1 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.16 (2016-11-18)
2 -------------------------------------------------
4 * gpg: New algorithm for selecting the best ranked public key when
5 using a mail address with -r, -R, or --locate-key.
7 * gpg: New option --with-tofu-info to print a new "tfs" record in
8 colon formatted key listings.
10 * gpg: New option --compliance as an alternative way to specify
11 options like --rfc2440, --rfc4880, et al.
13 * gpg: Many changes to the TOFU implementation.
15 * gpg: Improve usability of --quick-gen-key.
17 * gpg: In --verbose mode print a diagnostic when a pinentry is
20 * gpg: Remove code which warns for old versions of gnome-keyring.
22 * gpg: New option --override-session-key-fd.
24 * gpg: Option --output does now work with --verify.
26 * gpgv: New option --output to allow saving the verified data.
28 * gpgv: New option --enable-special-filenames.
30 * agent, dirmngr: New --supervised mode for use by systemd and alike.
32 * agent: By default listen on all available sockets using standard
35 * agent: Invoke scdaemon with --homedir.
37 * dirmngr: On Linux now detects the removal of its own socket and
40 * scd: Support ECC key generation.
42 * scd: Support more card readers.
44 * dirmngr: New option --allow-version-check to download a software
45 version database in the background.
47 * dirmngr: Use system provided CAs if no --hkp-cacert is given.
49 * dirmngr: Use a default keyserver if none is explicitly set
51 * gpgconf: New command --query-swdb to check software versions
52 against an copy of an online database.
54 * gpgconf: Print the socket directory with --list-dirs.
56 * tools: The WKS tools now support draft version -02.
58 * tools: Always build gpg-wks-client and install under libexec.
60 * tools: New option --supported for gpg-wks-client.
62 * The log-file option now accepts a value "socket://" to log to the
63 socket named "S.log" in the standard socket directory.
65 * Provide fake pinentries for use by tests cases of downstream
68 * Fixed many bugs and regressions.
70 * Many changes and improvements for the test suite.
73 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.15 (2016-08-18)
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76 * gpg: Remove the --tofu-db-format option and support for the split
79 * gpg: Add option --sender to prepare for coming features.
81 * gpg: Add option --input-size-hint to help progress indicators.
83 * gpg: Extend the PROGRESS status line with the counted unit.
85 * gpg: Avoid publishing the GnuPG version by default with --armor.
87 * gpg: Properly ignore legacy keys in the keyring cache.
89 * gpg: Always print fingerprint records in --with-colons mode.
91 * gpg: Make sure that keygrips are printed for each subkey in
94 * gpg: New import filter "drop-sig".
96 * gpgsm: Fix a bug in the machine-readable key listing.
98 * gpg,gpgsm: Block signals during keyring updates to limits the
99 effects of a Ctrl-C at the wrong time.
101 * g13: Add command --umount and other fixes for dm-crypt.
103 * agent: Fix regression in SIGTERM handling.
105 * agent: Cleanup of the ssh-agent code.
107 * agent: Allow import of overly long keys.
109 * scd: Fix problems with card removal.
111 * dirmngr: Remove all code for running as a system service.
113 * tools: Make gpg-wks-client conforming to the specs.
115 * tests: Improve the output of the new regression test tool.
117 * tests: Distribute the standalone test runner.
119 * tests: Run each test in a clean environment.
121 * Spelling and grammar fixes.
124 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.14 (2016-07-14)
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127 * gpg: Removed options --print-dane-records and --print-pka-records.
128 The new export options "export-pka" and "export-dane" can instead
129 be used with the export command.
131 * gpg: New options --import-filter and --export-filter.
133 * gpg: New import options "import-show" and "import-export".
135 * gpg: New option --no-keyring.
137 * gpg: New command --quick-revuid.
139 * gpg: New options -f/--recipient-file and -F/--hidden-recipient-file
140 to directly specify encryption keys.
142 * gpg: New option --mimemode to indicate that the content is a MIME
143 part. Does only enable --textmode right now.
145 * gpg: New option --rfc4880bis to allow experiments with proposed
146 changes to the current OpenPGP specs.
148 * gpg: Fix regression in the "fetch" sub-command of --card-edit.
150 * gpg: Fix regression since 2.1 in option --try-all-secrets.
152 * gpgv: Change default options for extra security.
154 * gpgsm: No more root certificates are installed by default.
156 * agent: "updatestartuptty" does now affect more environment
159 * scd: The option --homedir does now work with scdaemon.
161 * scd: Support some more GEMPlus card readers.
163 * gpgtar: Fix handling of '-' as file name.
165 * gpgtar: New commands --create and --extract.
167 * gpgconf: Tweak for --list-dirs to better support shell scripts.
169 * tools: Add programs gpg-wks-client and gpg-wks-server to implement
170 a Web Key Service. The configure option --enable-wks-tools is
171 required to build them; they should be considered Beta software.
173 * tests: Complete rework of the openpgp part of the test suite. The
174 test scripts have been changed from Bourne shell scripts to Scheme
175 programs. A customized scheme interpreter (gpgscm) is included.
176 This change was triggered by the need to run the test suite on
179 * The rendering of the man pages has been improved.
182 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.13 (2016-06-16)
183 -------------------------------------------------
185 * gpg: New command --quick-addkey. Extend the --quick-gen-key
188 * gpg: New --keyid-format "none" which is now also the default.
190 * gpg: New option --with-subkey-fingerprint.
192 * gpg: Include Signer's UID subpacket in signatures if the secret key
193 has been specified using a mail address and the new option
194 --disable-signer-uid is not used.
196 * gpg: Allow unattended deletion of a secret key.
198 * gpg: Allow export of non-passphrase protected secret keys.
200 * gpg: New status lines KEY_CONSIDERED and NOTATION_FLAGS.
202 * gpg: Change status line TOFU_STATS_LONG to use '~' as
203 a non-breaking-space character.
205 * gpg: Speedup key listings in Tofu mode.
207 * gpg: Make sure that the current and total values of a PROGRESS
208 status line are small enough.
210 * gpgsm: Allow the use of AES192 and SERPENT ciphers.
212 * dirmngr: Adjust WKD lookup to current specs.
214 * dirmngr: Fallback to LDAP v3 if v2 is is not supported.
216 * gpgconf: New commands --create-socketdir and --remove-socketdir,
217 new option --homedir.
219 * If a /run/user/$UID directory exists, that directory is now used
220 for IPC sockets instead of the GNUPGHOME directory. This fixes
221 problems with NFS and too long socket names and thus avoids the
222 need for redirection files.
224 * The Speedo build systems now uses the new versions.gnupg.org server
225 to retrieve the default package versions.
227 * Fix detection of libusb on FreeBSD.
229 * Speedup fd closing after a fork.
232 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.12 (2016-05-04)
233 -------------------------------------------------
235 * gpg: New --edit-key sub-command "change-usage" for testing
238 * gpg: Out of order key-signatures are now systematically detected
239 and fixed by --edit-key.
241 * gpg: Improved detection of non-armored messages.
243 * gpg: Removed the extra prompt needed to create Curve25519 keys.
245 * gpg: Improved user ID selection for --quick-sign-key.
247 * gpg: Use the root CAs provided by the system with --fetch-key.
249 * gpg: Add support for the experimental Web Key Directory key
252 * gpg: Improve formatting of Tofu messages and emit new Tofu specific
255 * gpgsm: Add option --pinentry-mode to support a loopback pinentry.
257 * gpgsm: A new pubring.kbx is now created with the header blob so
258 that gpg can detect that the keybox format needs to be used.
260 * agent: Add read support for the new private key protection format
263 * agent: Add read support for the new extended private key format.
265 * agent: Default to --allow-loopback-pinentry and add option
266 --no-allow-loopback-pinentry.
268 * scd: Changed to use the new libusb 1.0 API for the internal CCID
271 * dirmngr: The dirmngr-client does now auto-detect the PEM format.
273 * g13: Add experimental support for dm-crypt.
275 * w32: Tofu support is now available with the Speedo build method.
277 * w32: Removed the need for libiconv.dll.
279 * The man pages for gpg and gpgv are now installed under the correct
280 name (gpg2 or gpg - depending on a configure option).
282 * Lots of internal cleanups and bug fixes.
285 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.11 (2016-01-26)
286 -------------------------------------------------
288 * gpg: New command --export-ssh-key to replace the gpgkey2ssh tool.
290 * gpg: Allow to generate mail address only keys with --gen-key.
292 * gpg: "--list-options show-usage" is now the default.
294 * gpg: Make lookup of DNS CERT records holding an URL work.
296 * gpg: Emit PROGRESS status lines during key generation.
298 * gpg: Don't check for ambigious or non-matching key specification in
299 the config file or given to --encrypt-to. This feature will return
302 * gpg: Lock keybox files while updating them.
304 * gpg: Solve rare error on Windows during keyring and Keybox updates.
306 * gpg: Fix possible keyring corruption. (bug#2193)
308 * gpg: Fix regression of "bkuptocard" sub-command in --edit-key and
309 remove "checkbkupkey" sub-command introduced with 2.1. (bug#2169)
311 * gpg: Fix internal error in gpgv when using default keyid-format.
313 * gpg: Fix --auto-key-retrieve to work with dirmngr.conf configured
314 keyservers. (bug#2147).
316 * agent: New option --pinentry-timeout.
318 * scd: Improve unplugging of USB readers under Windows.
320 * scd: Fix regression for generating RSA keys on card.
322 * dirmmgr: All configured keyservers are now searched.
324 * dirmngr: Install CA certificate for hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net.
325 Use this certiticate even if --hkp-cacert is not used.
327 * gpgtar: Add actual encryption code. gpgtar does now fully replace
330 * gpgtar: Fix filename encoding problem on Windows.
