February 2025 — smallstep/cli focused on making the OAuth loopback experience predictable and automation-friendly by introducing a configurable browser auto-opening option. The STEP_OPEN_BROWSER environment variable now controls whether the browser opens automatically or the auth URL is presented for manual navigation, with consistent feedback when auto-opening is skipped. PR feedback was incorporated to adjust the conditional logic, improving reliability across deployment scenarios. This work reduces user friction in local/dev environments and supports headless/CI workflows while maintaining UX clarity.

November 2024 performance summary for smallstep/certificates: - Key features delivered: - Automated Release Packaging and Distribution: GitHub Actions now publishes RPM/DEB to packages.smallstep.com; release workflow updated for package uploads; scripts added to import/upload to Google Cloud Artifact Registry; built packages versioned and stored; scripts made executable. - PKCS#11 / HSM support in Docker image: Dockerfile now installs OpenSC-related libraries (opensc, opensc-pkcs11, gnutls-bin, p11-kit) to enable hardware-backed cryptography in containers. - Major bugs fixed: - No major bugs fixed this month. - Overall impact and accomplishments: - Accelerated release cadence, improved artifact provenance and distribution reliability, and containerized HSM support enhancing security posture for deployments. - Technologies/skills demonstrated: - GitHub Actions, packaging and release workflows, Google Cloud Artifact Registry, Dockerfiles, OpenSC PKCS#11 stack, Linux scripting and permissions.