Change Log

Document Date

FESF Version

Location of Change

Description of Change

16 Feb 2021

V1.7

Guidance for Implementing Callback Functions

Bullet entitled “Be conscious of the potential for reentrancy” has been expanded.

27 Sept 2021

V1.8

Notes on Installing FESF with Your Solution

Added information about using -config qualifier when running FESFPolicy.

27 Sept 2021

V1.8

PolGetLockRounding

New Policy DLL callback function added

27 Sept 2021

V1.8

FESF and Windows Subsystem for Linux

New appendix added

 

17 Aug 2022

V1.9

PolApproveTransactedOpen

Parameter descriptions have been expanded to include info about setting the FE_POLICY_PATH_MULTIPLE_VIEWS flag

17 Aug 2022

V1.9

PolGetKeyFromHeader

CleanupInfo parameter description expanded

17 Aug 2022

V1.9

PolGetKeyNewFile

CleanupInfo parameter description expanded

17 Aug 2022

V1.9

UpdateHeader

New remark

17 Aug 2022

V1.9

UpdateHeaderWithExtension

New remark

26 Sept 2022

V1.9.1

PolApproveCreateLink

Parameter descriptions have been expanded to include info about setting the FE_POLICY_PATH_NAME_BYPASS flag

26 Sept 2022

V1.9.1

PolApproveRename

Parameter descriptions have been expanded to include info about setting the FE_POLICY_PATH_NAME_BYPASS flag

2 June 2023

V1.10

Online, Offline, and Not Installed

Information related to new FesfUtil2 library added

2 June 2023

V1.10

FESF User Mode Components

Important notice regarding future direction of UM components

2 June 2023

V1.10

FESF Stand-Alone Library (FESFsa.lib)

Important notice regarding future direction of stand-alone library

2 June 2023

V1.10

Comparing FesfDs, FesfUtility, FesfSa, and (now) FesfUtil2

Additional information re: FesfUtil2

2 June 2023

V1.10

FESFUtility Method Reference

Important notice regarding future direction of UM components

2 June 2023

V1.10

IsFesfServiceRunning

Notice of method deprecation

2 June 2023

V1.10

FESFDs Function Reference

Important notice regarding future direction of UM components

2 June 2023

V1.10

ChekFile

Notice of function deprecation

2 June 2023

V1.10

Decrypt

Notice of function deprecation

2 June 2023

V1.10

Encrypt

Notice of function deprecation

2 June 2023

V1.10

UpdateHeaderWithExtension

Remarks section includes information re: a potential security vulnerability fixed in this release.  Please read entire section.

2 June 2023

V1.10

About the FESFSa Functions

Important notice regarding future direction of stand-alone library

2 June 2023

V1.10

Beta Release of the Future FesfUtil2 API

Documentation for Beta Release of FesfUtil2 API

1 December 2023

V1.11

(various)

Extensive revisions describing FesfUtil2, deprecating FesfUtility and FesfDs, adding a description of "new style" algorithm selection for Solution Policy DLLs, and removing the descriptions of FESF "online, off-line, and not installed" modes as these have not ever really been useful.