The latest release of CONS3RT includes the following features: Sonar ElasticTest – Sonarlint has been added as an ElasticTest tool. With this open source engine, users can automatically scan their Java, PHP and JavaScript code for common bugs, vulnerabilities and code quality issues. Fortify Elastic Test – Fortify ElasticTest can now run in a ‘Test […]

The latest release of CONS3RT includes the following features: New Details for Scenario/Deployments – Includes info on how/when systems are built as well as a summary of resources needed (VMs, RAM, CPU, Disk). Cloud Management – Edit and manage cloud properties via GUI and ReST. Account Approval – Site configurable setting for automated and manual […]

Starting in CONS3RT 5.14, all clouds will be technology specific. Each cloud will manage one or more cloudspaces of the same technology (VMWare, Amazon EC2, OpenStack, etc). The latest release of CONS3RT also includes the following updates: Cloudspace Create – Automated creation and configuration of Cloudspaces (Virtual Data Centers) in VMWare private clouds. Includes all […]

Starting in CONS3RT 5.13, all Help and License fields will support Markdown formatting. Existing HTML will only be rendered as text. For more information about Markdown syntax, visit https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax. The latest release of CONS3RT also includes the following updates: Slack Integration – Users can connect their CONS3RT project to Slack with the new app. There […]

The latest release of CONS3RT includes the following updates: Clouspace Selection – New detailed information on errors when users attempt to launch a deployment run but get the “No Cloudspace Found” message. Deployment Run Migration – Admins can now migrate a deployment run (in reserved state) across cloudspaces. Security Enhancements – Various security enhancements

The latest release of CONS3RT includes the following updates: Improved Deployment Time – Deployment runs are now 20-50% faster than before! System Editor – Users can now edit existing Systems in development, which includes adding/removing/changing software and adjusting minimum specs. These changes will be picked up the next time the Deployment is run. Password Validation […]

The latest release of CONS3RT features new stand-up and teardown scripts. Users can add a script for each system to be executed at start-up and/or shutdown. There is also an option to add a script to be executed at the beginning or end of the scenario run. Scenario scripts are executed from the “Master” system […]

The latest release of CONS3RT features a brand new landing page for first time users. They will be directed to a page within the site that includes helpful links and tools for getting started with CONS3RT. Also new in CONS3RT 5.9: Test Asset Filters – Filter the list of test assets by tool type. ElasticTest […]

CONS3RT 5.8 is a maintenance-only release. The team devoted its past two-week iteration to bug fixes and improvements to code quality.

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. Since its launch in 2013, the Department of Defense’s use of milCloud 1.0 — an on-premise cloud solution based on commercial technology and built, operated, and managed by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) —has grown exponentially. As DISA advances cloud capabilities for the Department of Defense (DOD), […]