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New Version 10 of OpenDXM GlobalX is even more secure and Cloud-enabledBy Daniel Wiegand This month, PROSTEP is launching the new version 10 of its data exchange solution OpenDXM GlobalX. This is a major release that integrates even better with our Digital Thread platform and cloud infrastructures. It also enables the integration of BSI-certified tools, thus meeting the highest security requirements. 
With its flexible integration options and secure connection of external partners to its own data exchange processes, OpenDXM GlobalX is increasingly being used in cloud infrastructures. Operating in such infrastructures requires continuous further development of the solution, which must also provide appropriate interfaces for communication with cloud services. We are addressing this with the new version of OpenDXM GlobalX. One of the improvements is the expansion of automated provisioning of user accounts from external data sources. Thanks to the new SCIM interface, cloud-based IAM (Identity and Access Management) solutions such as Entra ID, the new name for Microsoft Azure Active Directory, can create, update, and deactivate user accounts in OpenDXM GlobalX based on rules. Remote FileVaults have also been expanded to use the file systems provided by cloud providers. For example, AWS S3 Storages and MS Azure Blob Storages can be used directly. The architecture of the OpenDXM GlobalX web application and the corresponding services has been converted to Spring Boot, a three-tier architecture that improves maintainability and scalability and makes the use of application servers obsolete. The services have been migrated to modern REST interfaces, which improve communication with clients, especially in integration scenarios. This simplifies communication with the Batch Processing Framework (BPF) and PROSTEP's PLM integrations. In addition, we have added an option in the new version 10 that significantly speeds up the upload of very large files without compromising security. Security is one of the key issues when exchanging data with OpenDXM GlobalX. The options for encryption during transfer and storage, which are already available in the basic package, offer a high level of security. In some exchange scenarios, especially when dealing with confidential data (e.g., data classified as “restricted – for official use only”), the use of BSI-certified tools is required. These tools can be implemented via the data processing processes that can be integrated into the transfer. OpenDXM GlobalX thus meets the highest security requirements for data exchange, e.g., with military authorities. The third-party libraries used in OpenDXM GlobalX are continuously updated independently of the new major release. This ongoing process is firmly anchored in our quality assurance measures and, through nightly checks, leads to the prompt replacement of libraries that are found to have security vulnerabilities – even in patch versions. |
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