## Changelog since v1.26.0-alpha.2

## Changes by Kind

### API Change

- **Additional documentation e.g., KEPs (Kubernetes Enhancement Proposals), usage docs, etc.**:
  
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- **Apps**
  - [stable] When replica sets cannot create pods, they will now report detail via the API about the underlying reason ([kubernetes/features#120](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/120))

  - [beta] `kube-apiserver` now publishes a swagger 2.0 spec in addition to a swagger 1.2 spec ([kubernetes/features#53](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/53))

import jcifs.Encodable;

/**
 * SMB2 Negotiate Context request data structure.
 *
 * This class represents negotiate contexts used in SMB 3.1.1
 * for capability negotiation and security enhancements.
 *
 * @author mbechler
 */
public interface NegotiateContextRequest extends Encodable {

    /**
     * Gets the negotiate context type.
     *
     * @return the SMB2 negotiate context type
     */

kubernetes/enhancements: [#121](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/121#issuecomment-457396290) [[kep](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-storage/121-local-persistent-volumes/README.md)]

Pid Limiting is Graduating to Beta ([#757](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/757))

- Prevents a pod from starving pid resource

import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

/**
 * Test class for NtlmPasswordAuthenticator security enhancements
 */
public class NtlmPasswordAuthenticatorSecurityTest {

    private NtlmPasswordAuthenticator authenticator;

    @BeforeEach
    public void setUp() {
        authenticator = null;
    }

 * comparator utilities, see either {@code Comparator} itself (for Java 8+), or {@code
 * com.google.common.collect.Ordering} (otherwise).
 *
 * <h3>Relationship to {@code Ordering}</h3>
 *
 * <p>In light of the significant enhancements to {@code Comparator} in Java 8, the overwhelming
 * majority of usages of {@code Ordering} can be written using only built-in JDK APIs. This class is

This release also includes [Topology Aware Volume Scheduling](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/490) for local persistent volumes, the stable release of [Detailed storage metrics of internal state](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/496), and beta support for [Out-of-tree CSI Volume Plugins](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/178).

These changes are reflected in the following Kubernetes enhancements:

* StorageObjectInUseProtection is now GA ([ref](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/498)) and ([ref](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/499))

#### Graduated to Beta

* Supporting out-of-tree/external cloud providers is now considered beta ([ref](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/88))