Internet Explorer

_Ðave_

I work for an aerospace manufacturer and for security reasoning they will only allow Internet Explorer to be used. I'm sure this is quite common. Is this something that will be supported any time soon.

Thanks

_Ðave_

lougallo

Currently the only version (since January 12, 2016) only Internet Explorer 11 is still supported.  There are a number of issues in supporting web standards in almost every version of IE since the very beginning.  IE 11 is no different and Microsoft is only patching it and is not changing any of the underlying technology.  Microsoft Edge is their "line in the sand" to make an attempt to adhere to web standards and build an more modern browser.  We hope, eventually, to add support for Edge once some of the main issue are solved.

ITAR is tough but we are definitely looking at how we can comply and understand the importance to have this requirement.  

brian_brady

Is the idea behind the company's decision that they want LESS SECURITY? If so, then Explorer makes sense.

_Ðave_

I believe that is easier for them to control what the employees have access to on the web. I'm just guessing as I have nothing to do with those decisions neither do I have any in depth knowledge on the subject. I'm just trying to find a way to use Onshape at work and the only way from there perspective  is that it needs to function within Internet Explorer. 

brian_brady

The issue is likely that IE is not very standards compliant, so Onshape code would need to have differences for users of IE than for other users. 

lougallo

I can say that we cannot build support for a browser that Microsoft has retired over two years ago. However we will continue to test Microsoft Edge to try to officially support it. At this point we can only support browsers that are still developed and patched by their manufacturers. 
May this point there are very few that are Tatum running IE but those that do are mixing to allow some current browser they can validate internally for security purposes. 

_Ðave_

Thanks Lou,

 I'll try the angle of how IE has been retired and unsupported and that they should consider updating. I still have an issue with ITAR requirements, will we have a solution for that any time soon.

lougallo

Currently the only version (since January 12, 2016) only Internet Explorer 11 is still supported.  There are a number of issues in supporting web standards in almost every version of IE since the very beginning.  IE 11 is no different and Microsoft is only patching it and is not changing any of the underlying technology.  Microsoft Edge is their "line in the sand" to make an attempt to adhere to web standards and build an more modern browser.  We hope, eventually, to add support for Edge once some of the main issue are solved.

ITAR is tough but we are definitely looking at how we can comply and understand the importance to have this requirement.