see Viewing Service Logs for NIOS.

Universal DDI – October 21, 2024

Infoblox now allows users to change the default password for the Device UI when configuring NIOS-X physical servers. This can be done through the Infoblox Portal, Device UI, or Debug CLI.

When deploying a NIOS-X physical server, Infoblox initially uses a default username and the server’s serial number as the password for accessing the Device UI. Users can now change this default password via the Infoblox Portal, Device UI, or Debug CLI. Once changed, the new password will be synchronized across all interfaces, eliminating the need for multiple updates.

Universal DDI – October 15, 2024

Universal DDI introduces Passive Discovery, leveraging data from DHCP logs and Infoblox-managed endpoints to enhance visibility into your network devices.

Using the ingested data, Passive Discovery, in conjunction with SOC Insights, generates reports that you can view on the SOC Insights Assets tab or the Monitor > Assets page of the Infoblox Portal, depending on your subscription.

Universal DDI – October 11, 2024

Universal DDI introduces the ability to view separate DHCP status for IPv4 and IPv6 networks

You can now view the DHCP status separately for IPv4 and IPv6 networks. This feature will be functional once you update to the latest NIOS-X DHCP Server, version 4.3.1.6.

Universal DDI – October 02, 2024

New Universal Asset Insights introduces the ability to enable or disable IPAM Discovery when configuring Cloud Service Providers.

When configuring Network Discovery for cloud service providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP, you can enable or disable sync for IPAM assets. When enabled, the IP address information of discovered assets will be synchronized with Universal IPAM. For more information, see AWS - Destination, Azure - Destination, GCP - Destination.

Universal DDI – September 24, 2024

Data Connector introduces HTTP Destination support for Microsoft Sentinel.

This enhancement facilitates the setup of Microsoft Sentinel as a destination in the Infoblox Platform. For more information, see Data Connector.

Universal DDI – September 18, 2024

Universal DDI introduces service logs for Cloud Forwarders configured on the Infoblox Portal.

Universal DDI now shows service logs for Cloud Forwarders, which support AWS, Azure, and GCP. For information, see Viewing Service Logs.

New Infoblox Portal – September 05, 2024

Infoblox is pleased to announce a significant update to the Infoblox Portal featuring a modern UX refresh designed to enhance your experience and productivity. (UI updates will be available for the EU Region users in October).

Watch the video guide to the new Infoblox Portal.

This update introduces:

Optimized Navigation Experience: Our redesigned interface offers more intuitive and seamless navigation, allowing you to find what you need faster and more efficiently through the following enhancements.

Bespoke Lifecycles:
- Monitoring lifecycle: This lifecycle focuses on providing business visibility through custom asset, security, and networking monitor Workspaces. These workspaces are tailored to deliver real-time insights and visualizations, helping you keep a close eye on critical metrics and system health.
- Configuration lifecycle: Optimized to configure and deliver network services efficiently, this lifecycle follows best practices to ensure smooth and effective network management. It simplifies complex configurations, making deploying and managing network services easier.
Improved Navigation Flows: Core task focus areas such as Security, Network, and Administration are now more logically grouped. This logical grouping streamlines your workflow, making accessing the tools and information you need easier without unnecessary clicks or searches.
Industry-Standard Layouts: User Profile options, Account selection, and Notifications have been redesigned to align with industry standards. This redesign enhances usability and consistency across the portal, providing a familiar and user-friendly experience.

Enhanced Server and Service Deployment Management Workflows:

Universal DDI Offering: Introducing NIOS-X As-a-Service, a fully managed deployment solution that enables network protocol service delivery without the need for infrastructure investments. This new deployment type simplifies the process of delivering network services, allowing you to focus on your core business activities.
Dedicated Servers Section: Users of traditional services will now find virtual and physical hosts under a dedicated Servers section. This section includes our next-generation NIOS-X servers (formerly BloxOne) and our industry-leading NIOS solution, providing a comprehensive view of your deployment infrastructure.
Manage NIOS with Universal DDI: Single pane of glass management of NIOS Grids and Members directly within the Infoblox Portal

Increased Visibility to Critical Metrics:

Stay informed on key performance indicators with our new dashboards and KPIs, designed to provide clear and actionable insights:

Custom Workspaces: Workspaces for Assets, Security, and Networking feature custom-designed monitors crafted by our industry experts. These monitors deliver out-of-the-box real-time visualizations of critical metric summaries, allowing users to quickly assess the health of their networking and security environment. With these insights, you can take immediate action without waiting for reports or updates.
Business KPI Ribbon: A new Business KPI ribbon provides line-of-sight visibility into critical success metrics. This feature allows users to quickly understand the positive impact of the Infoblox market-leading DDI solution in securing critical business assets, providing 24x7 highly scalable network services, and offering centralized management across both cloud and on-premises deployments.

