diff --git a/common/crypto/CMakeLists.txt b/common/crypto/CMakeLists.txt
index bab75fd2a..a1dbe75be 100644
--- a/common/crypto/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/crypto/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ FILE(GLOB PROJECT_SOURCES
     "pdo-crypto-c-wrapper.cpp"
     "$ENV{FPC_PATH}/common/base64/base64.cpp"
     "$ENV{FPC_PATH}/common/json/parson.c"
+    "$ENV{FPC_PATH}/common/utils.c" #for append_string in parson
     "attestation-api/evidence/*.cpp"
     )
 
diff --git a/common/crypto/attestation-api/evidence/verify-evidence.cpp b/common/crypto/attestation-api/evidence/verify-evidence.cpp
index ac49fa17d..86a2c8e68 100644
--- a/common/crypto/attestation-api/evidence/verify-evidence.cpp
+++ b/common/crypto/attestation-api/evidence/verify-evidence.cpp
@@ -150,9 +150,11 @@ bool verify_ias_evidence(
 
     {
         // verify report status
-        const int group_out_of_date_ok = 1;
-        COND2LOGERR(VERIFY_SUCCESS != verify_enclave_quote_status(ias_report.c_str(),
-                                          ias_report.length(), group_out_of_date_ok),
+        const unsigned int flags = QSF_ACCEPT_GROUP_OUT_OF_DATE | QSF_ACCEPT_CONFIGURATION_NEEDED |
+                                   QSF_ACCEPT_SW_HARDENING_NEEDED |
+                                   QSF_ACCEPT_CONFIGURATION_AND_SW_HARDENING_NEEDED;
+        COND2LOGERR(VERIFY_SUCCESS !=
+                        verify_enclave_quote_status(ias_report.c_str(), ias_report.length(), flags),
             "invalid quote status");
     }
 
diff --git a/common/crypto/pdo b/common/crypto/pdo
index 75467684c..ba4896f45 160000
--- a/common/crypto/pdo
+++ b/common/crypto/pdo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 75467684cda0ca6abb10154e3f45f97e9784ed54
+Subproject commit ba4896f457de697e43c7f16929a08b19754f90d2
diff --git a/scripts/cpplinter.sh b/scripts/cpplinter.sh
index 485985da0..38f4f8c27 100755
--- a/scripts/cpplinter.sh
+++ b/scripts/cpplinter.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ done
 #if check fails, provide instructions for fixing the format
 if [[ $RET != 0 ]]
 then
-    echo "Format check failed. Run '$0 DO_FORMAT' to fix the format."
+    echo "Format check failed. Run '$0 <top folder> DO_FORMAT' to fix the format."
 fi
 
 exit $RET