332 * Print a warning if a GnuPG component is using an older version of
333 gpg-agent, dirmngr, or scdaemon.
336 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.10 (2015-12-04)
337 -------------------------------------------------
339 * gpg: New trust models "tofu" and "tofu+pgp".
341 * gpg: New command --tofu-policy. New options --tofu-default-policy
342 and --tofu-db-format.
344 * gpg: New option --weak-digest to specify hash algorithms which
345 should be considered weak.
347 * gpg: Allow the use of multiple --default-key options; take the last
350 * gpg: New option --encrypt-to-default-key.
352 * gpg: New option --unwrap to only strip the encryption layer.
354 * gpg: New option --only-sign-text-ids to exclude photo IDs from key
357 * gpg: Check for ambigious or non-matching key specification in the
358 config file or given to --encrypt-to.
360 * gpg: Show the used card reader with --card-status.
362 * gpg: Print export statistics and an EXPORTED status line.
364 * gpg: Allow selecting subkeys by keyid in --edit-key.
366 * gpg: Allow updating the expiration time of multiple subkeys at
369 * dirmngr: New option --use-tor. For full support this requires
370 libassuan version 2.4.2 and a patched version of libadns
371 (e.g. adns-1.4-g10-7 as used by the standard Windows installer).
373 * dirmngr: New option --nameserver to specify the nameserver used in
376 * dirmngr: Keyservers may again be specified by IP address.
378 * dirmngr: Fixed problems in resolving keyserver pools.
380 * dirmngr: Fixed handling of premature termination of TLS streams so
381 that large numbers of keys can be refreshed via hkps.
383 * gpg: Fixed a regression in --locate-key [since 2.1.9].
385 * gpg: Fixed another bug for keyrings with legacy keys.
387 * gpgsm: Allow combinations of usage flags in --gen-key.
389 * Make tilde expansion work with most options.
391 * Many other cleanups and bug fixes.
394 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.9 (2015-10-09)
395 ------------------------------------------------
397 * gpg: Allow fetching keys via OpenPGP DANE (--auto-key-locate). New
398 option --print-dane-records. [Update: --print-dane-records replaced
401 * gpg: Fix for a problem with PGP-2 keys in a keyring.
403 * gpg: Fail with an error instead of a warning if a modern cipher
404 algorithm is used without a MDC.
406 * agent: New option --pinentry-invisible-char.
408 * agent: Always do a RSA signature verification after creation.
410 * agent: Fix a regression in ssh-add-ing Ed25519 keys.
412 * agent: Fix ssh fingerprint computation for nistp384 and EdDSA.
414 * agent: Fix crash during passphrase entry on some platforms.
416 * scd: Change timeout to fix problems with some 2.1 cards.
418 * dirmngr: Displayed name is now Key Acquirer.
420 * dirmngr: Add option --keyserver. Deprecate that option for gpg.
421 Install a dirmngr.conf file from a skeleton for new installations.
424 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.8 (2015-09-10)
425 ------------------------------------------------
427 * gpg: Sending very large keys to the keyservers works again.
429 * gpg: Validity strings in key listings are now again translatable.
431 * gpg: Emit FAILURE status lines to help GPGME.
433 * gpg: Does not anymore link to Libksba to reduce dependencies.
435 * gpgsm: Export of secret keys via Assuan is now possible.
437 * agent: Raise the maximum passphrase length from 100 to 255 bytes.
439 * agent: Fix regression using EdDSA keys with ssh.
441 * Does not anymore use a build timestamp by default.
443 * The fallback encoding for broken locale settings changed
444 from Latin-1 to UTF-8.
446 * Many code cleanups and improved internal documentation.
448 * Various minor bug fixes.
451 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.7 (2015-08-11)
452 ------------------------------------------------
454 * gpg: Support encryption with Curve25519 if Libgcrypt 1.7 is used.
456 * gpg: In the --edit-key menu: Removed the need for "toggle", changed
457 how secret keys are indicated, new commands "fpr *" and "grip".
459 * gpg: More fixes related to legacy keys in a keyring.
461 * gpgv: Does now also work with a "trustedkeys.kbx" file.
463 * scd: Support some feature from the OpenPGP card 3.0 specs.
465 * scd: Improved ECC support
467 * agent: New option --force for the DELETE_KEY command.
469 * w32: Look for the Pinentry at more places.
471 * Dropped deprecated gpgsm-gencert.sh
473 * Various other bug fixes.
476 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.6 (2015-07-01)
477 ------------------------------------------------
479 * agent: New option --verify for the PASSWD command.
481 * gpgsm: Add command option "offline" as an alternative to
484 * gpg: Do not prompt multiple times for a password in pinentry
487 * Allow the use of debug category names with --debug.
489 * Using gpg-agent and gpg/gpgsm with different locales will now show
490 the correct translations in Pinentry.
492 * gpg: Improve speed of --list-sigs and --check-sigs.
494 * gpg: Make --list-options show-sig-subpackets work again.
496 * gpg: Fix an export problem for old keyrings with PGP-2 keys.
498 * scd: Support PIN-pads on more readers.
500 * dirmngr: Properly cleanup zombie LDAP helper processes and avoid
501 hangs on dirmngr shutdown.
503 * Various other bug fixes.
506 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.5 (2015-06-11)
507 ------------------------------------------------
509 * Support for an external passphrase cache.
511 * Support for the forthcoming version 3 OpenPGP smartcard.
513 * Manuals now show the actual used file names.
515 * Prepared for improved integration with Emacs.
517 * Code cleanups and minor bug fixes.
520 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.4 (2015-05-12)
521 ------------------------------------------------
523 * gpg: Add command --quick-adduid to non-interactively add a new user
524 id to an existing key.
526 * gpg: Do no enable honor-keyserver-url by default. Make it work if
529 * gpg: Display the serial number in the --card-status output again.
531 * agent: Support for external password managers.
532 Add option --no-allow-external-cache.
534 * scdaemon: Improved handling of extended APDUs.
536 * Make HTTP proxies work again.
538 * All network access including DNS as been moved to Dirmngr.
540 * Allow building without LDAP support.
542 * Fixed lots of smaller bugs.
545 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.3 (2015-04-11)
546 ------------------------------------------------
548 * gpg: LDAP keyservers are now supported by 2.1.
550 * gpg: New option --with-icao-spelling.
552 * gpg: New option --print-pka-records. Changed the PKA method to use
553 CERT records and hashed names. [Update: --print-pka-records
556 * gpg: New command --list-gcrypt-config. New parameter "curve"
559 * gpg: Print a NEWSIG status line like gpgsm always did.
561 * gpg: Print MPI values with --list-packets and --verbose.
563 * gpg: Write correct MPI lengths with ECC keys.
565 * gpg: Skip legacy PGP-2 keys while searching.
567 * gpg: Improved searching for mail addresses when using a keybox.
569 * gpgsm: Changed default algos to AES-128 and SHA-256.
571 * gpgtar: Fixed extracting files with sizes of a multiple of 512.
573 * dirmngr: Fixed SNI handling for hkps pools.
575 * dirmngr: extra-certs and trusted-certs are now always loaded from
576 the sysconfig dir instead of the homedir.
578 * Fixed possible problems due to compiler optimization, two minor
579 regressions, and other bugs.
582 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.2 (2015-02-11)
583 ------------------------------------------------
585 * gpg: The parameter 'Passphrase' for batch key generation works
588 * gpg: Using a passphrase option in batch mode now has the expected
589 effect on --quick-gen-key.
591 * gpg: Improved reporting of unsupported PGP-2 keys.
593 * gpg: Added support for algo names when generating keys using
596 * gpg: Fixed DoS based on bogus and overlong key packets.
598 * agent: When setting --default-cache-ttl the value
599 for --max-cache-ttl is adjusted to be not lower than the former.
601 * agent: Fixed problems with the new --extra-socket.
603 * agent: Made --allow-loopback-pinentry changeable with gpgconf.
605 * agent: Fixed importing of unprotected openpgp keys.
607 * agent: Now tries to use a fallback pinentry if the standard
608 pinentry is not installed.
610 * scd: Added support for ECDH.
612 * Fixed several bugs related to bogus keyrings and improved some
616 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.1 (2014-12-16)
617 ------------------------------------------------
619 * gpg: Detect faulty use of --verify on detached signatures.
621 * gpg: New import option "keep-ownertrust".
623 * gpg: New sub-command "factory-reset" for --card-edit.
625 * gpg: A stub key for smartcards is now created by --card-status.
627 * gpg: Fixed regression in --refresh-keys.
629 * gpg: Fixed regresion in %g and %p codes for --sig-notation.
631 * gpg: Fixed best matching hash algo detection for ECDSA and EdDSA.
633 * gpg: Improved perceived speed of secret key listisngs.
635 * gpg: Print number of skipped PGP-2 keys on import.
637 * gpg: Removed the option aliases --throw-keyid and --notation-data;
638 use --throw-keyids and --set-notation instead.
640 * gpg: New import option "keep-ownertrust".
642 * gpg: Skip too large keys during import.
644 * gpg,gpgsm: New option --no-autostart to avoid starting gpg-agent or
647 * gpg-agent: New option --extra-socket to provide a restricted
648 command set for use with remote clients.
650 * gpgconf --kill does not anymore start a service only to kill it.
652 * gpg-pconnect-agent: Add convenience option --uiserver.
654 * Fixed keyserver access for Windows.
656 * Fixed build problems on Mac OS X
658 * The Windows installer does now install development files
660 * More translations (but most of them are not complete).
662 * To support remotely mounted home directories, the IPC sockets may
663 now be redirected. This feature requires Libassuan 2.2.0.
665 * Improved portability and the usual bunch of bug fixes.