Provide Tailored User Access with Access Views

Access Views enables users to set custom fine-grained access rules for specified users or groups and associated DDI resources.

Infoblox Endpoint releases version 2.4.16 for Windows and macOS

This release addresses an issue with statically assigned DNS servers on network interfaces. For more information about Infoblox Endpoint, see Managing Endpoint.

Universal DDI – September 05, 2024

Support for Read and Write Google Cloud DNS data

Infoblox Portal now supports the ability to read and write Google Cloud DNS zones and resource records. For more information, see Google Cloud Platform Integration.

View overlapping address blocks and subnets with Flat View

Enable Flat View in IPAM to list all address blocks and subnets. Flat View also displays if there are overlapping address blocks or subnets. For more information, see Configuring Address Spaces.

BloxOne DDI – August 29, 2024

Infoblox Ecosystem now offers support for automation integrations running in BloxOne Cloud, enabling the automation of Cloud-to-Cloud workflows.

Users have the ability to configure automated workflows, with service instance options specifically for setting up cloud-to-cloud flows. For more information, see Data Connector and Infoblox Ecosystem.

Data Connector introduces BloxOne Cloud-to-Cloud SIEMs, emphasizing fully managed services with seamless integrations with third-party SaaS services.

Key enhancements in this release:

Facilitates the setup of a Syslog destination in BloxOne Cloud.
Facilitates the setup of automations in BloxOne Cloud.
Facilitates the setup of an HTTP Destination in BloxOne Cloud.

For more information, see Data Connector and Infoblox Ecosystem.

BloxOne DDI – August 21, 2024

BloxOne DDI introduces DHCP subnet profiles, enabling users to configure multiple subnets simultaneously.

BloxOne DDI now supports the creation of DHCP subnet profiles, which can be configured with any required settings. These profiles can then be applied to multiple subnets simultaneously, streamlining the configuration process. For more information, see Configuring DHCP Subnet Profiles.

BloxOne DDI – August 19, 2024

BloxOne DDI now supports importing zone delegation and ACLs via the NIOS Grid Connector.

NIOS Grid Connector has been updated to support syncing zone delegation and ACLs from NIOS. For more information, see Objects Imported from NIOS.

Data Connector introduces additional event field options for Atlas Notification settings.

This update introduces a refined traffic flow widget in the Cloud Services Portal that allows users to choose subtypes and event fields seamlessly. For information, see Creating Traffic Flows.

BloxOne DDI – August 9, 2024

BloxOne DDI allows setting per-zone limits for rdatasets and rrtypes to prevent database query processing from slowing down.

An rdatatype (short for resource record type) refers to the specific type of resource record (RR) in the DNS. Each resource record in DNS has an associated type that indicates the kind of data it holds for example type A , the IPv4 address of a host, or type MX , how to route mail. An rdataset refers to a set of resource records (RRs) of the same type for a specific domain name in the Domain Name System (DNS). Excessively large rdatasets or large numbers of rrtypes can slow down database query processing, so limits can be set on a per-zone basis. For more information on how to place limits, see Creating a Primary Zone and Creating a Secondary Zone.

BloxOne DDI – August 5, 2024

Infoblox launches the Infoblox Ecosystem Program.

This program includes a self-service portal, offering certified, out-of-the-box integrations with leading technology providers. The program is powered by Automations, an event-driven automation framework designed to streamline integration development. These integrations have undergone rigorous testing and validation to ensure compatibility and support by Infoblox. The program aims to help NetOps and SecOps teams automate workflows, enhance security, and improve collaboration across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. For information, see Ecosystem Portal.

BloxOne DDI – August 2, 2024

Data Connector now supports sending logs to an HTTP destination in Splunk CIM data format.

When configuring a Data Connector traffic flow, you now have the option to choose Splunk CIM as the log message format when you configure HTTP as the destination. For information, seeSetting Up HTTP.

