New Features, Enhancements, and Changes

>Enhancement to the VMType3 Clone Protection Scheme

>Windows Shell-Protection Support for DLL Assemblies

>Sentinel LDK Envelope Creates OMAP Files for Use with LDK Exception Report Translator

>Enhanced Envelope Protection for Python Applications Under Linux

>Enhancements to the LoginScope Function in Sentinel Licensing API

>Added Support for HTTPS Protocol

>Additional Enhancements/Changes to Sentinel LDK Envelope

Enhancement to the VMType3 Clone Protection Scheme

The VMType3 clone protection scheme is now supported for the SL User Mode enforcement type for Linux platforms.

Windows Shell-Protection Support for DLL Assemblies

The V3 protection engine for Sentinel LDK Envelope has been enhanced as follows for .NET applications:

>For DLLs: DLL assemblies are now protected using the Windows shell-protection feature.

>For EXEs: The existing DFP-based Windows shell-protection continues to be used. This method can work for .NET Framework and .NET Core assemblies. The assemblies which have been protected using this feature will only work under Windows. The existing DFP-based protection will be used for EXE files.

Sentinel LDK Envelope Creates OMAP Files for Use with LDK Exception Report Translator

Envelope has been enhanced for using method-level protection for Java applications. You can now use the symbol obfuscation feature, but are still able to translate exception reports to a readable form that can help to analyze a crash.

Envelope now creates an OMAP file that contains the original and obfuscated names. The ERT (Exception Report Translator) tool is able to load the OMAP and display an exception trace with the original method names.

Enhanced Envelope Protection for Python Applications Under Linux

Script Envelope, which was recently released to protect Python applications under Windows, is now available for applying Sentinel LDK Envelope protection to Python applications on a Linux machine.

After you create a project file that contains protection parameters, you can protect the Python application simply by executing Script Envelope. No additional steps are required.

For details, see Sentinel LDK Envelope for Linux.

Enhancements to the LoginScope Function in Sentinel Licensing API

The LoginScope function in Sentinel Licensing API now provides more granular filtering capabilities for logging in to licenses. The Features that are accessed by LoginScope can be restricted to any of the following:

>A cloud license.

>A license that is detached or auto-detached from a cloud license.

>A non-cloud network license.

The GetInfo function can return attributes that differentiate between these license types.

In addition, the LoginScope function can specify that login should be limited to:

> A cloud license with specific Key ID.

>A license that is detached from a cloud license with a specific Key ID. (Users typically have multiple auto-detached keys from different CL keys.)

>A cloud license with a specific family (that is, a parent license with a specific Key ID or a license detached from that parent).

If a required detached license is not present, the LoginScope function can detach the required license if certain conditions are satisfied. For details, see Sentinel Licensing API Reference.

Added Support for HTTPS Protocol

Communication between Licensing API or local license manager to vendor-hosted CL service or Thales-hosted CL service is now supporting using the HTTPS protocol.

Additional Enhancements/Changes to Sentinel LDK Envelope

Sentinel LDK Envelope has been modified as described below.

Enhancement for Java Applications

The number of classes/methods that can be protected in a Java application has been significantly increased.

Sentinel HL v.1.x Is No Longer Supported

Support for HL v.1.x has been discontinued. To protect an application that is licensed using HL v.1.x, use Sentinel LDK 9.0 or earlier.