[BETA] Version 0.3.1.0037 released!

[zhenrong-wang]

IMPORTANT: This upgrade is not compatible with 0.2.x

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Main Changes:

1. Fixed a security bug for the Linux version of HPC-NOW.

• Security bug description: The .now_crypto_seed.lock file is designed to be maintained only by the root user and the dedicated user hpc-now. Any other users should not be granted any permission to read or write this file. However, the previous Linux version of HPC-NOW exposed the read permission of this file, which may cause leakage of the key string.
• This version fixed the bug described above. The .now_crypto_seed.lock is no longer exposed to users other than the root user and hpc-now.

2. Fixed a bug when importing clusters.

• We added the cluster_vaults.txt and encrypted it. When importing a cluster, this file needs to be copied, decrypted, and re-encrypted. But previously, this file was skipped. We fixed this bug in this version.

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Full Changelog: 0.3.1.beta33...0.3.1.beta37

We also added a CONTRIBUTING.md to this project, looking forward to your feedback and contributions!

HPC-NOW: Start your HPC journey in the cloud now.

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This discussion was created from the release [BETA] Version 0.3.1.0037 released!.

[zhenrong-wang]

Guys we are preparing the release 0.3.2 based on this version. Fixing some minor bugs.

[zhenrong-wang]

Finally we say goodbye to MD5.

Due to the vulnerability of MD5, we finally switched to SHA-256 in the latest version. After validation, we will release 0.3.2.

With SHA-256 and AES, the security of HPC-NOW has been elevated to a new level.

Please stay tuned.

[zhenrong-wang]

A new minor bug was found which affects Windows version. Fixing it now.