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CDD Version 0.1.0, PHP Version 5.2.9

Release Management

CDD provides a built-in release management system which provides:

Authentication (login)
Selection of completed features
Specification of release notes
Specification of version information
Private-key and pass-phrase protection for the email database
Sending emails to registered and validated users

Here's what a typical session looks like. First, authentication: specify a password. The actual password is controlled by you when you include the CDD system:

<?php
    define("CDD_PASSWORD", "12cab74e6d1dfe7ab854b13b25fee8f6");
    define("CDD_PASSPHRASE", "12cab74e6d1dfe7ab854b13b25fee8f6");
    include("cdd-release.php");
?>

Next, check the features you have completed, type in some release notes, and specify a version number:

Finally, prepare to send email to your users. If you are using public-key encryption, you need to enter your pass-phrase protected private-key now, along with the pass-phrase. Otherwise, just enter the password which corresponds to the CDD_PASSWORD md5 checksum. Note: it's a good idea to host this web-site in an https container if you are really paranoid about security (as you should be).

Hitting Send Email To Users will complete the operation, and perform a one-time mailing to your user-base, one user at a time (it might take a while so be patient and leave the browser alone...).

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