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Firsthand Analysis of Apache NiFi Vulnerability CVE-2023-34468
Recent reporting on Apache NiFi vulnerability CVE-2023-34468 has highlighted significant concerns related to potential remote code execution. Although upgrading to the latest version of Apache NiFi remains the recommended solution, a closer evaluation of the vulnerability shows important details glossed over in published analysis. Exploiting H2 database connection strings requires both authentication and sufficient authorization, the importance of which is missing from recent reporting.
Introducing Jagged for age Encryption in Java
Jagged is a set of Java libraries supporting the age encryption specification. Designed as a simple and modern file encryption standard, age builds on trusted cryptographic algorithms and provides a concise structure for formatting header and payload information. Jagged provides a modular implementation to enable application integration for automated or interactive use cases.
Streamlining Apache NiFi Cluster State Migration
Cluster state tracking in Apache NiFi supports consistent and resilient flow processing across multiple nodes. Apache ZooKeeper provides a common solution for NiFi state tracking, with Redis as an alternative option. NiFi 2.0 adds Kubernetes ConfigMaps as a state tracking provider, and also introduces a simplified approach for migrating from one state provider to another with minimal configuration.