Developer Roll Up: December 2020

We are squeaking this one in under the wire as we say goodbye to an infamous year. It has been a big one for the team at LimaCharlie. In 2020 we partnered in a round of seed funding with Lytical Ventures, grew over 700% and added three full-time members to the team. It has not been without its challenges but we built the company to be 100% remote years before the pandemic so that part has been easy.

As we go into 2021 we do so with hope and optimism that we will start moving towards a brighter future for all.

Python CLI Config Push

• We've released a new version of the Python SDK / CLI tool that refactors the old `Sync` module into a new cleaner module called `Configs` so you can consider Sync deprecated (although it is still present in the SDK/CLI).

• We've also released a sample MSSP repo demonstrating infrastructure-as-code config management as part of a webinar.

• Documentation to the new Configs module

• The new Configs module can also be invoked via the CLI: `limacharlie configs --help`

Sensor v4.23.1

• Enhancements to macOS support. Fixed some issues with upgrading the new System Extensions as well as the support for old Kernel Extensions.

Sensor v4.23.0

• Revamp support for macOS 11 (Big Sur). This was a huge effort of re-writing the entire kernel acquisition pipeline and we were caught a bit off guard by the actual release date. Thanks for your patience. On a good note, our capabilities are actually better than they used to be.

• Fixing possible connectivity issues that could also impact performance that were introduced in v4.22.0. We strongly recommend using the new v4.23.0 installers for new installs. If you have issues with previous installs on v4.22.0, you may swap the new installer for the older executable on disk.

• We have added a capability to perform core-upgrades (as opposed to the normal day to day updates that we issue 99% of the time) from the cloud, so without having to swap executables or re-install as mentioned in the point above. We will be releasing instructions on doing core-upgrades within a day or two. We believe v.4.23.0 brings us back in a very stable core which should not require updates for a long time.

* Please note that macOS 11 (Big Sur) will still require a series of pop ups to confirm access by LimaCharlie to various parts of the OS by the new App bundle required to support Apple’s new frameworks. Unfortunately that’s just going to be part of life on the Apple ecosystem for the foreseeable future, all vendors are impacted. It is possible to bypass these by using enterprise deployment platforms and whitelisting the LimaCharlie certs at the enterprise level. We will be producing documentation on that topic in the future.