# AssetManager 0.5.5.50

## Safer MeshCentral identity matching for containers and virtual machines

- Keeps MeshCentral node ID as the primary device identity.
- Adds optional exact MAC-address matching between node ID and serial-number matching.
- Detects serial-number identities that occur more than once in the current MeshCentral inventory and excludes them from serial-number matching.
- Prevents a serial-number match when both the incoming device and the existing asset have valid but different MAC addresses.
- This avoids false matches for LXC/VM guests that inherit the same host DMI/mainboard serial number.
- Existing configured dummy-serial rules remain unchanged.
- Dry-run and real synchronization use the same matching logic.