668 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0 (2014-11-06)
669 ------------------------------------------------
671 This release introduces a lot of changes. Most of them are internal
672 and thus not user visible. However, some long standing behavior has
673 slightly changed and it is strongly suggested that an existing
674 "~/.gnupg" directory is backed up before this version is used.
676 A verbose description of the major new features and changes can be
677 found in the file doc/whats-new-in-2.1.txt.
679 * gpg: All support for v3 (PGP 2) keys has been dropped. All
680 signatures are now created as v4 signatures. v3 keys will be
681 removed from the keyring.
683 * gpg: With pinentry-0.9.0 the passphrase "enter again" prompt shows
684 up in the same window as the "new passphrase" prompt.
686 * gpg: Allow importing keys with duplicated long key ids.
688 * dirmngr: May now be build without support for LDAP.
690 * For a complete list of changes see the lists of changes for the
691 2.1.0 beta versions below. Note that all relevant fixes from
692 versions 2.0.14 to 2.0.26 are also applied to this version.
695 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0-beta864 (2014-10-03)]
697 * gpg: Removed the GPG_AGENT_INFO related code. GnuPG does now
698 always use a fixed socket name in its home directory.
700 * gpg: Renamed --gen-key to --full-gen-key and re-added a --gen-key
701 command with less choices.
703 * gpg: Use SHA-256 for all signature types also on RSA keys.
705 * gpg: Default keyring is now created with a .kbx suffix.
707 * gpg: Add a shortcut to the key capabilies menu (e.g. "=e" sets the
708 encryption capabilities).
710 * gpg: Fixed obsolete options parsing.
712 * Further improvements for the alternative speedo build system.
715 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0-beta834 (2014-09-18)]
717 * gpg: Improved passphrase caching.
719 * gpg: Switched to algorithm number 22 for EdDSA.
721 * gpg: Removed CAST5 from the default preferences.
723 * gpg: Order SHA-1 last in the hash preferences.
725 * gpg: Changed default cipher for --symmetric to AES-128.
727 * gpg: Fixed export of ECC keys and import of EdDSA keys.
729 * dirmngr: Fixed the KS_FETCH command.
731 * The speedo build system now downloads related packages and works
732 for non-Windows platforms.
735 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0-beta783 (2014-08-14)]
737 * gpg: Add command --quick-gen-key.
739 * gpg: Make --quick-sign-key promote local key signatures.
741 * gpg: Added "show-usage" sub-option to --list-options.
743 * gpg: Screen keyserver responses to avoid importing unwanted keys
746 * gpg: Removed the option --pgp2 and --rfc1991 and the ability to
747 create PGP-2 compatible messages.
749 * gpg: Removed options --compress-keys and --compress-sigs.
751 * gpg: Cap attribute packets at 16MB.
753 * gpg: Improved output of --list-packets.
755 * gpg: Make with-colons output of --search-keys work again.
757 * gpgsm: Auto-create the ".gnupg" directory like gpg does.
759 * agent: Fold new passphrase warning prompts into one.
761 * scdaemon: Add support for the Smartcard-HSM card.
763 * scdaemon: Remove the use of the pcsc-wrapper.
766 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0-beta751 (2014-07-03)]
768 * gpg: Create revocation certificates during key generation.
770 * gpg: Create exported secret keys and revocation certifciates with
773 * gpg: The validity of user ids is now shown by default. To revert
774 this add "list-options no-show-uid-validity" to gpg.conf.
776 * gpg: Make export of secret keys work again.
778 * gpg: The output of --list-packets does now print the offset of the
779 packet and information about the packet header.
781 * gpg: Avoid DoS due to garbled compressed data packets. [CVE-2014-4617]
783 * gpg: Print more specific reason codes with the INV_RECP status.
785 * gpg: Cap RSA and Elgamal keysize at 4096 bit also for unattended
788 * scdaemon: Support reader Gemalto IDBridge CT30 and pinpad of SCT
791 * The speedo build system has been improved. It is now also possible
792 to build a partly working installer for Windows.
795 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0-beta442 (2014-06-05)]
797 * gpg: Changed the format of key listings. To revert to the old
798 format the option --legacy-list-mode is available.
800 * gpg: Add experimental signature support using curve Ed25519 and
801 with a patched Libgcrypt also encryption support with Curve25519.
802 [Update: this encryption support has been removed from 2.1.0 until
803 we have agreed on a suitable format.]
805 * gpg: Allow use of Brainpool curves.
807 * gpg: Accepts a space separated fingerprint as user ID. This
808 allows to copy and paste the fingerprint from the key listing.
810 * gpg: The hash algorithm is now printed for signature records in key
813 * gpg: Reject signatures made using the MD5 hash algorithm unless the
814 new option --allow-weak-digest-algos or --pgp2 are given.
816 * gpg: Print a warning if the Gnome-Keyring-Daemon intercepts the
817 communication with the gpg-agent.
819 * gpg: New option --pinentry-mode.
821 * gpg: Fixed decryption using an OpenPGP card.
823 * gpg: Fixed bug with deeply nested compressed packets.
825 * gpg: Only the major version number is by default included in the
828 * gpg: Do not create a trustdb file if --trust-model=always is used.
830 * gpg: Protect against rogue keyservers sending secret keys.
832 * gpg: The format of the fallback key listing ("gpg KEYFILE") is now
833 more aligned to the regular key listing ("gpg -k").
835 * gpg: The option--show-session-key prints its output now before the
836 decryption of the bulk message starts.
838 * gpg: New %U expando for the photo viewer.
840 * gpg,gpgsm: New option --with-secret.
842 * gpgsm: By default the users are now asked via the Pinentry whether
843 they trust an X.509 root key. To prohibit interactive marking of
844 such keys, the new option --no-allow-mark-trusted may be used.
846 * gpgsm: New commands to export a secret RSA key in PKCS#1 or PKCS#8
849 * gpgsm: Improved handling of re-issued CA certificates.
851 * agent: The included ssh agent does now support ECDSA keys.
853 * agent: New option --enable-putty-support to allow gpg-agent on
854 Windows to act as a Pageant replacement with full smartcard support.
856 * scdaemon: New option --enable-pinpad-varlen.
858 * scdaemon: Various fixes for pinpad equipped card readers.
860 * scdaemon: Rename option --disable-pinpad (was --disable-keypad).
862 * scdaemon: Better support fo CCID readers. Now, internal CCID
863 driver supports readers with no auto configuration feature.
865 * dirmngr: Removed support for the original HKP keyserver which is
866 not anymore used by any site.
868 * dirmngr: Improved support for keyserver pools.
870 * tools: New option --dirmngr for gpg-connect-agent.
872 * The GNU Pth library has been replaced by the new nPth library.
874 * Support installation as portable application under Windows.
876 * All kind of other improvements - see the git log.
879 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0beta3 (2011-12-20)]
881 * gpg: Fixed regression in the secret key export function.
883 * gpg: Allow generation of card keys up to 4096 bit.
885 * gpgsm: Preliminary support for the validation model "steed".
887 * gpgsm: Improved certificate creation.
889 * agent: Support the SSH confirm flag.
891 * agent: New option to select a passphrase mode. The loopback
892 mode may be used to bypass Pinentry.
894 * agent: The Assuan commands KILLAGENT and KILLSCD are working again.
896 * scdaemon: Does not anymore block after changing a card (regression
899 * tools: gpg-connect-agent does now proberly display the help output
900 for "SCD HELP" commands.
903 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0beta2 (2011-03-08)]
905 * gpg: ECC support as described by draft-jivsov-openpgp-ecc-06.txt
906 [Update: now known as RFC-6637].
908 * gpg: Print "AES128" instead of "AES". This change introduces a
909 little incompatibility for tools using "gpg --list-config". We
910 hope that these tools are written robust enough to accept this new
911 algorithm name as well.
913 * gpgsm: New feature to create certificates from a parameter file.
914 Add prompt to the --gen-key UI to create self-signed certificates.
916 * agent: TMPDIR is now also honored when creating a socket using
917 the --no-standard-socket option and with symcryptrun's temp files.
919 * scdaemon: Fixed a bug where scdaemon sends a signal to gpg-agent
920 running in non-daemon mode.
922 * dirmngr: Fixed CRL loading under W32 (bug#1010).
924 * Dirmngr has taken over the function of the keyserver helpers. Thus
925 we now have a specified direct interface to keyservers via Dirmngr.
926 LDAP, DNS and mail backends are not yet implemented.
928 * Fixed TTY management for pinentries and session variable update
932 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0beta1 (2010-10-26)]
934 * gpg: secring.gpg is not anymore used but all secret key operations
935 are delegated to gpg-agent. The import command moves secret keys
938 * gpg: The OpenPGP import command is now able to merge secret keys.
940 * gpg: Encrypted OpenPGP messages with trailing data (e.g. other
941 OpenPGP packets) are now correctly parsed.
943 * gpg: Given sufficient permissions Dirmngr is started automagically.
945 * gpg: Fixed output of "gpgconf --check-options".
947 * gpg: Removed options --export-options(export-secret-subkey-passwd)
948 and --simple-sk-checksum.
950 * gpg: New options --try-secret-key.
952 * gpg: Support DNS lookups for SRV, PKA and CERT on W32.
954 * gpgsm: The --audit-log feature is now more complete.
956 * gpgsm: The default for --include-cert is now to include all
957 certificates in the chain except for the root certificate.
959 * gpgsm: New option --ignore-cert-extension.
961 * g13: The G13 tool for disk encryption key management has been
964 * agent: If the agent's --use-standard-socket option is active, all
965 tools try to start and daemonize the agent on the fly. In the past
966 this was only supported on W32; on non-W32 systems the new
967 configure option --disable-standard-socket may now be used to
968 disable this new default.
