# Bro 1.5.3 release now available

**URL:** <https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-1-5-3-release-now-available/1830>\
**Category:** Zeek\
**Created:** [March 7, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-1-5-3-release-now-available/1830 "2011-03-07T21:27:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![robin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/community.zeek.org/robin/32/599_2.png) [@robin](https://community.zeek.org/u/robin)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-1-5-3-release-now-available/1830/1 "2011-03-07T21:27:22Z")

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Bro release 1.5.3 is now available from

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ftp://bro-ids.org/bro-1.5.3.tar.gz and  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.bro-ids.org/download/bro-1.5.3.tar.gz](http://www.bro-ids.org/download/bro-1.5.3.tar.gz)

This version is a maintenance release with a few refinements and  
fixes, see below.

The next major release will be 1.6, which we are actively working on.

Robin

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1.5.3 Thu Mar 3 08:55:11 PST 2011

- Removing aux/broctl/policy/cluster-addrs.hot.bro from the  
&nbsp;&nbsp;distribution. The script is no longer needed and could in fact break  
&nbsp;&nbsp;an installation because it redefines an old variable that has went  
&nbsp;&nbsp;away. (Robin Sommer)

- Smarter way to increase the communication module's pipe's socket  
&nbsp;&nbsp;buffer size, resulting in a value closer to the allowed maximum.  
&nbsp;&nbsp;(Craig Leres)

- BroControl now also maintains links from the log archive to the  
&nbsp;&nbsp;current set of logs when running in standalone mode. (Robin Sommer)

- Bug fix for a file descriptor leak in the remote communication  
&nbsp;&nbsp;module. (Scott Campbell)

- Bug fix for BroControl to now activate trace-summary's sampling in  
&nbsp;&nbsp;cluster mode, but not anymore in standalone mode. (Robin Sommer)

- Broccoli updates:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Accept empty strings ("") as values in the configuration file.  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Craig Leres)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\* Support for specifying a separate host key for SSL-enabled  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;operation, with documentation update. (Craig Leres)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-1-5-3-release-now-available/1830/2 "2022-05-06T15:39:29Z")

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Closed on May 6, 2022, 3:39pm UTC