Release Notes for InterBase 2020 Update 3

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What's New

This release doesn’t include new features.

Enhancements

InterBase Manager (IBMgr on Windows)

InterBase 2020 Update 3 introduces the following enhancements to InterBase Manager:

HighDPI support and UI improvements.
You can now view Server and Guardian properties when InterBase runs as a Windows Service.

Change Views

Added ADO.NET and Change Views support, for more information on ADO.NET and Change Views refer to the ADO.NET documentation, read the blog post, you can get ADO.NET drivers from nuget

STARTING WITH and LIKE

Expression Index can now be used to optimize query filters using STARTING WITH and LIKE predicates matching input expressions.

IBConsole

The Object window, and WISQL windows, now execute SELECT statements in precommitted reads so they don't stick the OIT/OAT (transaction) in the database. Thus normal GC and sweep of obsolete versions will not be held back.

OS Support

InterBase 2020 Update 3 is also certified for use on Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022.

Bug Fixes

See Resolved Defects for a list of bug fixes in InterBase 2020 Update 3.

System Requirements/Prerequisites

For system requirements to install and run InterBase, see System Requirements/Prerequisites.

Migration Issues

Note: Click here for all issues prior to InterBase 2020.

Migration Issues for InterBase 15

ODS 17/18 to ODS 19
admin.ib and EUA databases: ODS 19 will support SHA-256 password digest for user accounts. SHA-1 and DES-CRYPT will continue to be supported in non-FIPS environments.
- Migration: To use SHA-256 password digest for user accounts (mandatory for FIPS environments), recreate InterBase user accounts on admin.ib with ODS 19 (with default SHA-256 password digest). If you just restore/copy an admin.ib, from IB2020 or prior, it will only allow the weaker digest algorithms DES-CRYPT and SHA-1 digest accounts.
Old clients (IB2020 and prior) will not be able to connect to new server accounts with SHA-256 password digests. Use new InterBase clients to connect.
ODS 19 EUA databases, cannot be restored back to ODS 18, if embedded user accounts have SHA-256 password digests.
InterBase 15 will not have any support for DES encryption.
- All server-based Editions, and ToGo Edition, will support AES encryption strengths 128/192/256.
- AES encryption default strength will be 256 bits, the strongest available in InterBase; versions 2020 and prior had a default of 128 bits.
If migrating EUA/Encrypted databases from (version 2020 and prior) to InterBase 15, execute following steps:
- Using InterBase 2020, convert your database to use AES encryption instead of DES. Then, backup the database and restore into InterBase 15 instance

Known Issues

No known issues in this release.

Resolved Defects

External Defect #	Description
(QC)SalesForce #
Internal Defect #
InterBase 15: October 2025, bugs fixed in version 15, build 15.0.0.27.
INTB-4712	Selecting Encrypt Database from the DB Properties screen AVs
INTB-4710	IBConsole. Set SEP. Unsuccessful metadata update error
INTB-4708	Selecting Encrypt Database from the DB Properties screen AVs
INTB-4685	Restoration of normal db fails due to extra character appearance at dbalias filed
INTB-4663	Connection to the copied DB occurs with an AV message
INTB-4642	Windows Server 2025 UnInstallation error
INTB-4638	Windows Server 2025 installation error
INTB-4604	When the performance monitor is auto refreshing the SQL hour glass appears on all screens
INTB-4570	SHOW SYSTEM TABLES doesn't work in IBConsole.
SF Case 01126923 INTB-4434	ODBC issue with integers and numerics on Linux 64bit
SF Case 00616715 INTB-3407	SQLTables returns no tables if % passed to Catalog

Note: Click here for list of resolved defects prior to InterBase 2020.

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