v1.5.3

v1.5.3 Release Notes - April 7, 2022

Release v1.5.3 updates Fabric CA to be compatible with Go 1.17.8.

Additionally, packages that shifted from exported to unexported in v1.5.0 are now exported again.

Dependencies

Fabric CA v1.5.3 has been tested with the following dependencies:

• Go 1.17.8
• Alpine 3.14 (for Docker images)

Changes, Known Issues, and Workarounds

None.

Known Vulnerabilities

• FABC-174 Commands can be manipulated to delete identities or affiliations

  This vulnerability can be resolved in one of two ways:

  1. Use HTTPS (TLS) so that the authorization header is not in clear text.

  2. The token generation/authentication mechanism was improved to optionally prevent
     token reuse. As of v1.4 a more secure token can be used by setting environment variable:

  FABRIC_CA_SERVER_COMPATIBILITY_MODE_V1_3=false

  However, it cannot be set to false until all clients have
  been updated to generate the more secure token and tolerate
  FABRIC_CA_SERVER_COMPATIBILITY_MODE_V1_3=false.
  The Fabric CA client has been updated in v1.4 to generate the more secure token.
  The Fabric SDKs will be updated by v2.0 timeframe to generate the more secure token,
  at which time the default for Fabric CA server will change to:
  FABRIC_CA_SERVER_COMPATIBILITY_MODE_V1_3=false

Resolved Vulnerabilities

None.

Changes:

• 2061c8d Release commit for v1.5.3
• 8651918 Undo breaking changes to exported packages
• c025d5e Bump Go to 1.17.8
• 077518e Fix FVT intermediateca test
• 655a0f9 Remove redundant assignment
• bb85890 Bump fvt mysql to 0.8.22-1
• 6202690 Make server config.go and serverconfig.rst consistent
• 4c5d2ef Fixes for CA deployment guide
• fc42d91 fix expired root.pem certificate - was breaking 8-10 unit test cases
• 19cdbf5 Prepare for next release v1.5.3

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