970 * agent: New and changed passphrases are now created with an
971 iteration count requiring about 100ms of CPU work.
973 * dirmngr: Dirmngr is now a part of this package. It is now also
974 expected to run as a system service and the configuration
975 directories are changed to the GnuPG name space. [Update: 2.1.0
976 starts dirmngr on demand as user daemon.]
978 * Support for Windows CE. [Update: This has not been tested for the
981 * Numerical values may now be used as an alternative to the
982 debug-level keywords.
985 Version 2.0.28 (2015-06-02)
986 Version 2.0.27 (2015-02-18)
987 Version 2.0.26 (2014-08-12)
988 Version 2.0.25 (2014-06-30)
989 Version 2.0.24 (2014-06-24)
990 Version 2.0.23 (2014-06-03)
991 Version 2.0.22 (2013-10-04)
992 Version 2.0.21 (2013-08-19)
993 Version 2.0.20 (2013-05-10)
994 Version 2.0.19 (2012-03-27)
995 Version 2.0.18 (2011-08-04)
996 Version 2.0.17 (2011-01-13)
997 Version 2.0.16 (2010-07-19)
998 Version 2.0.15 (2010-03-09)
999 Version 2.0.14 (2009-12-21)
1002 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.13 (2009-09-04)
1003 -------------------------------------------------
1005 * GPG now generates 2048 bit RSA keys by default. The default hash
1006 algorithm preferences has changed to prefer SHA-256 over SHA-1.
1007 2048 bit DSA keys are now generated to use a 256 bit hash algorithm
1009 * The envvars XMODIFIERS, GTK_IM_MODULE and QT_IM_MODULE are now
1010 passed to the Pinentry to make SCIM work.
1012 * The GPGSM command --gen-key features a --batch mode and implements
1013 all features of gpgsm-gencert.sh in standard mode.
1015 * New option --re-import for GPGSM's IMPORT server command.
1017 * Enhanced writing of existing keys to OpenPGP v2 cards.
1019 * Add hack to the internal CCID driver to allow the use of some
1020 Omnikey based card readers with 2048 bit keys.
1022 * GPG now repeatly asks the user to insert the requested OpenPGP
1023 card. This can be disabled with --limit-card-insert-tries=1.
1028 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.12 (2009-06-17)
1029 -------------------------------------------------
1031 * GPGSM now always lists ephemeral certificates if specified by
1032 fingerprint or keygrip.
1034 * New command "KEYINFO" for GPG_AGENT. GPGSM now also returns
1035 information about smartcards.
1037 * Made sure not to leak file descriptors if running gpg-agent with a
1038 command. Restore the signal mask to solve a problem in Mono.
1040 * Changed order of the confirmation questions for root certificates
1041 and store negative answers in trustlist.txt.
1043 * Better synchronization of concurrent smartcard sessions.
1045 * Support 2048 bit OpenPGP cards.
1047 * Support Telesec Netkey 3 cards.
1049 * The gpg-protect-tool now uses gpg-agent via libassuan. Under
1050 Windows the Pinentry will now be put into the foreground.
1052 * Changed code to avoid a possible Mac OS X system freeze.
1055 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.11 (2009-03-03)
1056 -------------------------------------------------
1058 * Fixed a problem in SCDAEMON which caused unexpected card resets.
1060 * SCDAEMON is now aware of the Geldkarte.
1062 * The SCDAEMON option --allow-admin is now used by default.
1064 * GPGCONF now restarts SCdaemon if necessary.
1066 * The default cipher algorithm in GPGSM is now again 3DES. This is
1067 due to interoperability problems with Outlook 2003 which still
1068 can't cope with AES.
1071 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.10 (2009-01-12)
1072 -------------------------------------------------
1074 * [gpg] New keyserver helper gpg2keys_kdns as generic DNS CERT
1075 lookup. Run with --help for a short description. Requires the
1078 * [gpg] New mechanisms "local" and "nodefault" for --auto-key-locate.
1079 Fixed a few problems with this option.
1081 * [gpg] New command --locate-keys.
1083 * [gpg] New options --with-sig-list and --with-sig-check.
1085 * [gpg] The option "-sat" is no longer an alias for --clearsign.
1087 * [gpg] The option --fixed-list-mode is now implicitly used and obsolete.
1089 * [gpg] New control statement %ask-passphrase for the unattended key
1092 * [gpg] The algorithm to compute the SIG_ID status has been changed.
1094 * [gpgsm] Now uses AES by default.
1096 * [gpgsm] Made --output option work with --export-secret-key-p12.
1098 * [gpg-agent] Terminate process if the own listening socket is not
1099 anymore served by ourself.
1101 * [scdaemon] Made it more robust on W32.
1103 * [gpg-connect-agent] Accept commands given as command line arguments.
1105 * [w32] Initialized the socket subsystem for all keyserver helpers.
1107 * [w32] The sysconf directory has been moved from a subdirectory of
1108 the installation directory to %CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA%/GNU/etc/gnupg.
1110 * [w32] The gnupg2.nls directory is not anymore used. The standard
1111 locale directory is now used.
1113 * [w32] Fixed a race condition between gpg and gpgsm in the use of
1114 temporary file names.
1116 * The gpg-preset-passphrase mechanism works again. An arbitrary
1117 string may now be used for a custom cache ID.
1119 * Admin PINs are cached again (bug in 2.0.9).
1121 * Support for version 2 OpenPGP cards.
1123 * Libgcrypt 1.4 is now required.
1126 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.9 (2008-03-26)
1127 ------------------------------------------------
1129 * Gpgsm always tries to locate missing certificates from a running
1132 * Tweaks for Windows.
1134 * The Admin PIN for OpenPGP cards may now be entered with the pinpad.
1136 * Improved certificate chain construction.
1138 * Extended the PKITS framework.
1140 * Fixed a bug in the ambigious name detection.
1142 * Fixed possible memory corruption while importing OpenPGP keys (bug
1143 introduced with 2.0.8). [CVE-2008-1530]
1148 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.8 (2007-12-20)
1149 ------------------------------------------------
1151 * Enhanced gpg-connect-agent with a small scripting language.
1153 * New option --list-config for gpgconf.
1155 * Fixed a crash in gpgconf.
1157 * Gpg-agent now supports the passphrase quality bar of the latest
1160 * The envvars XAUTHORITY and PINENTRY_USER_DATA are now passed to the
1163 * Fixed the auto creation of the key stub for smartcards.
1165 * Fixed a rare bug in decryption using the OpenPGP card.
1167 * Creating DSA2 keys is now possible.
1169 * New option --extra-digest-algo for gpgsm to allow verification of
1172 * Allow encryption with legacy Elgamal sign+encrypt keys with option
1175 * Windows is now a supported platform.
1177 * Made sure that under Windows the file permissions of the socket are
1178 taken into account. This required a change of our socket emulation
1179 code and changed the IPC protocol under Windows.
1182 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.7 (2007-09-10)
1183 ------------------------------------------------
1185 * Fixed encryption problem if duplicate certificates are in the
1188 * Made it work on Windows Vista. Note that the entire Windows port
1189 is still considered Beta.
1191 * Add new options min-passphrase-nonalpha, check-passphrase-pattern,
1192 enforce-passphrase-constraints and max-passphrase-days to
1195 * Add command --check-components to gpgconf. Gpgconf now uses the
1196 installed versions of the programs and does not anymore search via
1200 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.6 (2007-08-16)
1201 ------------------------------------------------
1203 * GPGSM does now grok --default-key.
1205 * GPGCONF is now aware of --default-key and --encrypt-to.
1207 * GPGSM does again correctly print the serial number as well the the
1208 various keyids. This was broken since 2.0.4.
1210 * New option --validation-model and support for the chain-model.
1212 * Improved Windows support.
1215 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.5 (2007-07-05)
1216 ------------------------------------------------
1218 * Switched license to GPLv3.
1220 * Basic support for Windows. Run "./autogen.sh --build-w32" to build
1221 it. As usual the mingw cross compiling toolchain is required.
1223 * Fixed bug when using the --p12-charset without --armor.
1225 * The command --gen-key may now be used instead of the
1226 gpgsm-gencert.sh script.
1228 * Changed key generation to reveal less information about the
1229 machine. Bug fixes for gpg2's card key generation.
1232 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.4 (2007-05-09)
1233 ------------------------------------------------
1235 * The server mode key listing commands are now also working for
1236 systems without the funopen/fopencookie API.
1238 * PKCS#12 import now tries several encodings in case the passphrase
1239 was not utf-8 encoded. New option --p12-charset for gpgsm.
1241 * Improved the libgcrypt logging support in all modules.
1244 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.3 (2007-03-08)
1245 ------------------------------------------------
1247 * By default, do not allow processing multiple plaintexts in a single
1248 stream. Many programs that called GnuPG were assuming that GnuPG
1249 did not permit this, and were thus not using the plaintext boundary
1250 status tags that GnuPG provides. This change makes GnuPG reject
1251 such messages by default which makes those programs safe again.
1252 --allow-multiple-messages returns to the old behavior. [CVE-2007-1263].
1254 * New --verify-option show-primary-uid-only.
1256 * gpgconf may now reads a global configuration file to select which
1257 options are changeable by a frontend. The new applygnupgdefaults
1258 tool may be used by an admin to set default options for all users.
1260 * The PIN pad of the Cherry XX44 keyboard is now supported. The
1261 DINSIG and the NKS applications are now also aware of PIN pads.
1264 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.2 (2007-01-31)
1265 ------------------------------------------------
1267 * Fixed a serious and exploitable bug in processing encrypted
1268 packages. [CVE-2006-6235].
1270 * Added --passphrase-repeat to set the number of times GPG will
1271 prompt for a new passphrase to be repeated. This is useful to help
1272 memorize a new passphrase. The default is 1 repetition.
