In version 8.0.22 we have added a number of important new features. The first
one is that we introduced the capability to create encrypted backups.
This includes capabilities to create encrypted backups, restore encryped
backups and also encrypt backups that was created without encryption.
The second is that we have added support for IPv6 addresses. If it is
necessary to mix IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in a cluster it is important
to be careful and follow a number of rules as documented.
Performance of replication of BLOB columns has been significantly
improved and similarly for SELECT statements using BLOB columns.
This has been achieved through decreasing the amount of round-trips used
to perform operations involving BLOB tables. This significantly decreases
the latency of operations involving BLOBs.
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