Release commit for v1.5.4

Release commit for v1.5.4.

Signed-off-by: David Enyeart <[email protected]>

Makefile

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME = fabric-ca
 ALPINE_VER ?= 3.16
 DEBIAN_VER ?= stretch
 BASE_VERSION = 1.5.4
-IS_RELEASE = false
+IS_RELEASE = true
 
 ARCH=$(shell go env GOARCH)
 MARCH=$(shell go env GOOS)-$(shell go env GOARCH)

lib/metadata/version.go

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const (
 
 // Version specifies fabric-ca-client/fabric-ca-server version
 // It is defined by the Makefile and passed in with ldflags
-var Version = "1.5.3"
+var Version = "1.5.4"
 
 // GetVersionInfo returns version information for the fabric-ca-client/fabric-ca-server
 func GetVersionInfo(prgName string) string {

release_notes/v1.5.4.md

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+v1.5.4 Release Notes - June 17, 2022
+====================================
+
+Release v1.5.4 updates Fabric CA to use https://github.com/IBM/idemix for the Identity Mixer implementation,
+making it possible to issue credentials using various Identity Mixer curves.
+The Identity Mixer curve can be configured in the Fabric CA server and client configuration yaml file:
+
+```
+# Specifies the Elliptic Curve used by Identity Mixer.
+# It can be any of: {"amcl.Fp256bn", "gurvy.Bn254", "amcl.Fp256Miraclbn"}.
+# If unspecified, it defaults to 'amcl.Fp256bn'.
+curve: amcl.Fp256bn
+```
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+Fabric CA v1.5.4 has been tested with the following dependencies:
+- Go 1.18.2
+- Alpine 3.16 (for Docker images)
+
+
+Changes, Known Issues, and Workarounds
+--------------------------------------
+None.
+
+Known Vulnerabilities
+---------------------
+- FABC-174 Commands can be manipulated to delete identities or affiliations
+
+  This vulnerability can be resolved in one of two ways:
+
+  1) Use HTTPS (TLS) so that the authorization header is not in clear text.
+
+  2) The token generation/authentication mechanism was improved to optionally prevent
+  token reuse. As of v1.4 a more secure token can be used by setting environment variable:
+
+  FABRIC_CA_SERVER_COMPATIBILITY_MODE_V1_3=false
+
+  However, it cannot be set to false until all clients have
+  been updated to generate the more secure token and tolerate
+  FABRIC_CA_SERVER_COMPATIBILITY_MODE_V1_3=false.
+  The Fabric CA client has been updated in v1.4 to generate the more secure token.
+  The Fabric SDKs will be updated by v2.0 timeframe to generate the more secure token,
+  at which time the default for Fabric CA server will change to:
+  FABRIC_CA_SERVER_COMPATIBILITY_MODE_V1_3=false
+
+Resolved Vulnerabilities
+------------------------
+None.