BloxOne DDI – August 1, 2024

Infoblox introduces event selection field options for BloxOne Threat Defense DNS Query/Response log, BloxOne Threat Defense Policy Hits log, BloxOne DDI DNS Query/Response log, and Service Logs exported by Data Connector.

This update introduces a refined traffic flow widget in the Cloud Services Portal that allows users to choose subtypes and event fields seamlessly. For information, see Creating Traffic Flows and Event Field Logs.

BloxOne DDI – July 29, 2024

BloxOne DDI introduces service logs for Cloud Discovery

BloxOne DDI now shows service logs for Cloud Discovery, which includes AWS and Azure. For information, see Viewing Service Logs.

BloxOne DDI – July 24, 2024

To enhance security, the host API keys have been deprecated. However, users can still access the BloxOne APIs using the service API keys

For information about service API keys, see Configuring Service API Keys.

BloxOne DDI – July 19, 2024

NIOS Grid Connector now syncs Forward Name Server Group, and Name Server Group Association to the Cloud Services Portal.

NIOS Grid Connector has been enhanced to sync additional objects from NIOS to the Cloud Services Portal such as Forward Name Server Group and Name Server Group Association. For more information, see Objects Imported from NIOS.

BloxOne DDI supports configuring exceptions during DNSSEC validation.

For more information, see Enabling Signature Validation

DNS Traffic Control supports additional record types for load balancing.

DNS Traffic Control now supports SRV, SVCB (Type64), and HTTPS (Type65) for load balancing. For more information, see Configuring DNS Traffic Control.

BloxOne DDI – July 12, 2024

BloxOne introduces tagging enhancements that restrict tag values displayed during tag addition, application, and filtering to those currently assigned to objects. Additionally, predefined tag values can now be defined through restricted tags, instead of freeform tags. To explicitly add values to a freeform tag, convert the tag to a restricted tag first.

For more information, see Managing Tags.

BloxOne DDI – June 21, 2024

BloxOne enhances the performance and usability of Global Search on the Cloud Services Portal, making it easier and faster for users to find what they need.

Global search includes the following enhancements:

Users can now start a search by pressing the Enter key after entering key words.
Quick results will display the top three relevant results.
Users will see two groups of results: one for Exact Matches and the other for Related Results.
Exact match results will appear within a second.
Related results will be visible within a few seconds.

BloxOne DDI – June 20, 2024

The BloxOne DDI DNS service addresses the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-48795 and CVE-2023-44487

CVE-2023-48795: The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6 and other products, allows remote attackers to bypass integrity checks.
CVE-2023-44487: The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly.

BloxOne DDI – May 03, 2024

High Availability now supports an IPv6 Service Instance for Active/Active and Active/Passive configurations

High availability now supports an IPv6 subnet Service Instance in addition to the existing IPv4. The IPv6 support is applicable to Active/Active and Active/Passive configurations. For more information, see Configuring HA Groups.

DNS Traffic Control now allows HTTP/HTTPs Response control health checks to search strings in the header, body, and create regular expressions

BloxOne DDI now allows you to configure HTTP/HTTPs response control health checks by searching for a string in header, body, header/body. You can also create regular expressions for the header. For more information, see Creating HTTP Health Checks.

Additional objects can now be synced from NIOS to BloxOne DDI through the NIOS Grid Connector

Additional IPAM and DNS objects are now sent from NIOS to BloxOne DDI, when you enable the NIOS Grid Connector. For more information, see Enabling the NIOS Grid Connector Service

BloxOne DDI – April 12, 2024

BloxOne consolidates notifications for host-related events, optimizing efficiency and improving system performance.

When configuring BloxOne notifications, you can now choose Host Status Infra to receive important events related to the supported host metrics. The former Host State option will no longer be available. This enhancement helps improve system performance and reduce the number of notifications you will receive. For information, see Configuring Notification Delivery.

BloxOne DDI – April 11, 2024

This release of the BloxOne Data Connector includes a few enhancements: relocation of the Data Connector tab from the Manage tab to the Integrations tab on the Cloud Services Portal, a new traffic flow configuration wizard, and the ability to add tags.

In addition to the relocation of the Data Connector tab from the Manage tab to the Integrations tab, other enhancements include the release of a new traffic flow configuration wizard to improve workflow efficiency and the capability to add tags to traffic flows, sources, destinations, and ETL configurations. For information, see Data Connector.

BloxOne DDI – April 5, 2024

BloxOne introduces enhancements that streamline account management across multiple organizations.

