Impacted Areas 12.0

Mar 30, 2018 • 5 minutes to read

We are announcing the deprecation of some legacy technologies and services as part of our ongoing commitment to continuously upgrade Caspio’s platform infrastructure and security based on the latest industry standards. Action may be required to minimize the impact to your deployed applications.

Deprecation of TLS 1.0/1.1 Protocol Connections

Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol used to establish a secure communications connection between two systems. To prepare for the upcoming industry-wide disabling of TLS version 1.0/1.1, Caspio will disable TLS 1.0/1.1 on June 27, 2018.

The following services and programs will be impacted due to this change:

Change Area	Web Services API
Impact area	SOAP and REST Connections Using TLS 1.0/1.1
Description	All Caspio API requests using TLS 1.0/1.1 will be blocked starting on June 27, 2018. Contact your IT administrator or hosting service to confirm that the servers running your integration are using TLS 1.2 protocol for all API requests to Caspio.

Change Area

Web Services API

Impact area

SOAP and REST Connections Using TLS 1.0/1.1

Description

All Caspio API requests using TLS 1.0/1.1 will be blocked starting on June 27, 2018.

Contact your IT administrator or hosting service to confirm that the servers running your integration are using TLS 1.2 protocol for all API requests to Caspio.

Change Area	Caspio Microsoft Office Plugin
Impact area	All Microsoft Office Plugin Installations
Description	If you are currently using the Caspio Microsoft Office Plugin, you will need to upgrade it to the new 3.4 version prior to June 27, 2018. After this date, all plugin connections using v3.3 or lower will be blocked. The new plugin is available for immediate upgrade: First confirm that your computer is running .NET framework 4.5 or above (contact your IT administrator or check your current version using these recommendations by Microsoft). Uninstall your current “Caspio Bridge Remote Sync Agent” program. Download and install the new Microsoft Office Plugin v3.4 (which uses TLS 1.2).

Change Area

Caspio Microsoft Office Plugin

Impact area

All Microsoft Office Plugin Installations

Description

If you are currently using the Caspio Microsoft Office Plugin, you will need to upgrade it to the new 3.4 version prior to June 27, 2018. After this date, all plugin connections using v3.3 or lower will be blocked.

The new plugin is available for immediate upgrade:

First confirm that your computer is running .NET framework 4.5 or above (contact your IT administrator or check your current version using these recommendations by Microsoft).
Uninstall your current “Caspio Bridge Remote Sync Agent” program.
Download and install the new Microsoft Office Plugin v3.4 (which uses TLS 1.2).

Change Area	SEO Deployment
Impact area	SEO Deployment on ASP Host Servers
Description	All SEO ASP Deployment connections using TLS 1.0/1.1 will be blocked starting on June 27, 2018. Contact your IT administrator or hosting service to confirm that your ASP host server running your applications is using TLS 1.2 protocol to support SEO ASP Deployment.

Change Area

SEO Deployment

Impact area

SEO Deployment on ASP Host Servers

Description

All SEO ASP Deployment connections using TLS 1.0/1.1 will be blocked starting on June 27, 2018.

Contact your IT administrator or hosting service to confirm that your ASP host server running your applications is using TLS 1.2 protocol to support SEO ASP Deployment.

Change Area	DataPage Deployment
Impact area	.NET DataPage Deployment
Description	All .NET Deployment connections using TLS 1.0/1.1 will be blocked starting on June 27, 2018. Existing DataPages deployed with the .NET method will need to be redeployed with the new deploy code after the 12.0 release. You may also need to upgrade to the .NET framework 4.5 or later. Contact your IT administrator or hosting service to confirm that your host server is running the .NET framework 4.5 or above.

Change Area

DataPage Deployment

Impact area

.NET DataPage Deployment

Description

All .NET Deployment connections using TLS 1.0/1.1 will be blocked starting on June 27, 2018.

Existing DataPages deployed with the .NET method will need to be redeployed with the new deploy code after the 12.0 release.

You may also need to upgrade to the .NET framework 4.5 or later. Contact your IT administrator or hosting service to confirm that your host server is running the .NET framework 4.5 or above.