1274 * Using a PIN pad does now also work for the signing key.
1276 * A warning is displayed by gpg-agent if a new passphrase is too
1277 short. New option --min-passphrase-len defaults to 8.
1279 * The status code BEGIN_SIGNING now shows the used hash algorithms.
1282 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.1 (2006-11-28)
1283 ------------------------------------------------
1285 * Experimental support for the PIN pads of the SPR 532 and the Kaan
1286 Advanced card readers. Add "disable-keypad" scdaemon.conf if you
1287 don't want it. Does currently only work for the OpenPGP card and
1288 its authentication and decrypt keys.
1290 * Fixed build problems on some some platforms and crashes on amd64.
1292 * Fixed a buffer overflow in gpg2. [bug#728,CVE-2006-6169]
1295 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.0 (2006-11-11)
1296 ------------------------------------------------
1298 * First stable version of a GnuPG integrating OpenPGP and S/MIME.
1301 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.95 (2006-11-06)
1302 -------------------------------------------------
1307 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.94 (2006-10-24)
1308 -------------------------------------------------
1310 * Keys for gpgsm may now be specified using a keygrip. A keygrip is
1311 indicated by a prefixing it with an ampersand.
1313 * gpgconf now supports switching the CMS cipher algo (e.g. to AES).
1315 * New command --gpgconf-test for all major tools. This may be used to
1316 check whether the configuration file is sane.
1319 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.93 (2006-10-18)
1320 -------------------------------------------------
1322 * In --with-validation mode gpgsm will now also ask whether a root
1323 certificate should be trusted.
1325 * Link to Pth only if really necessary.
1327 * Fixed a pubring corruption bug in gpg2 occurring when importing
1328 signatures or keys with insane lengths.
1330 * Fixed v3 keyID calculation bug in gpg2.
1332 * More tweaks for certificates without extensions.
1335 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.92 (2006-10-11)
1336 -------------------------------------------------
1341 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.91 (2006-10-04)
1342 -------------------------------------------------
1344 * New "relax" flag for trustlist.txt to allow root CA certificates
1345 without BasicContraints.
1347 * [gpg2] Removed the -k PGP 2 compatibility hack. -k is now an
1348 alias for --list-keys.
1350 * [gpg2] Print a warning if "-sat" is used instead of "--clearsign".
1353 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.90 (2006-09-25)
1354 -------------------------------------------------
1356 * Made readline work for gpg.
1358 * Cleanups und minor bug fixes.
1360 * Included translations from gnupg 1.4.5.
1363 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.23 (2006-09-18)
1364 -------------------------------------------------
1366 * Regular man pages for most tools are now build directly from the
1369 * The gpg code from 1.4.5 has been fully merged into this release.
1370 The configure option --enable-gpg is still required to build this
1371 gpg part. For production use of OpenPGP the gpg version 1.4.5 is
1372 still recommended. Note, that gpg will be installed under the name
1373 gpg2 to allow coexisting with an 1.4.x gpg.
1375 * API change in gpg-agent's pkdecrypt command. Thus an older gpgsm
1376 may not be used with the current gpg-agent.
1378 * The scdaemon will now call a script on reader status changes.
1380 * gpgsm now allows file descriptor passing for "INPUT", "OUTPUT" and
1383 * The gpgsm server may now output a key listing to the output file
1384 handle. This needs to be enabled using "OPTION list-to-output=1".
1386 * The --output option of gpgsm has now an effect on list-keys.
1388 * New gpgsm commands --dump-chain and list-chain.
1390 * gpg-connect-agent has new options to utilize descriptor passing.
1392 * A global trustlist may now be used. See doc/examples/trustlist.txt.
1394 * When creating a new pubring.kbx keybox common certificates are
1398 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.22 (2006-07-27)
1399 -------------------------------------------------
1401 * Enhanced pkcs#12 support to allow import from simple keyBags.
1403 * Exporting to pkcs#12 now create bag attributes so that Mozilla is
1404 able to import the files.
1406 * Fixed uploading of certain keys to the smart card.
1409 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.21 (2006-06-20)
1410 -------------------------------------------------
1412 * New command APDU for scdaemon to allow using it for general card
1413 access. Might be used through gpg-connect-agent by using the SCD
1416 * Support for the CardMan 4040 PCMCIA reader (Linux 2.6.15 required).
1418 * Scdaemon does not anymore reset cards at the end of a connection.
1420 * Kludge to allow use of Bundesnetzagentur issued X.509 certificates.
1422 * Added --hash=xxx option to scdaemon's PKSIGN command.
1424 * Pkcs#12 files are now created with a MAC. This is for better
1427 * Collected bug fixes and minor other changes.
1430 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.20 (2005-12-20)
1431 -------------------------------------------------
1433 * Importing pkcs#12 files created be recent versions of Mozilla works
1436 * Basic support for qualified signatures.
1438 * New debug tool gpgparsemail.
1441 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.19 (2005-09-12)
1442 -------------------------------------------------
1444 * The Belgian eID card is now supported for signatures and ssh.
1445 Other pkcs#15 cards should work as well.
1447 * Fixed bug in --export-secret-key-p12 so that certificates are again
1451 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.18 (2005-08-01)
1452 -------------------------------------------------
1454 * [gpgsm] Now allows for more than one email address as well as URIs
1455 and dnsNames in certificate request generation. A keygrip may be
1456 given to create a request from an existing key.
1458 * A couple of minor bug fixes.
1461 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.17 (2005-06-20)
1462 -------------------------------------------------
1464 * gpg-connect-agent has now features to handle Assuan INQUIRE
1467 * Internal changes for OpenPGP cards. New Assuan command WRITEKEY.
1469 * GNU Pth is now a hard requirement.
1471 * [scdaemon] Support for OpenSC has been removed. Instead a new and
1472 straightforward pkcs#15 modules has been written. As of now it
1473 does allows only signing using TCOS cards but we are going to
1474 enhance it to match all the old capabilities.
1476 * [gpg-agent] New option --write-env-file and Assuan command
1479 * [gpg-agent] New option --default-cache-ttl-ssh to set the TTL for
1480 SSH passphrase caching independent from the other passphrases.
1483 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.16 (2005-04-21)
1484 -------------------------------------------------
1486 * gpg-agent does now support the ssh-agent protocol and thus allows
1487 to use the pinentry as well as the OpenPGP smartcard with ssh.
1489 * New tool gpg-connect-agent as a general client for the gpg-agent.
1491 * New tool symcryptrun as a wrapper for certain encryption tools.
1493 * The gpg tool is not anymore build by default because those gpg
1494 versions available in the gnupg 1.4 series are far more matured.
1497 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.15 (2005-01-13)
1498 -------------------------------------------------
1500 * Fixed passphrase caching bug.
1502 * Better support for CCID readers; the reader from Cherry RS 6700 USB
1506 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.14 (2004-12-22)
1507 -------------------------------------------------
1509 * [gpg-agent] New option --use-standard-socket to allow the use of a
1510 fixed socket. gpgsm falls back to this socket if GPG_AGENT_INFO
1513 * Ported to MS Windows with some functional limitations.
1515 * New tool gpg-preset-passphrase.
1518 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.13 (2004-12-03)
1519 -------------------------------------------------
1521 * [gpgsm] New option --prefer-system-dirmngr.
1523 * Minor cleanups and debugging aids.
1526 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.12 (2004-10-22)
1527 -------------------------------------------------
1529 * [scdaemon] Partly rewrote the PC/SC code.
1531 * Removed the sc-investigate tool. It is now in a separate package
1532 available at ftp://ftp.g10code.com/g10code/gscutils/ .
1534 * [gpg-agent] Fixed logging problem.
1537 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.11 (2004-10-01)
1538 -------------------------------------------------
1540 * When using --import along with --with-validation, the imported
1541 certificates are validated and only imported if they are fully
1544 * [gpg-agent] New option --max-cache-ttl.
1546 * [gpg-agent] When used without --daemon or --server, gpg-agent now
1547 check whether a agent is already running and usable.
1549 * Fixed some i18n problems.
1552 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.10 (2004-07-22)
1553 -------------------------------------------------
1555 * Fixed a serious bug in the checking of trusted root certificates.
1557 * New configure option --enable-agent-pnly allows to build and
1558 install just the agent.
1560 * Fixed a problem with the log file handling.
1563 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.9 (2004-06-08)
1564 ------------------------------------------------
1566 * [gpg-agent] The new option --allow-mark-trusted is now required to
1567 allow gpg-agent to add a key to the trustlist.txt after user
1570 * Creating PKCS#10 requests does now honor the key usage.
1573 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.8 (2004-04-29)
1574 ------------------------------------------------
1576 * [scdaemon] Overhauled the internal CCID driver.
1578 * [scdaemon] Status files named ~/.gnupg/reader_<n>.status are now
1579 written when using the internal CCID driver.
1581 * [gpgsm] New commands --dump-{,secret,external}-keys to show a very
1582 detailed view of the certificates.
1584 * The keybox gets now compressed after 3 hours and ephemeral
1585 stored certificates are deleted after about a day.
1587 * [gpg] Usability fixes for --card-edit. Note, that this has already
1588 been ported back to gnupg-1.3
1591 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.7 (2004-04-06)
1592 ------------------------------------------------
1594 * Instrumented the modules for gpgconf.
1596 * Added support for DINSIG card applications.
1598 * Include the smimeCapabilities attribute with signed messages.
1600 * Now uses the gettext domain "gnupg2" to avoid conflicts with gnupg
1604 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.6 (2004-03-06)
1605 ------------------------------------------------
1607 * Code cleanups and bug fixes.
1610 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.5 (2004-02-21)
1611 ------------------------------------------------
1613 * gpg-protect-tool gets now installed into libexec as it ought to be.
