Snow Extender

Release date: Jun 19, 2024

• Custom Encryption Keys support in Snow Extender

We are excited to introduce the support for custom encryption keys in Snow Extender. This highly-requested feature empowers customers to enhance data security by securely transferring snowpack data from the Snow Inventory Agents to Snow Atlas and Risk Monitor using their own custom encryption keys. With this capability, customers can ensure the utmost security and confidentiality of their data throughout the data transfer process.

• Enhanced communication handling

We have improved the communication flow between Snow Atlas, Snow Extender, and Snow Inventory Agents. Specifically, the error handling has been enhanced to ensure proper forwarding of failed HTTP messages and status codes back to the agents.

This enhancement equips the agents to effectively diagnose issues with requests made to Snow Atlas, facilitating a smooth operation and troubleshooting.

• Enhancement of the DLL loading mechanisms

The Snow Extender configurator now employs enhanced mechanisms to load Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs), effectively mitigating potential DLL preloading attacks.

• Enhancement of the DLL hijacking prevention mechanisms

We have strengthened the Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) loading mechanism within the Snow Extender Service to mitigate DLL preloading attacks. This proactive enhancement safeguards against potential security vulnerabilities, ensuring the integrity and reliability of the application.