ARender v2023.14.0 – Release Notes

Upgrade note: See v2023.14.0 for detailed instructions.

Overview

ARender 2023.14.0 is a minor release that includes multiple fixes across text rendering, hyperlink interactions, digital signatures, and platform stability. This version also includes security upgrades and RHEL8 offline installation improvements.

Prerequisites

Component Supported versions
OpenJDK 8 or 11

User Perspective

Correct MIME Type Detection for .txt Files
ARender now correctly detects certain .txt files as text instead of email, ensuring proper rendering. (AR-16678)

Improved Digital Signature Support
PDF signature data is correctly displayed when using configured root certificates. (AR-17212)

PDF Size Optimization for TIFF Conversion
Generated PDFs now retain a reasonable size when converting TIFF to JPEG and downloading the result. (AR-17326)

Fix Inverted Hyperlink Style Overlap
Inverted-style hyperlink highlights no longer cause visual overlap issues when PDFOwl is active. (AR-17469)

DocLink Panel Properly Closes
When disabling hyperlink mode or using the ESC key, the right document panel is properly closed. (AR-17486)

Correct Titles in Hyperlink Browser
Hyperlink targets now display correct document titles in the hyperlink browser. (AR-17640)

Special Character Fix in HTML Documents
Special characters in .html files now render properly. (AR-17805)

Developer / Integrator Perspective

Token Expiry Handling
ARender now correctly redirects users to the login page if their refresh token has expired, avoiding HTTP 500 errors. (AR-17769)

Improved Offline Installation for RHEL8
Rendition installation now completes successfully in RHEL8 environments without internet access. (AR-17782)

Spring Boot Security Upgrade
Spring upgraded to 2.7.18 and Spring Boot to 2.7.29 to address recent security CVEs. (AR-17841, AR-17851)

Exploitation Perspective

No operational-specific changes in this version.

Changelog

Summary Type Internal ticket Linked Issues
.txt files misdetected as email Issue AR-16678 TMAPR-5550
Digital signature not shown properly Issue AR-17212 TMAPR-6064
PDF too large after TIFF to JPEG conversion Issue AR-17326 TMAPR-6108
Inverted hyperlink style causes overlap with PDFOwl Issue AR-17469
Right doc not closed when disabling DocLink Issue AR-17486 TMAPR-6235
Hyperlink browser shows wrong document title Issue AR-17640 TMAPR-6327
Refresh token expiry does not redirect Issue AR-17769 TMAPR-6401
RHEL8 offline installation fails Issue AR-17782
Special character issue in .html files Issue AR-17805 TMAPR-6474
Upgrade Spring Boot for security Issue AR-17841
Upgrade Spring Boot for additional CVEs Issue AR-17851

Download

Description Binary SHA-256
ARender Rendition Server installer Download SHA-256
ARender WEB-UI - Spring Boot Application - Standalone Download SHA-256
ARender HMI - J2EE EAR Application - FileNet 5.x Download SHA-256
ARender HMI - J2EE WAR Application - Content Manager 8.1 Download SHA-256
ARender plugins : IBM Content Navigator plugin Download SHA-256
ARender plugins : Alfresco Share plugin Download SHA-256
ARender plugins : Alfresco ADF plugin base for integration in ADF Download SHA-256
ARender API : Client API Download SHA-256
ARender API : Rendition API Download SHA-256