The enhancements are particularly beneficial for administrators managing multiple organizations or sandboxes, simplifying the process of accessing and controlling subsidiary organizational accounts. The enhancements also overhaul the Cloud Services Portal’s current account-switching feature by introducing an improved account selection menu that can handle hundreds of organizational accounts and includes a search and filter function for better organizational account management.

Additional enhancements include the following:

Administrators managing multiple organizations can set a default account, which is automatically accessed upon the initial connection to the Cloud Services Portal after authentication.
Administrators are able to specify favorite organizations, which are prominently displayed at the top of the account selection window/menu for quick and easy access.

For additional information, see Managing BloxOne Accounts.

BloxOne DDI – April 4, 2024

Infoblox Data Connector supports forwarding of BloxOne DHCP lease logs to a NIOS reporting destination.

Infoblox Data Connector now allows you to forward BloxOne DHCP lease logs to NIOS reporting, streamlining network administration workflows and enhancing efficiency. For more information, see Configuring Traffic Flows.

BloxOne DDI – March 22, 2024

The IPAM/DHCP pages on the Cloud Services Portal have the following improvements: Local search is now above the list of objects; a new filter icon is next to the local search; and the save filter icon features a drop-down menu.

Local search has been relocated above the list of objects, accompanied by the text “Find in list.” When selected, local search expands to provide additional space to enter keywords.
A redesigned filter icon has been relocated above the list of objects next to the local search.
The save filter icon has been updated from a floppy disk icon, featuring a drop-down menu that contains a list of saved filters.

BloxOne DDI now offers the capability to disable Echo Client ID in the global DHCP configuration for backward compatibility with older devices.

BloxOne DDI allows you to deactivate Echo Client ID in the global DHCP configuration, ensuring seamless DHCP response for clients that cannot accept a response with a Client ID. For additional details, see the Advanced Configuration section.

BloxOne DDI – February 27, 2024

The Cloud Services Portal supports a split view feature for viewing private zones and public zones from Azure

With the Split View feature, you can serve Azure public hosted zones and private hosted zones from two separate DNS views, enabling split-horizon DNS. For more information, see Enabling Split View.

In the Cloud Services Portal, the AWS and Azure Third-Party DNS Providers features have been moved under Network Discovery.

AWS and Azure Third Party DNS Providers have been moved from Manage > DNS > Third Party DNS Providers to Manage > Discovery > Discovery job Configurations > Cloud. For more information, see Universal Asset Insights..

BloxOne DDI – February 17, 2024

DHCP Fingerprints are optimized with new fingerprint rules.

BloxOne DDI now supports an optimized fingerprint database with updated fingerprint rules that provide better identification. For more information, see Configuring DHCPv4 Fingerprints.

The BloxOne DDI DNS service addresses the following vulnerabilities CVE-2023-4408, CVE-2023-5517, CVE-2023-5679, CVE-2023-5680, CVE-2023-6516, CVE-2023-50387, and CVE-2023-50868:

CVE-2023-4408: Parsing large DNS messages may cause excessive CPU load.
CVE-2023-5517: Querying RFC 1918 reverse zones may cause an assertion failure when nxdomain-redirect is enabled.
CVE-2023-5679: Enabling both DNS64 and serve-stale may cause an assertion failure during recursive resolution.
CVE-2023-5680: Cleaning an ECS-enabled cache may cause excessive CPU load.
CVE-2023-6516: Specific recursive query patterns may lead to an out-of-memory condition.
CVE-2023-50387: KeyTrap - Extreme CPU consumption in DNSSEC validator.
CVE-2023-50868: Preparing an NSEC3 closest encloser proof can exhaust CPU resources

BloxOne DDI – February 16, 2024

BloxOne DDI can now filter lease based on Global MAC Pool.

BloxOne DDI supports filtering DHCP leases based on the Global MAC Pool imported from a CSV file. For more information, see Creating an IPv4 MAC Address Large Selection Filter.

BloxOne DDI – February 5, 2024

BloxOne users can now create and manage host configuration templates in the Cloud Services Portal

Templating enables users to quickly deploy additional hosts/deployments with a consistent configuration as well as centralize future changes to a group of hosts from a single change within the template. For information, see Configuring Templates.

BloxOne DDI – January 29, 2024

The Cloud Services Portal now provides enhanced viewing and export options for service logs from the Data Connector

Logs from the Data Connector are now accessible for both viewing and downloading through the Cloud Services Portal.
The Data Connector has the capability to export service logs to all supported destinations, including integration with SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems.