1614 Cleaned up the build system to better comply with the coding
1617 * [gpgsm] The --import command is now able to autodetect pkcs#12
1618 files and import secret and private keys from this file format.
1619 A new command --export-secret-key-p12 is provided to allow
1620 exporting of secret keys in PKCS\#12 format.
1622 * [gpgsm] The pinentry will now present a description of the key for
1623 whom the passphrase is requested.
1625 * [gpgsm] New option --with-validation to check the validity of key
1628 * New option --debug-level={none,basic,advanced,expert,guru} to map
1629 the debug flags to sensitive levels on a per program base.
1632 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.4 (2004-01-30)
1633 ------------------------------------------------
1635 * Added support for the Telesec NKS 2.0 card application.
1637 * Added simple tool addgnupghome to create .gnupg directories from
1640 * Various minor bug fixes and cleanups; mainly gpgsm and gpg-agent
1644 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.3 (2003-12-23)
1645 ------------------------------------------------
1647 * New gpgsm options --{enable,disable}-ocsp to validate keys using
1648 OCSP. This option requires a not yet released DirMngr version.
1649 Default is disabled.
1651 * The --log-file option may now be used to print logs to a socket.
1652 Prefix the socket name with "socket://" to enable this. This does
1653 not work on all systems and falls back to stderr if there is a
1654 problem with the socket.
1656 * The options --encrypt-to and --no-encrypt-to now work the same in
1657 gpgsm as in gpg. Note, they are also used in server mode.
1659 * Duplicated recipients are now silently removed in gpgsm.
1662 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.2 (2003-11-17)
1663 ------------------------------------------------
1665 * On card key generation is no longer done using the --gen-key
1666 command but from the menu provided by the new --card-edit command.
1668 * PINs are now properly cached and there are only 2 PINs visible.
1669 The 3rd PIN (CHV2) is internally syncronized with the regular PIN.
1671 * All kind of other internal stuff.
1674 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.1 (2003-09-06)
1675 ------------------------------------------------
1677 * Support for OpenSC is back. scdaemon supports a --disable-opensc to
1678 disable OpenSC use at runtime, so that PC/SC or ct-API can still be
1681 * Rudimentary support for the SCR335 smartcard reader using an
1682 internal driver. Requires current libusb from CVS.
1687 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.0 (2003-08-05)
1688 ------------------------------------------------
1690 ====== PLEASE SEE README-alpha =======
1692 * gpg has been renamed to gpg2 and gpgv to gpgv2. This is a
1693 temporary change to allow co-existing with stable gpg versions.
1695 * ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf-1.9.0 is fist tried as config file before the
1698 * Removed the -k, -kv and -kvv commands. -k is now an alias to
1699 --list-keys. New command -K as alias for --list-secret-keys.
1701 * Removed --run-as-shm-coprocess feature.
1703 * gpg does now also use libgcrypt, libgpg-error is required.
1705 * New gpgsm commands --call-dirmngr and --call-protect-tool.
1707 * Changing a passphrase is now possible using "gpgsm --passwd"
1709 * The content-type attribute is now recognized and created.
1711 * The agent does now reread certain options on receiving a HUP.
1713 * The pinentry is now forked for each request so that clients with
1714 different environments are supported. When running in daemon mode
1715 and --keep-display is not used the DISPLAY variable is ignored.
1717 * Merged stuff from the newpg branch and started this new
1721 Version 1.4.19 (2015-02-27)
1722 Version 1.4.18 (2014-06-30)
1723 Version 1.4.17 (2014-06-23)
1724 Version 1.4.16 (2013-12-18)
1725 Version 1.4.15 (2013-10-04)
1726 Version 1.4.14 (2013-07-25)
1727 Version 1.4.13 (2012-12-20)
1728 Version 1.4.12 (2012-01-30)
1729 Version 1.4.11 (2010-10-18)
1730 Version 1.4.10 (2009-09-02)
1731 Version 1.4.9 (2008-03-26)
1732 Version 1.4.8 (2007-12-20)
1733 Version 1.4.7 (2007-03-05)
1734 Version 1.4.6 (2006-12-06)
1735 Version 1.4.5 (2006-08-01)
1736 Version 1.4.4 (2006-06-25)
1737 Version 1.4.3 (2006-04-03)
1738 Version 1.4.2 (2005-07-26)
1739 Version 1.4.1 (2005-03-15)
1740 Version 1.4.0 (2004-12-16)
1743 Noteworthy changes in version 1.3.2 (2003-05-27)
1744 ------------------------------------------------
1746 * New "--gnupg" option (set by default) that disables --openpgp,
1747 and the various --pgpX emulation options. This replaces
1748 --no-openpgp, and --no-pgpX, and also means that GnuPG has
1749 finally grown a --gnupg option to make GnuPG act like GnuPG.
1751 * A bug in key validation has been fixed. This bug only affects
1752 keys with more than one user ID (photo IDs do not count here),
1753 and results in all user IDs on a given key being treated with
1754 the validity of the most-valid user ID on that key.
1756 * Notation names that do not contain a '@' are no longer allowed
1757 unless --expert is set. This is to help prevent pollution of
1758 the (as yet unused) IETF notation namespace.
1760 * Multiple trust models are now supported via the --trust-model
1761 option. The options are "pgp" (web-of-trust plus trust
1762 signatures), "classic" (web-of-trust only), and "always"
1763 (identical to the --always-trust option).
1765 * The --personal-{cipher|digest|compression}-preferences are now
1766 consulted to get default algorithms before resorting to the
1767 last-ditch defaults of --s2k-cipher-algo, SHA1, and ZIP
1768 respectively. This allows a user to set algorithms to use in a
1769 safe manner so they are used when legal to do so, without
1770 forcing them on for all messages.
1772 * New --primary-keyring option to designate the keyring that the
1773 user wants new keys imported into.
1775 * --s2k-digest-algo is now used for all password mangling.
1776 Earlier versions used both --s2k-digest-algo and --digest-algo
1777 for passphrase mangling.
1779 * Handling of --hidden-recipient or --throw-keyid messages is now
1780 easier - the user only needs to give their passphrase once, and
1781 GnuPG will try it against all of the available secret keys.
1783 * Care is taken to prevent compiler optimization from removing
1786 * New option --no-mangle-dos-filenames so that filenames are not
1787 truncated in the W32 version.
1789 * A "convert-from-106" script has been added. This is a simple
1790 script that automates the conversion from a 1.0.6 or earlier
1791 version of GnuPG to a 1.0.7 or later version.
1793 * Disabled keys are now skipped when selecting keys for
1794 encryption. If you are using the --with-colons key listings to
1795 detect disabled keys, please see doc/DETAILS for a minor format
1796 change in this release.
1798 * Minor trustdb changes to make the trust calculations match
1801 * New command "revuid" in the --edit-key menu to revoke a user ID.
1802 This is a simpler interface to the old method (which still
1803 works) of revoking the user ID self-signature.
1805 * Status VALIDSIG does now also print the primary key's
1806 fingerprint, as well as the signature version, pubkey algorithm,
1807 hash algorithm, and signature class.
1809 * Add read-only support for the SHA-256 hash, and optional
1810 read-only support for the SHA-384 and SHA-512 hashes.
1812 * New option --enable-progress-filter for use with frontends.
1814 * DNS SRV records are used in HKP keyserver lookups to allow
1815 administrators to load balance and select keyserver ports
1816 automatically. This is as specified in
1817 draft-shaw-openpgp-hkp-00.txt.
1819 * When using the "keyid!" syntax during a key export, only that
1820 specified key is exported. If the key in question is a subkey,
1821 the primary key plus only that subkey is exported.
1823 * configure --disable-xxx options to disable individual algorithms
1824 at build time. This can be used to build a smaller gpg binary
1825 for embedded uses where space is tight. See the README file for
1826 the algorithms that can be used with this option, or use
1827 --enable-minimal to build the smallest gpg possible (disables
1828 all optional algorithms, disables keyserver access, and disables
1831 * The keyserver no-modify flag on a key can now be displayed and
1834 * Note that the TIGER/192 digest algorithm is in the process of
1835 being dropped from the OpenPGP standard. While this release of
1836 GnuPG still contains it, it is disabled by default. To ensure
1837 you will still be able to use your messages with future versions
1838 of GnuPG and other OpenPGP programs, please do not use this
1842 Noteworthy changes in version 1.3.1 (2002-11-12)
1843 ------------------------------------------------
1845 * Trust signature support. This is based on the Maurer trust
1846 model where a user can specify the trust level along with the
1847 signature with multiple levels so users can delegate
1848 certification ability to other users, possibly restricted by a
1849 regular expression on the user ID. Note that full trust
1850 signature support requires a regular expression parsing library.
1851 The regexp code from glibc 2.3.1 is included for those platforms
1852 that don't have working regexp functions available. The
1853 configure option --disable-regex may be used to disable any
1854 regular expression code, which will make GnuPG ignore any trust
1855 signature with a regular expression included.
1857 * Two new commands --hidden-recipient (-R) and --hidden-encrypt-to
1858 encrypt to a user, but hide the identity of that user. This is
1859 the same functionality as --throw-keyid, but can be used on a
1862 * Full algorithm names (e.g. "3DES", "SHA1", "ZIP") can now be
1863 used interchangeably with the short algorithm names (e.g. "S2",
1864 "H2", "Z1") anywhere algorithm names are used in GnuPG.
1867 Noteworthy changes in version 1.3.0 (2002-10-18)
1868 ------------------------------------------------
1870 * The last piece of internal keyserver support has been removed,
1871 and now all keyserver access is done via the keyserver plugins.
1872 There is also a newer keyserver protocol used between GnuPG and
1873 the plugins, so plugins from earlier versions of GnuPG may not
1876 * The HKP keyserver plugin supports the new machine-readable key
1877 listing format for those keyservers that provide it.
