Highlights

🎨 UI/UX Improvements

• build(deps): bump org.passay:passay from 1.6.6 to 2.0.0 with API migration @dependabot[bot] (#8529)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Performance

• build(deps): bump bridgecrewio/checkov-action from 12.3092.0 to 12.3093.0 @dependabot[bot] (#8530)
• feat: classify JSON export schema field mismatches, fix validator view mappings, duplicate field handling, and array type parsing, and add implementation roadmap @copilot-swe-agent[bot] (#8528)

🔄 Code Quality & Refactoring

• build(deps): bump org.passay:passay from 1.6.6 to 2.0.0 with API migration @dependabot[bot] (#8529)
• feat: Implement BruteForceAttack.drl security rules for brute force detection @copilot-swe-agent[bot] (#8525)

📝 Documentation

• feat: classify JSON export schema field mismatches, fix validator view mappings, duplicate field handling, and array type parsing, and add implementation roadmap @copilot-swe-agent[bot] (#8528)
• build(deps): bump org.passay:passay from 1.6.6 to 2.0.0 with API migration @dependabot[bot] (#8529)
• docs: reconcile DATABASE_VIEW_INTELLIGENCE_CATALOG.md view count (96 claimed → 110 actual) @copilot-swe-agent[bot] (#8527)
• docs: Fix THREAT_MODEL.md MFA status discrepancy — "Planned" → "Implemented (optional enrollment)" @copilot-swe-agent[bot] (#8526)
• chore: delete 42 temporary Copilot-generated report files @copilot-swe-agent[bot] (#8516)

📦 Dependencies

• build(deps): bump bridgecrewio/checkov-action from 12.3092.0 to 12.3093.0 @dependabot[bot] (#8530)
• build(deps): bump org.passay:passay from 1.6.6 to 2.0.0 with API migration @dependabot[bot] (#8529)
• build(deps): bump org.checkerframework:checker-qual from 3.54.1 to 3.55.1 @dependabot[bot] (#8515)

Political Analysis Enhancements

Changes in this release continue to enhance the Citizen Intelligence Agency (OSINT) platform's capabilities for monitoring political figures and institutions, providing improved insights into:

• Political performance metrics
• Institutional transparency
• Decision-making analysis
• Risk assessment

🔐 Hack23 ISMS Policies & Governance

Hack23 is committed to transparency and evidence-based security. Our complete Information Security Management System (ISMS) is publicly available:

Coverage: 32 ISMS policies • 100+ security controls • ISO 27001:2022 • NIST CSF 2.0 • CIS Controls v8.1

🛡️ Security & Compliance

SLSA Build Attestations

Artifact Attestations Available:

• DEB Package Build Provenance - SLSA Level 3 provenance for cia-dist-deb-2026.4.6.all.deb
• WAR Build Provenance - SLSA Level 3 provenance for citizen-intelligence-agency-2026.4.6.war
• DEB SBOM Attestation - Software Bill of Materials in SPDX format
• WAR SBOM Attestation - Software Bill of Materials in SPDX format

Security Posture

Security Scanning Results

📊 Quality & Testing

Code Quality Reports

Detailed Reports Available:

• Maven Site Documentation - Complete project documentation
• JaCoCo Test Coverage - Unit test coverage reports (80%+ line, 70%+ branch)
• JavaDoc API Documentation - Complete API reference
• SonarCloud Dashboard - Code quality metrics

Testing Standards

Per Secure Development Policy:

• ✅ Minimum 80% line coverage
• ✅ Minimum 70% branch coverage
• ✅ Automated security scanning (SAST/DAST)
• ✅ Dependency vulnerability checks

💻 Technology Stack

Runtime: Java 26 (Feature Release) • Source: Java 21 (LTS) • Build: Maven 3.9.14 • Database: PostgreSQL 18

🙏 Contributors

Thanks to @Copilot, @dependabot[bot], @pethers, copilot-swe-agent[bot] and dependabot[bot] for their contributions to this release!

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Hack23/cia/compare/2026.4.4...2026.4.6