For information, see BloxOne Notifications and Configuring Traffic Flows.

BloxOne DDI – January 26, 2024

To prevent a mismatch between the host of a subnet and range, BloxOne DDI now validates that a subnet and its range use the same BloxOne host

BloxOne DDI ensures that a subnet and its range use the same BloxOne host. This helps prevent a scenario where a mismatch occurs between the host of a subnet and its range. For more information, see Creating Address Ranges.

BloxOne DDI – January 16, 2024

BloxOne supports host deployment using generation 2 virtual machines on Hyper-V/Azure.

BloxOne now supports generation 2 VMs when you deploy BloxOne hosts in Microsoft Azure. For more information, see Microsoft Azure Deployment.

BloxOne supports adding host tags associated with the Cloud Services Portal during BloxOne host deployments.

When you deploy a BloxOne host, you can add a host tag to the “userdata” file to associate the host with the Cloud Services Portal. For more information, see YML and JSON Templates.

BloxOne supports firmware updates on Dell VEP-1425, Dell VEP-1485, and Infoblox B1-212 hardware appliances.

To upgrade the firmware on Dell VEP-1425, Dell VEP-1485, and Infoblox B1-212 appliances, you can now download firmware upgrades and apply a firmware upgrade script via the debug CLI or a USB flash drive. For more information, see Updating Firmware on Hardware Appliances.

BloxOne host deployment on Google Cloud Portal (GCP) now supports IPv6.

For information, see GCP Deployment.

BloxOne DDI – January 10, 2024

BloxOne DDI now supports importing private zones from Azure DNS as forward zones

When you configure Azure DNS private zones to be served from a BloxOne host in Cloud Services Portal, you can get the queries forwarded to Azure DNS to get most recent results, without waiting for the sync. For more information, see Importing AWS Private NIOS-X Servered Zones as Read/Write Forward Zones.

The Cloud Services Portal supports a split view feature for viewing private zones and public zones from AWS Route 53

With the Split View feature, you can get AWS Route 53 public hosted zones and private hosted zones to be served from two separate DNS views, allowing the capability for Split-horizon DNS. For more information, see .

BloxOne DDI – December 14, 2023

BloxOne DDI now supports creating DNAME resource records through the Cloud Services Portal

BloxOne DDI supports creating DNAME records that can be used to create an alias for an existing domain. Previously, the DNAME record could only be created as a generic record of type DNAME. With this release, DNAME can be selected as one of the record types under the Record menu. For more information, see Enabling Split View.

BloxOne DDI – December 1, 2023

BloxOne now displays all host types for hardware platforms on the Cloud Services Portal.

The Infrastructure > Host page of the Cloud Services Portal now displays B1-212 as the host type for Dell VEP appliances that are purchased from Infoblox. In addition, the “B105” hardware type is replaced by “B1-105.”

BloxOne allows you to add new services directly on the Infrastructure > Host page.

You can now add services to a specific host on the Infrastructure > Host page without navigating to the Services page.

BloxOne DDI – November 17, 2023

BloxOne DDI now allows the recursive client query limit to be set to a maximum 15000 queries

BloxOne DDI allows configuring the recursive client query limit up to 15,000 queries, ensuring an optimal level of recursive queries to be processed concurrently by the recursive name server. For more information, see Enabling Recursive Queries.

**An Enhanced Terraform package is now available in GitHub to support new features and functionality for BloxOne DDI.**

This release of BloxOne DDI provides the following enhancements to the Terraform integration packages:

Support for listing and creating the Next Available Subnet in an address block.
Support for listing and creating the Next Available IP address in an address block, subnet, and range.
Support for DNS forward zones.
Support for tag filtering in IPAM and DNS objects.

For more information, see https://registry.terraform.io/providers/infobloxopen/b1ddi/latest

BloxOne DDI – November 10, 2023

BloxOne DDI now allows Zone Federation on AWS and Azure

Zone Federation is now supported on AWS and Azure, which allows you to distribute and manage DNS zone data across multiple authoritative servers. For more information, see Zone Federation.

BloxOne DDI supports importing AWS private hosted zones as read-only or read-write forward zones

Private hosted zones synced from the cloud provider are set up as forward zones on BloxOne host. Queries for domains added as forward zones will be forwarded by the BloxOne host to AWS for resolution, ensuring the most up-to-date data is referenced. For more information, see Importing AWS Private Hosted Zones as Read/Write Forward Zones.

