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title: "MariaDB MaxScale 1.4.2 GA is available for download"
publish_date: 2016-04-28
updated_date: 2019-02-16
author: "MariaDB"
---

# MariaDB MaxScale 1.4.2 GA is available for download

## URGENT UPDATE: Do not take 1.4.2 into use. We have found a problem and will provide a 1.4.3 release shortly.

W![MariaDB-MaxScale-P1_600px.png](/sites/default/files/pictures/Images/MariaDB-MaxScale-P1_600px.png)e are pleased to announce that MariaDB MaxScale 1.4.2 GA is now available for download!

If MariaDB MaxScale is new to you, we recommend reading [this page first](https://staging-mdb.com/products/mariadb-maxscale).

1.4.2 is a bugfix release, not bringing any new features but fixing certain [issues](https://staging-mdb.com/kb/en/mariadb-enterprise/mariadb-maxscale/mariadb-maxscale-142-release-notes/#bug-fixes) found in 1.4.1.

MariaDB MaxScale 1.4 brings:

1. [The Firewall Filter](https://staging-mdb.com/kb/en/mariadb-enterprise/mariadb-maxscale/maxscale-database-firewall-filter/) has been extended and can now be used for either black-listing or white-listing queries. In addition it is capable of logging both queries that match and queries that do not match.
2. Client-side [SSL](https://staging-mdb.com/kb/en/mariadb-enterprise/mariadb-maxscale/maxscale-configuration-usage-scenarios/#listener-and-ssl) has been available in MariaDB MaxScale for a while, but it has been somewhat unreliable. We now believe that client side SSL is fully functional and usable.

Additional improvements:

- POSIX Extended Regular Expression Syntax can now be used in conjunction with *qlafilter*, *topfilter* and *namedserverfilter*.
- Improved user grant detection.
- Improved password encryption.

The release notes can be found [here](https://staging-mdb.com/kb/en/mariadb-enterprise/mariadb-maxscale/mariadb-maxscale-142-release-notes/) and the binaries can be downloaded [here](http://downloads.mariadb.com/files/MaxScale/1.4.2).

In case you want to build the binaries yourself, the source can be found at GitHub, tagged with [1.4.2](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/MaxScale/tree/1.4.2).

We hope you will download and use this release, and we encourage you to create a bug report in [Jira](https://jira.mariadb.org/projects/MXS/issues) for any bugs you might encounter.

On behalf of the MariaDB MaxScale team.