March 2026 (2026-03) – nats-server (nats-io/nats-server) focused on security clarity and maintainability for bearer token handling. Key feature delivered: Bearer Token Security Clarification in Code Comments, including removal of an outdated FIXME and explicit description of the security impact. This change reduces ambiguity, aligns with current security posture, and aids future audits and code reviews. No explicit major bug fixes are documented in this period based on the provided data; the primary value lies in improved documentation and maintainability. The change is traceable to commit a94b9f17ed0bc2bbc94ba7481704493f604f5cb0, ensuring clear rationale is preserved for security-related decisions.

April 2025 monthly summary for development across nats-server and nats.docs. Key outcomes include changes to systemd restart policy for the NATS server to Restart=on-failure to ensure restarts only on abnormal exits, plus documentation clarifications on server exit status and restart behavior. These changes improve reliability, reduce unintended restarts after clean shutdown, and enhance operator guidance. Delivered via code change and updated docs with commit references. Repos involved: nats-io/nats-server, nats-io/nats.docs.