feat(framework): Update changelog for v1.23.0 (#6013)

Co-authored-by: Javier <jafermarq@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: panh99

framework/docs/source/ref-changelog.md

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 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## v1.23.0 (2025-11-03)
+
+### Thanks to our contributors
+
+We would like to give our special thanks to all the contributors who made the new version of Flower possible (in `git shortlog` order):
+
+`Adam Tupper`, `Alan Yi`, `Alireza Ghasemi`, `Charles Beauville`, `Chong Shen Ng`, `Daniel Anoruo`, `Daniel J. Beutel`, `Daniel Nata Nugraha`, `Heng Pan`, `Javier`, `Patrick Foley`, `Robert Steiner`, `Rohat Bozyil`, `Yan Gao`, `combe4259`, `han97901`, `maviva` <!---TOKEN_v1.23.0-->
+
+### What's new?
+
+- **Enable dynamic SuperNode management via Flower CLI** ([#5953](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5953), [#5954](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5954), [#5955](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5955), [#5962](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5962), [#5968](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5968), [#5974](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5974), [#5977](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5977), [#5980](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5980), [#5981](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5981), [#5985](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5985), [#5986](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5986), [#5987](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5987), [#5988](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5988), [#5991](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5991), [#5998](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5998), [#6003](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6003), [#6004](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6004), [#6006](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6006), [#6009](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6009), [#6023](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6023), [#6028](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6028), [#6029](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6029), [#6037](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6037), [#6064](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6064), [#6070](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6070))
+
+  Revamps SuperNode authentication and introduce dynamic SuperNode management through the Flower CLI. Users can now register, list, and unregister SuperNodes directly via commands, such as `flwr supernode register` which adds a SuperNode's public key to the SuperLink whitelist. SuperNodes can then be launched using the corresponding private key. See the [SuperNode authentication guide](https://flower.ai/docs/framework/v1.23.0/en/how-to-authenticate-supernodes.html) for full details.
+
+- **Add migration guide for OpenFL to Flower** ([#5975](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5975))
+
+  Adds a migration guide to support OpenFL users as the project approaches archival. The guide explains how to transition existing OpenFL setups to Flower, providing step-by-step migration instructions.
+
+- **Add quantum federated learning example with PennyLane** ([#5852](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5852))
+
+  Introduces a new example demonstrating quantum federated learning using PennyLane. This example showcases how Flower can be integrated with quantum machine learning workflows—Flower is going quantum!
+
+- **Replace** `flwr ls` **with** `flwr list` **(keep alias for compatibility)** ([#5973](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5973))
+
+  The old `flwr ls` command remains available as an alias.
+
+- **Migrate examples and tutorials to Message API** ([#5950](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5950), [#5957](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5957), [#5963](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5963), [#5966](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5966))
+
+  Migrates the remaining examples and tutorials, including the 30-minute Flower tutorial, `whisper`, `quickstart-pandas`, and `federated-kaplan-meier-fitter`, to the new Message API for improved consistency and maintainability.
+
+- **Refactor SuperNode lifecycle** ([#6051](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6051), [#6052](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6052), [#6060](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6060), [#6061](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6061), [#6063](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6063), [#6069](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6069), [#6073](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6073))
+
+  Refactors the SuperNode lifecycle to align with the new management flow, streamlining SuperNode registration, activation, deactivation, and unregistration.
+
+- **Add deployment guide for multi-cluster OpenShift setups** ([#6001](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6001))
+
+- **Introduce file-based ObjectStore** ([#6040](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6040), [#6036](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6036), [#6008](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6008), [#6042](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6042))
+
+- **Improve documentation** ([#5936](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5936), [#5937](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5937), [#5943](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5943), [#5949](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5949), [#5956](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5956), [#5958](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5958), [#5972](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5972), [#5976](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5976), [#5983](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5983), [#5996](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5996), [#5999](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5999), [#6010](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6010), [#6018](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6018), [#6030](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6030))
+
+- **Update dependencies and CI** ([#5932](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5932), [#5941](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5941), [#5944](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5944), [#5964](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5964), [#6014](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6014), [#6020](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6020), [#6021](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6021), [#6022](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6022), [#6024](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6024), [#6026](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6026), [#6032](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6032), [#6035](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6035), [#6055](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6055), [#6065](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6065))
+
+- **Bugfix** ([#5979](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5979))
+
+- **General improvements** ([#5773](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5773), [#5938](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5938), [#5939](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5939), [#5942](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5942), [#5948](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5948), [#5951](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5951), [#5959](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5959), [#5984](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5984), [#5989](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5989), [#5992](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5992), [#6007](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6007), [#6011](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6011), [#6033](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6033), [#6038](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6038), [#6041](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6041), [#6046](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6046), [#6047](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6047), [#6048](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6048), [#6050](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6050), [#6054](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6054), [#6057](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6057), [#6058](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6058), [#6074](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6074), [#6075](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6075))
+
+  As always, many parts of the Flower framework and quality infrastructure were improved and updated.
+
+### Incompatible changes
+
+- **Remove CSV-based SuperNode authentication** ([#5997](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5997))
+
+  Deprecates the legacy CSV-based SuperNode authentication mechanism in favor of the new dynamic SuperNode management system. The `--auth-list-public-keys` flag is no longer supported, as SuperNode whitelisting is now handled through the Flower CLI. Please refer to the [Node Authentication documentation](https://flower.ai/docs/framework/v1.23.0/en/how-to-authenticate-supernodes.html) to learn how to use the new mechanism.
+
+- **Rename user authentication to account authentication** ([#5965](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5965), [#5969](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/5969))
+
+  Renames "user authentication" to "account authentication" across the framework for improved clarity and consistency. This change also updates the YAML key from `auth_type` to `authn_type` to align with `authz_type`.
+
+- **Deprecate `--auth-supernode-public-key` flag** ([#6002](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6002), [#6076](https://github.com/adap/flower/pull/6076))
+
+  The `--auth-supernode-public-key` flag in `flower-supernode` is deprecated and no longer in use. The public key is now automatically derived from the `--auth-supernode-private-key`, simplifying configuration and reducing redundancy.
 
 ## v1.22.0 (2025-09-21)