BloxOne DDI allows the configuration of read-only or read-write sync process for third-party cloud providers

You can now configure the sync process for third-party cloud providers in read-only or read-write modes via the Cloud Services Portal. For more information, see Configuring Read Only or Read Write Sync.

BloxOne DDI – November 2, 2023

BloxOne introduces usability enhancements to global search and local search on the Cloud Services Portal.

The global search and local search enhancements include the following:

Global search input functionality updates
Local search bar and filter updates
New page header design and icon size and placement updates

For information, see Using Global Search and Using Local Search.

BloxOne DDI – October 25, 2023

BloxOne DDI allows downloading Service Logs for MS AD Sync Service.

BloxOne DDI now allows downloading service logs from the Cloud Services Portal for the MS AD Sync Service. For more information, see Service Logs.

BloxOne DDI allows syncing DHCP options from Microsoft Active Directory Server Options.

BloxOne DDI now allows syncing DHCP options from the Microsoft Active Directory Server Options to the Cloud Services Portal. For more information, see Microsoft Active Directory Integration.

BloxOne DDI allows syncing DHCP options from Microsoft Active Directory Fixed Address.

BloxOne DDI now allows syncing DHCP options from the Microsoft Active Directory Server fixed address to the Cloud Services Portal. For more information, see Microsoft Active Directory Integration.

BloxOne DDI – October 20, 2023

BloxOne introduces a new table view to the Hosts, Services, Monitoring, Locations, and Templates tabs on the Manage > Infrastructure page of the Cloud Services Portal.

In addition to the card and map views, you now have the flexibility to view and manage the data of hosts, services, monitoring, locations, and templates in a table format on the BloxOne Infrastructure page.

BloxOne introduces a new table view to the Audit Logs, Service Logs, and Security Logs tabs on the Administration > Logs page of the Cloud Services Portal.

In addition to the card view, you now have the flexibility to view and manage the data of audit logs, service logs, and security logs in a table format on the BloxOne Logs page.

BloxOne DDI – October 16, 2023

BloxOne DDI allows synchronization of Azure DNS public zones, private zones, and resource records.

BloxOne DDI now supports the ability to view DNS Public Zones, Private Zones and Resource Records that are served from Azure DNS service. This allows BloxOne DDI to be used as a “hidden primary” for Public DNS zones hosted in the Azure DNS service. For more information, see Microsoft Azure Integration

BloxOne DDI allows viewing and downloading ‘service logs’ related to MS AD Sync service

BloxOne DDI now supports the ability to view and download ‘service logs’ related to MS AD Sync service directly from the Cloud Services Portal or API.

BloxOne DDI – October 13, 2023

Maintenance Release - DHCP bug fixes and CVE-2023-3341.

This maintenance release includes bug fixes for the DHCP service and update for CVE-2023-3341.

BloxOne DDI – October 5, 2023

Infoblox BloxOne bare-metal deployment now supports Red Hat versions 7.9, 8.7, 8.8, 9.1, and 9.2.

For more information, see Bare-Metal Deployment.

BloxOne DDI – September 27, 2023

Infoblox supports the deployment of BloxOne hosts in Google Cloud Platform.

You can now deploy BloxOne hosts on Google Cloud Platform using Infoblox-provided GCP package you download from the Cloud Services Portal. For more information, see Google Cloud Portal (GCP) Deployment.

Infoblox supports the deployment of BloxOne hosts on Containerd Environments.

You can now deploy BloxOne hosts on Containerd environments using Infoblox-provided BloxOne Install packages you download from the Cloud Services Portal. For more information, see Bare-Metal Deployment..

BloxOne DDI – September 15, 2023

BloxOne DDI now provides MS AD Sync as a service running on a BloxOne host

You can run the MS AD Sync service on a BloxOne DDI host to migrate DNS and IPAM/DHCP objects from Microsoft Active Directory into the Cloud Services Portal. For more information, see Microsoft Active Directory Integration.

The DHCP options in the CSV import/export file can be specified as separate columns instead of nested columns.

BloxOne DDI – September 1, 2023

You can now set up BloxOne sandboxes as test environments.

If your business requires a separate BloxOne test environment, you can purchase a BloxOne sandbox and set it up for testing purposes. For more information, see Managing Sandboxes.