1879 * When using a HKP keyserver with multiple DNS records (such as
1880 wwwkeys.pgp.net which has the addresses of multiple servers
1881 around the world), try all records until one succeeds. Note
1882 that it depends on the LDAP library used whether the LDAP
1883 keyserver plugin does this as well.
1885 * The library dependencies for OpenLDAP seem to change fairly
1886 frequently, and GnuPG's configure script cannot guess all the
1887 combinations. Use ./configure LDAPLIBS="-L libdir -l libs" to
1888 override the script and use the libraries selected.
1890 * Secret keys generated with --export-secret-subkeys are now
1891 indicated in key listings with a '#' after the "sec", and in
1892 --with-colons listings by showing no capabilities (no lowercase
1895 * --trusted-key has been un-obsoleted, as it is useful for adding
1896 ultimately trusted keys from the config file. It is identical
1897 to using --edit and "trust" to change a key to ultimately
1900 * Translations other than de are no longer distributed with the
1901 development branch. This is due to the frequent text changes
1902 during development, which cause the translations to rapidly go
1906 Version 1.2.8 (2006-12-07)
1907 Version 1.2.7 (2004-12-27)
1908 Version 1.2.6 (2004-08-25)
1909 Version 1.2.5 (2004-07-26)
1910 Version 1.2.4 (2003-12-23)
1911 Version 1.2.3 (2003-08-21)
1912 Version 1.2.2 (2003-05-01)
1913 Version 1.2.1 (2002-10-25)
1914 Version 1.2.0 (2002-09-21)
1917 Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.92 (2002-09-11)
1918 -------------------------------------------------
1920 * [IMPORTANT] The default configuration file is now
1921 ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf. If an old ~/.gnupg/options is found it will
1922 still be used. This change is required to have a more
1923 consistent naming scheme with forthcoming tools.
1925 * The use of MDCs have increased. A MDC will be used if the
1926 recipients directly request it, if the recipients have AES,
1927 AES192, AES256, or TWOFISH in their cipher preferences, or if
1928 the chosen cipher has a blocksize not equal to 64 bits
1929 (currently this is also AES, AES192, AES256, and TWOFISH).
1931 * GnuPG will no longer automatically disable compression when
1932 processing an already-compressed file unless a MDC is being
1933 used. This is to give the message a certain amount of
1934 resistance to the chosen-ciphertext attack while communicating
1935 with other programs (most commonly PGP earlier than version 7.x)
1936 that do not support MDCs.
1938 * The option --interactive now has the desired effect when
1941 * The file permission and ownership checks on files have been
1942 clarified. Specifically, the homedir (usually ~/.gnupg) is
1943 checked to protect everything within it. If the user specifies
1944 keyrings outside this homedir, they are presumed to be shared
1945 keyrings and therefore *not* checked. Configuration files
1946 specified with the --options option and the IDEA cipher
1947 extension specified with --load-extension are checked, along
1948 with their enclosing directories.
1950 * The configure option --with-static-rnd=auto allows to build gpg
1951 with all available entropy gathering modules included. At
1952 runtime the best usable one will be selected from the list
1953 linux, egd, unix. This is also the default for systems lacking
1954 a /dev/random device.
1956 * The default character set is now taken from the current locale;
1957 it can still be overridden by the --charset option. Using the
1958 option -vvv shows the used character set.
1960 * [REMOVED] --emulate-checksum-bug and --emulate-3des-s2k-bug have
1964 Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.91 (2002-08-04)
1965 -------------------------------------------------
1967 * All modules are now linked statically; the --load-extension
1968 option is in general not useful anymore. The only exception is
1969 to specify the deprecated idea cipher.
1971 * The IDEA plugin has changed. Previous versions of the IDEA
1972 plugin will no longer work with GnuPG. However, the current
1973 version of the plugin will work with earlier GnuPG versions.
1975 * When using --batch with one of the --delete-key commands, the
1976 key must be specified by fingerprint. See the man page for
1979 * There are now various ways to restrict the ability GnuPG has to
1980 exec external programs (for the keyserver helpers or photo ID
1981 viewers). Read the README file for the complete list.
1983 * New export option to leave off attribute packets (photo IDs)
1984 during export. This is useful when exporting to HKP keyservers
1985 which do not understand attribute packets.
1987 * New import option to repair during import the HKP keyserver
1988 mangling multiple subkeys bug. Note that this cannot completely
1989 repair the damaged key as some crucial data is removed by the
1990 keyserver, but it does at least give you back one subkey. This
1991 is on by default for keyserver --recv-keys, and off by default
1992 for regular --import.
1994 * The keyserver helper programs now live in
1995 /usr/[local/]libexec/gnupg by default. If you are upgrading
1996 from 1.0.7, you might want to delete your old copies in
1997 /usr/[local/]bin. If you use an OS that does not use libexec
1998 for whatever reason, use configure --libexecdir=/usr/local/lib
1999 to place the keyserver helpers there.
2001 * The LDAP keyserver handler now works properly with very old
2002 (version 1) LDAP keyservers.
2005 Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.90 (2002-07-01)
2006 -------------------------------------------------
2008 * New commands: --personal-cipher-preferences,
2009 --personal-digest-preferences, and
2010 --personal-compress-preferences allow the user to specify which
2011 algorithms are to be preferred. Note that this does not permit
2012 using an algorithm that is not present in the recipient's
2013 preferences (which would violate the OpenPGP standard). This
2014 just allows sorting the preferences differently.
2016 * New "group" command to refer to several keys with one name.
2018 * A warning is issued if the user forces the use of an algorithm
2019 that is not listed in the recipient's preferences.
2021 * Full revocation key (aka "designated revoker") support.
2023 * The preferred hash algorithms on a key are consulted when
2024 encrypting a signed message to that key. Note that this is
2025 disabled by default by a SHA1 preference in
2026 --personal-digest-preferences.
2028 * --cert-digest-algo allows the user to specify the hash algorithm
2029 to use when signing a key rather than the default SHA1 (or MD5
2030 for PGP2 keys). Do not use this feature unless you fully
2031 understand the implications of this.
2033 * --pgp7 mode automatically sets all necessary options to ensure
2034 that the resulting message will be usable by a user of PGP 7.x.
2036 * New --attribute-fd command for frontends and scripts to get the
2037 contents of attribute packets (i.e. photos)
2039 * In expert mode, the user can now re-sign a v3 key with a v4
2040 self-signature. This does not change the v3 key into a v4 key,
2041 but it does allow the user to use preferences, primary ID flags,
2044 * Significantly improved photo ID support on non-unixlike
2047 * The version number has jumped ahead to 1.1.90 to skip over the
2048 old version 1.1 and to get ready for the upcoming 1.2.
2050 * ElGamal sign and encrypt is not anymore allowed in the key
2051 generation dialog unless in expert mode. RSA sign and encrypt
2052 has been added with the same restrictions.
2054 * [W32] Keyserver access does work with Windows NT.
2057 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.7 (2002-04-29)
2058 ------------------------------------------------
2060 * Secret keys are now stored and exported in a new format which
2061 uses SHA-1 for integrity checks. This format renders the
2062 Rosa/Klima attack useless. Other OpenPGP implementations might
2063 not yet support this, so the option --simple-sk-checksum creates
2064 the old vulnerable format.
2066 * The default cipher algorithm for encryption is now CAST5,
2067 default hash algorithm is SHA-1. This will give us better
2068 interoperability with other OpenPGP implementations.
2070 * Symmetric encrypted messages now use a fixed file size if
2071 possible. This is a tradeoff: it breaks PGP 5, but fixes PGP 2,
2072 6, and 7. Note this was only an issue with RFC-1991 style
2075 * Photographic user ID support. This uses an external program to
2078 * Enhanced keyserver support via keyserver "plugins". GnuPG comes
2079 with plugins for the NAI LDAP keyserver as well as the HKP email
2080 keyserver. It retains internal support for the HKP HTTP
2083 * Nonrevocable signatures are now supported. If a user signs a
2084 key nonrevocably, this signature cannot be taken back so be
2087 * Multiple signature classes are usable when signing a key to
2088 specify how carefully the key information (fingerprint, photo
2089 ID, etc) was checked.
2091 * --pgp2 mode automatically sets all necessary options to ensure
2092 that the resulting message will be usable by a user of PGP 2.x.
2094 * --pgp6 mode automatically sets all necessary options to ensure
2095 that the resulting message will be usable by a user of PGP 6.x.
2097 * Signatures may now be given an expiration date. When signing a
2098 key with an expiration date, the user is prompted whether they
2099 want their signature to expire at the same time.
2101 * Revocation keys (designated revokers) are now supported if
2102 present. There is currently no way to designate new keys as
2103 designated revokers.
2105 * Permissions on the .gnupg directory and its files are checked
2108 * --expert mode enables certain silly things such as signing a
2109 revoked user id, expired key, or revoked key.
2111 * Some fixes to build cleanly under Cygwin32.
2113 * New tool gpgsplit to split OpenPGP data formats into packets.
2115 * New option --preserve-permissions.
2117 * Subkeys created in the future are not used for encryption or
2118 signing unless the new option --ignore-valid-from is used.
2120 * Revoked user-IDs are not listed unless signatures are listed too
2121 or we are in verbose mode.
2123 * There is no default comment string with ascii armors anymore
2124 except for revocation certificates and --enarmor mode.
2126 * The command "primary" in the edit menu can be used to change the
2127 primary UID, "setpref" and "updpref" can be used to change the
2130 * Fixed the preference handling; since 1.0.5 they were erroneously
2131 matched against against the latest user ID and not the given one.
2133 * RSA key generation.
