Release Notes

Introduction

The release notes provide brief and high-level descriptions of the new features of HaloCAD. Before installing HaloCAD, it is recommended to read the release notes to understand any current limitations or bugs that may apply to this version of the software.

Product Description

HaloCAD acts as the guardian of your CAD files by automatically protecting them with Microsoft Purview Information Protection (MPIP) labels whenever they leave your secure IT perimeter. As a plug-in for CAD applications, HaloCAD offers access to MPIP-protected files, including label handling and privilege enforcement. CAD users will not notice any differences in the handling of CAD files because they take place in the background. By seamlessly attaching MPIP labels to the CAD files while they are being created, it provides end-to-end security for those files.

System Requirements

The following system requirements table specifies the minimum and recommended technical specifications, such as software and network resources, necessary to run the product.

Requirements

Prerequisites

The following preparatory steps or conditions must be met before installing the product.

The add-on requires the registration of an application with Microsoft Entra ID, an Office 365 subscription, and access to recommended URLs. For additional information, please refer to the Technical Reference Manual.

Code Quality and Security

Secude focuses on software quality and security. This is accomplished by adhering to and exceeding best practices in development, testing, and quality control. Secude has chosen SonarQube as the first building block for building and implementing a robust continuous code quality assurance (QA). SonarQube is a platform for statical code analysis for continuous inspection of code quality. It performs automatic reviews of code to detect bugs, code smells, unit test coverage, and security issues in 29 programming languages.

SonarQube is utilized throughout the development process at Secude and only the highest marks are accepted for a product to be released. It helps to regulate code quality from the beginning of development, find and repair issues promptly, and improve overall software stability.

Each build report can be found under its relevant version heading in this release notes.

Reliability Rating 

• A = 0 Bugs

• B = at least 1 Minor Bug

• C = at least 1 Major Bug

• D = at least 1 Critical Bug

• E = at least 1 Blocker Bug

Security Rating

• A = 0 Vulnerabilities

• B = at least 1 Minor Vulnerability

• C = at least 1 Major Vulnerability

• D = at least 1 Critical Vulnerability

• E = at least 1 Blocker Vulnerability

Security Review Rating 

The Security Review Rating is a letter grade based on the percentage of Reviewed (Fixed or Safe) Security Hotspots.

• A = >= 80%

• B = >= 70% and <80%

• C = >= 50% and <70%

• D = >= 30% and <50%

• E = < 30%

Maintainability Rating 

A=0-0.05, B=0.06-0.1, C=0.11-0.20, D=0.21-0.5, E=0.51-1

The Maintainability Rating scale can be alternately stated by saying that if the outstanding remediation cost is:

• <=5% of the time that has already gone into the application, the rating is A

• between 6 to 10% the rating is a B

• between 11 to 20% the rating is a C

• between 21 to 50% the rating is a D

• anything over 50% is an E

Build 1.1

New Features

This section lists the new features in the current release.

1. Implemented a new feature to include metadata (label only) into CAD files using the CAD SDK. HCADDS-44

2. Support for watermarking CAD files with MPIP labels. HCADDS-45

Improvements

There are no improvements to list for this release.

Fixed Issues

This section lists the fixed issues in the current release.

1. Fixed an issue that caused the user cache to remain unchanged despite clicking the Reset button in the status box. HCADDS-18

2. Fixed an issue that allowed the HaloCAD Reader Add-on for DraftSight to be installed while the HaloCAD Add-on for DraftSight was already installed. HCADDS-29

3. Fixed an issue that prevented the label from being applied to a newly created file and resulted in the error message when the HaloCAD Add-on for DraftSight was installed with encrypted hc.conf.enc file. HCADDS-35

4. Fixed an issue that caused the protected files to be saved as unprotected files when utilizing the Save As and Export options. HCADDS-10

5. Fixed an issue that caused a protected file to open as an unprotected file when opened from a mapped network location. HCADDS-24

6. Fixed an issue that caused the DraftSight application to close abruptly when clicking Yes in the Revoke confirmation pop-up on the newly created file. HCADDS-25

7. Reader: Fixed an issue that allowed the HaloCAD Sensitivity ribbon to appear and apply a label when creating a new file or opening an unprotected file. HCADDS-27

8. Fixed an issue that prevented labeling a newly created file when the HALOCAD Add-on was installed using the hc.conf.enc file. HCADDS-35

9. The option to deactivate the license (via the Deactivate button) has been removed from the HaloCAD About UI. HCADDS-38

Known Issues

There are no known issues identified in this version.

1. A file is successfully protected, but when opened, it does not open with the appropriate rights as specified in the labels. Additionally, the restricted options will become active. HCADDS-9

2. When switching the workspace from Classic to Drafting and Annotation or Drafting and Annotation to Classic, the HaloCAD menu will disappear from the menu toolbar. After the application is closed and then reopened, the HaloCAD tab will appear in the menu toolbar. HCADDS-22

3. It is possible to install multiple versions of HaloCAD Add-on for DraftSight on one system. HCADDS-30

4. A protected file can be opened as an unprotected file even if the license is deactivated. HCADDS-34

5. Reader: When you open a protected file, the Export/Import options will still be enabled even if the HaloCAD restriction message appears. HCADDS-53

Quality Gate Report

Please see the table below for a list of SonarQube's key parameters for this version. Refer to the "Code Quality and Security" section for more information on rating definitions.

Quality Gate report