[pushkala-datastax]

Snyk has created this PR to fix 1 vulnerabilities in the maven dependencies of this project.

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• pom.xml

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

	Issue	Score	Upgrade
	Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value SNYK-JAVA-ORGBOUNCYCASTLE-20536979	721	org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fips: 1.0.2 -> 1.0.13 No Known Exploit

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[pushkala-datastax]

This is a minor version upgrade for the Bouncy Castle FIPS PKIX library, advancing from 1.0.2 to 1.0.13. While this is not a major version change, it spans multiple releases that likely include important security patches and bug fixes.

• Security Fixes: Version 1.0.13 is noted to contain security fixes, which can sometimes introduce stricter validation or change behavior to address vulnerabilities.
• No Documented API Changes: There is no official documentation indicating major API removals or mandatory code changes for this version range. As a FIPS-certified library, API stability is generally maintained within a major version.

Risk Assessment:
Due to the lack of a consolidated changelog for the specific 1.0.2 to 1.0.13 range, there is a degree of uncertainty. Security-related fixes can alter behavior in subtle ways (e.g., stricter parsing rules) that may impact existing implementations. Therefore, this upgrade is classified as medium risk.

Recommendation:
It is recommended to perform regression testing after this upgrade, paying close attention to certificate validation, signature verification, and CMS/PKCS operations to ensure that security enhancements do not unexpectedly affect your application's behavior.

Source: Package documentation and release notes.

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