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Some web portals, web forms and web pages are temporarily unavailable due to a worldwide security issue with the underlying technology.
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Some web portals, web forms and web pages are temporarily unavailable due to a worldwide security issue with the underlying technology.
Because of the severity of the risks posed by the security issue, we are intentionally turning off some web portals, web forms and web pages today (Wednesday 21 October) as a precaution. We will apply the necessary security patches and carry out testing tomorrow (Thursday 22 October). More information about this worldwide security issue can be found here. FileMaker applications used with FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro are unaffected and are safe to use.
Further to our announcement on 9 February 2026, Microsoft has extended the deprecation deadline for SMTP AUTH Basic Authentication until the end of 2026.
As OAuth 2.0 is more secure it is advisable to move to OAuth 2.0 as soon as you can. If you would like support doing this please get in touch.
If you send emails from your FileMaker system using Microsoft, make sure you’ve migrated to ‘Modern Authentication’ – or your emails will stop working by the end of April 2026.
The reason is that Microsoft is going to completely shut down ‘Basic authentication’ for emails sent via SMTP from 30 April, and will start phasing it out from the start of March. This is for very good security reasons, as OAuth 2.0 is far more secure.
So if you use a Microsoft service connected to your business system, you’ll want to be sure it will keep working – especially if you rely on it to stay in touch with your customers. Either update it yourself or ask us to help you if you’re not sure what to do. Get in touch if we can help
The release of FileMaker Server 22.0.4, has resolved a few vulnerabilities that were found in earlier versions of FileMaker Server 22.
These vulnerabilities being fully addressed in this most recent update, have enhanced the security of using FileMaker Server 22. We recommend that you look to update to the most recent version, FileMaker Server 22.0.4, as soon as possible. Get in touch if we can help
If you are running FileMaker 2023 or older, now is the time to get your software updated to the FileMaker 2025 platform, as older versions are no longer supported by Claris. Read more about this.
FileMaker 2025 provides the latest improvements in performance, security, and OS compatibility.
Get in touch today to ensure a smooth installation. If you wish to perform upgrades yourself, please let us know prior to doing so, as there may be compatibility issues to be borne in mind before an upgrade is planned.
For advice, costings and further information about upgrading or further development including any of these features, get in touch. Call 01793 250 198 or email info@decentgroup.co.uk
Decent Group recommends action by anyone who has installed or updated FileMaker Server from March 2025 onwards.
FileMaker Server 21.1.3 introduced a change to how certain kinds of server-side operation are handled. Depending on the design of the system, this may cause unpredictable slowness and/or unexpected behaviour in some systems on some servers.
Updating the installation to FileMaker Server 21.1.4 will, in most cases, resolve issues related to this change.
This is a performance and behaviour issue only, and Decent Group are not aware of any security risk directly posed by FileMaker Server 21.1.3. Other versions of FileMaker Server are not affected. FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go are not affected.
Developers using any version of FileMaker should ensure their scripts trap for error 812 when using Perform Script on Server.
Please contact Decent Group if you would like technical advice on this or any other FileMaker issue. Call 01793 250 198 or email info@decentgroup.co.uk
