- Major breaking release: drops MongoDB 5/6 support, removes dozens of deprecated services, APIs, and integrations (e.g., Streamhub, FreeSwitch, second‑layer encryption) and mandates MongoDB 8.2 with full backup.
- New core capabilities: Attribute‑Based Access Control for private channels/teams, Rocket.Chat federation (Matrix beta), voice calling GA with call‑history page, and several preview features (quick reactions, timestamp parser, resizable c...
- Security hardening: token creation now requires a secret, message content no longer logged at debug level, SAML role‑precedence fix, and shift to official Prometheus/Grafana observability.
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Bumped @rocket.chat/meteor version.
Added per‑client rate limiting to the unauthenticated `sendForgotPasswordEmail` method, aligning it with the REST `users.forgotPassword` endpoint.
Added per-client rate limiting to the unauthenticated sendForgotPasswordEmail method, matching the REST endpoint