Security Changes Related to End-of-Life Third-Party Components
- Last UpdatedMay 03, 2022
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Security changes in this release include the removal of certain assemblies from Microsoft and other third-parties that have reached their end-of-life and are now out of support, and may therefore pose a security risk. Some assemblies have been removed completely as they are no longer needed to support System Platform installation. Other assemblies and executables, listed in the following table, are still included with the installation media. You are given the option to install them on an as-needed basis. Note that installation of the following components is NOT recommended. Instead, we recommend that you rebuild any custom objects and applications using currently-supported software versions.
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Redistributable Description |
Folder/Assembly Name |
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Management Objects SP2 (11.2.5058.0) |
SQL2012SP2FeaturePack/SharedManagementObjects.msi |
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Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2012 SP2 (11.2.5058.0) |
SQL2012SP2FeaturePack/SQLSysClrTypes.msi |
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Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable |
VC90SP1/vcredist_x86.exe |
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Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable |
VC10SP1/vcredist_x64.exe VC10SP1/vcredist_x86.exe |
You may need to install the out-of-support assemblies if you are using or migrating any of the following objects:
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Objects that were custom-built using the Application Object Toolkit
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Remote Response Objects
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$FieldReference object
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$Switch object
Both the $FieldReference and $Switch templates are discontinued ApplicationObjects, and no longer included with System Platform.
Note: If you do not install the out-of-support assemblies and import objects that have dependencies on them, you may see errors from the aaPim and WWPackageServer components while importing the objects.
The installation process requires that you acknowledge this change in behavior before you can successfully install System Platform. This applies to both GUI-based and command-line (silent) installation. See the following sections of the System Platform Installation Guide (SP_Install_Guide.pdf), located at the root of the DVD for additional information:
Installation Method
Installation Guide Section
GUI-based installation
Installing System Platform
Silent installation
Using Silent Installation
The end-of-life assemblies are included on the installation DVD under the InstallFiles\OutOfSupportRedist folder. If you select the option to install them now, they will be automatically installed during the installation process.
Important! Installation of out-of-support assemblies is NOT recommended.