Deprecation of Caspio Site Deployment URL

Change Area	DataPage Deployment
Impact area	DataPages Deployed Using Caspio Site URL
Description	In 2015, Caspio released account-specific deployment URLs to help simplify customer account movement between different infrastructures (for example, moving to the HIPAA site without redeploying any DataPages). Prior to 2015, DataPages were deployed using a generic Caspio Site URL (bN.caspio.com, eu1.caspio.com, k1.caspio.com, etc). In order to standardize Caspio’s deployment technology, the Caspio Site URL will be deprecated on August 29, 2018. Existing DataPage deployments using the Caspio Site URL will continue to function normally, however, mixing different deployment URLs within the same app may cause repeated login screens to appear. After August 29, 2018, all new DataPage deploy codes will use the Integration URL that is unique to each account, so we recommend that customers start using the Integration URL deploy code now. To check if your account will be affected, follow the steps below to avoid any impact to your applications: To determine if your account is affected, go to the Account Settings page under the Account menu option. If the Deployment URL is set to Caspio Site (b1.caspio.com for example), your account will be impacted. Change the Deployment URL dropdown to select Integration URL instead of Caspio Site. Going forward, all new DataPage deploy codes will use your unique Integration URL. Replace any Caspio Site URL deploy codes in your host pages with the new Integration URL deploy codes. Confirm that all DataPages within a single app are using the Integration URL to avoid repeated login screens. If the Account Defaults section does not contain the Deployment URL option, or if it’s already set to Integration URL, then your account is not impacted and no action is necessary.

Change Area

DataPage Deployment

Impact area

DataPages Deployed Using Caspio Site URL

Description

In 2015, Caspio released account-specific deployment URLs to help simplify customer account movement between different infrastructures (for example, moving to the HIPAA site without redeploying any DataPages).

Prior to 2015, DataPages were deployed using a generic Caspio Site URL (bN.caspio.com, eu1.caspio.com, k1.caspio.com, etc).

In order to standardize Caspio’s deployment technology, the Caspio Site URL will be deprecated on August 29, 2018.

Existing DataPage deployments using the Caspio Site URL will continue to function normally, however, mixing different deployment URLs within the same app may cause repeated login screens to appear.

After August 29, 2018, all new DataPage deploy codes will use the Integration URL that is unique to each account, so we recommend that customers start using the Integration URL deploy code now.

To check if your account will be affected, follow the steps below to avoid any impact to your applications:

To determine if your account is affected, go to the Account Settings page under the Account menu option. If the Deployment URL is set to Caspio Site (b1.caspio.com for example), your account will be impacted.
Change the Deployment URL dropdown to select Integration URL instead of Caspio Site. Going forward, all new DataPage deploy codes will use your unique Integration URL.
Replace any Caspio Site URL deploy codes in your host pages with the new Integration URL deploy codes.
Confirm that all DataPages within a single app are using the Integration URL to avoid repeated login screens.

If the Account Defaults section does not contain the Deployment URL option, or if it’s already set to Integration URL, then your account is not impacted and no action is necessary.

Deprecation of “bridge.caspio.net” Caspio Site URL

Change Area	DataPage Deployment and Web Services API
Impact area	DataPages and APIs Using “bridge.caspio.net” Caspio Site URLs
Description	In 2013, we replaced the “bridge.caspio.net” Caspio Site URL with “b1.caspio.com”, however it has been maintained for many years to provide backwards compatibility. In order to standardize Caspio’s deployment technology, the “bridge.caspio.net” Caspio Site URL will be deprecated on August 29, 2018. After this date, any DataPage deployments and API calls (including Zapier integration) using the “bridge.caspio.net” Caspio Site URL will no longer function. To avoid disruption to your applications, you must redeploy all DataPages and references to “bridge.caspio.net” and instead use your Integration URL by following the same instructions listed in steps 1-4 in the section above (“Deprecation of Caspio Site Deployment URL”). Any API calls and Zapier integrations referencing “bridge.caspio.net” will also need to be updated to use your Integration URL. It is recommended that you start the redeployment process as soon as possible, long before the August 29, 2017 deprecation date, to ensure a smooth transition.

Change Area

DataPage Deployment and Web Services API

Impact area

DataPages and APIs Using “bridge.caspio.net” Caspio Site URLs

Description

In 2013, we replaced the “bridge.caspio.net” Caspio Site URL with “b1.caspio.com”, however it has been maintained for many years to provide backwards compatibility.

In order to standardize Caspio’s deployment technology, the “bridge.caspio.net” Caspio Site URL will be deprecated on August 29, 2018.

After this date, any DataPage deployments and API calls (including Zapier integration) using the “bridge.caspio.net” Caspio Site URL will no longer function.

To avoid disruption to your applications, you must redeploy all DataPages and references to “bridge.caspio.net” and instead use your Integration URL by following the same instructions listed in steps 1-4 in the section above (“Deprecation of Caspio Site Deployment URL”).

Any API calls and Zapier integrations referencing “bridge.caspio.net” will also need to be updated to use your Integration URL.

It is recommended that you start the redeployment process as soon as possible, long before the August 29, 2017 deprecation date, to ensure a smooth transition.