2135 * Merged Stefan's patches for RISC OS in. See comments in
2136 scripts/build-riscos.
2138 * It is now possible to sign and conventional encrypt a message (-cs).
2140 * The MDC feature flag is supported and can be set by using
2141 the "updpref" edit command.
2143 * The status messages GOODSIG and BADSIG are now returning the primary
2144 UID, encoded using %XX escaping (but with spaces left as spaces,
2145 so that it should not break too much)
2147 * Support for GDBM based keyrings has been removed.
2149 * The entire keyring management has been revamped.
2151 * The way signature stati are store has changed so that v3
2152 signatures can be supported. To increase the speed of many
2153 operations for existing keyrings you can use the new
2154 --rebuild-keydb-caches command.
2156 * The entire key validation process (trustdb) has been revamped.
2157 See the man page entries for --update-trustdb, --check-trustdb
2158 and --no-auto-check-trustdb.
2160 * --trusted-keys is again obsolete, --edit can be used to set the
2161 ownertrust of any key to ultimately trusted.
2163 * A subkey is never used to sign keys.
2165 * Read only keyrings are now handled as expected.
2168 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.6 (2001-05-29)
2169 ------------------------------------------------
2171 * Security fix for a format string bug in the tty code.
2173 * Fixed format string bugs in all PO files.
2175 * Removed Russian translation due to too many bugs. The FTP
2176 server has an unofficial but better translation in the contrib
2179 * Fixed expire time calculation and keyserver access.
2181 * The usual set of minor bug fixes and enhancements.
2183 * non-writable keyrings are now correctly handled.
2186 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.5 (2001-04-29)
2187 ------------------------------------------------
2189 * WARNING: The semantics of --verify have changed to address a
2190 problem with detached signature detection. --verify now ignores
2191 signed material given on stdin unless this is requested by using
2192 a "-" as the name for the file with the signed material. Please
2193 check all your detached signature handling applications and make
2194 sure that they don't pipe the signed material to stdin without
2195 using a filename together with "-" on the the command line.
2197 * WARNING: Corrected hash calculation for input data larger than
2198 512M - it was just wrong, so you might notice bad signature in
2199 some very big files. It may be wise to keep an old copy of
2202 * Secret keys are no longer imported unless you use the new option
2203 --allow-secret-key-import. This is a kludge and future versions will
2204 handle it in another way.
2206 * New command "showpref" in the --edit-key menu to show an easier
2207 to understand preference listing.
2209 * There is now the notation of a primary user ID. For example, it
2210 is printed with a signature verification as the first user ID;
2211 revoked user IDs are not printed there anymore. In general the
2212 primary user ID is the one with the latest self-signature.
2214 * New --charset=utf-8 to bypass all internal conversions.
2216 * Large File Support (LFS) is now working.
2218 * New options: --ignore-crc-error, --no-sig-create-check,
2219 --no-sig-cache, --fixed-list-mode, --no-expensive-trust-checks,
2220 --enable-special-filenames and --use-agent. See man page.
2222 * New command --pipemode, which can be used to run gpg as a
2223 co-process. Currently only the verification of detached
2224 signatures are working. See doc/DETAILS.
2226 * Keyserver support for the W32 version.
2228 * Rewritten key selection code so that GnuPG can better cope with
2229 multiple subkeys, expire dates and so. The drawback is that it
2232 * A whole lot of bug fixes.
2234 * The verification status of self-signatures are now cached. To
2235 increase the speed of key list operations for existing keys you
2236 can do the following in your GnuPG homedir (~/.gnupg):
2237 cp pubring.gpg pubring.gpg.save && gpg --export-all >x && \
2238 rm pubring.gpg && gpg --import x
2239 Only v4 keys (i.e not the old RSA keys) benefit from this caching.
2241 * New translations: Estonian, Turkish.
2244 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.4 (2000-10-17)
2245 ------------------------------------------------
2247 * Fixed a serious bug which could lead to false signature verification
2248 results when more than one signature is fed to gpg. This is the
2249 primary reason for releasing this version.
2251 * New utility gpgv which is a stripped down version of gpg to
2252 be used to verify signatures against a list of trusted keys.
2254 * Rijndael (AES) is now supported and listed with top preference.
2256 * --with-colons now works with --print-md[s].
2258 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.3 (2000-09-18)
2259 ------------------------------------------------
2261 * Fixed problems with piping to/from other MS-Windows software
2263 * Expiration time of the primary key can be changed again.
2265 * Revoked user IDs are now marked in the output of --list-key
2267 * New options --show-session-key and --override-session-key
2268 to help the British folks to somewhat minimize the danger
2269 of this Orwellian RIP bill.
2271 * New options --merge-only and --try-all-secrets.
2273 * New configuration option --with-egd-socket.
2275 * The --trusted-key option is back after it left us with 0.9.5
2277 * RSA is supported. Key generation does not yet work but will come
2280 * CAST5 and SHA-1 are now the default algorithms to protect the key
2281 and for symmetric-only encryption. This should solve a couple
2282 of compatibility problems because the old algorithms are optional
2283 according to RFC2440
2285 * Twofish and MDC enhanced encryption is now used. PGP 7 supports
2286 this. Older versions of GnuPG don't support it, so they should be
2287 upgraded to at least 1.0.2
2290 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.2 (2000-07-12)
2291 ----------------------------------------------
2293 * Fixed expiration handling of encryption keys.
2295 * Add an experimental feature to do unattended key generation.
2297 * The user is now asked for the reason of revocation as required
2298 by the new OpenPGP draft.
2300 * There is a ~/.gnupg/random_seed file now which saves the
2301 state of the internal RNG and increases system performance
2302 somewhat. This way the full entropy source is only used in
2303 cases were it is really required.
2304 Use the option --no-random-seed-file to disable this feature.
2306 * New options --ignore-time-conflict and --lock-never.
2308 * Some fixes for the W32 version.
2310 * The entropy.dll is not anymore used by the W32 version but replaced
2311 by code derived from Cryptlib.
2313 * Encryption is now much faster: About 2 times for 1k bit keys
2314 and 8 times for 4k keys.
2316 * New encryption keys are generated in a way which allows a much
2319 * New command --export-secret-subkeys which outputs the
2320 the _primary_ key with it's secret parts deleted. This is
2321 useful for automated decryption/signature creation as it
2322 allows to keep the real secret primary key offline and
2323 thereby protecting the key certificates and allowing to
2324 create revocations for the subkeys. See the FAQ for a
2325 procedure to install such secret keys.
2327 * Keygeneration now writes to the first writeable keyring or
2328 as default to the one in the homedirectory. Prior versions
2329 ignored all --keyring options.
2331 * New option --command-fd to take user input from a file descriptor;
2332 to be used with --status-fd by software which uses GnuPG as a backend.
2334 * There is a new status PROGRESS which is used to show progress during
2337 * Support for the new MDC encryption packets. To create them either
2338 --force-mdc must be use or cipher algorithm with a blocksize other
2339 than 64 bits is to be used. --openpgp currently disables MDC packets
2340 entirely. This option should not yet be used.
2342 * New option --no-auto-key-retrieve to disable retrieving of
2343 a missing public key from a keyserver, when a keyserver has been set.
2345 * Danish translation
2347 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.1 (1999-12-16)
2348 -----------------------------------
2350 * New command --verify-files. New option --fast-list-mode.
2352 * $http_proxy is now used when --honor-http-proxy is set.
2354 * Fixed some minor bugs and the problem with conventional encrypted
2355 packets which did use the gpg v3 partial length headers.
2357 * Add Indonesian and Portugese translations.
2359 * Fixed a bug with symmetric-only encryption using the non-default 3DES.
2360 The option --emulate-3des-s2k-bug may be used to decrypt documents
2361 which have been encrypted this way; this should be done immediately
2362 as this workaround will be remove in 1.1
2364 * Can now handle (but not display) PGP's photo IDs. I don't know the
2365 format of that packet but after stripping a few bytes from the start
2366 it looks like a JPEG (at least my test data). Handling of this
2367 package is required because otherwise it would mix up the
2368 self signatures and you can't import those keys.
2370 * Passing non-ascii user IDs on the commandline should now work in all
2373 * New keys are now generated with an additional preference to Blowfish.
2375 * Removed the GNU Privacy Handbook from the distribution as it will go
2376 into a separate one.
2379 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.0 (1999-09-07)
2380 -----------------------------------
2382 * Add a very preliminary version of the GNU Privacy Handbook to
2383 the distribution (lynx doc/gph/index.html).
2385 * Changed the version number to GnuPG 2001 ;-)
2388 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.11 (1999-09-03)
2389 ------------------------------------
2391 * UTF-8 strings are now correctly printed (if --charset is set correctly).
2392 Output of --with-colons remains C-style escaped UTF-8.
2394 * Workaround for a problem with PGP 5 detached signature in textmode.
2396 * Fixed a problem when importing new subkeys (duplicated signatures).
2399 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.10 (1999-07-23)
2400 ------------------------------------
2402 * Some strange new options to help pgpgpg
2404 * Cleaned up the dox a bit.
2407 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.9
2408 -----------------------------------
2410 * New options --[no-]utf8-strings.
2412 * New edit-menu commands "enable" and "disable" for entire keys.
2414 * You will be asked for a filename if gpg cannot deduce one.
2416 * Changes to support libtool which is needed for the development
2419 * New script tools/lspgpot to help transferring assigned
2420 trustvalues from PGP to GnuPG.
2422 * New commands --lsign-key and made --sign-key a shortcut for --edit
2425 * New options (#122--126 ;-) --[no-]default-recipient[-self],
2426 --disable-{cipher,pubkey}-algo. See the man page.
2428 * Enhanced info output in case of multiple recipients and fixed exit code.
2430 * New option --allow-non-selfsigned-uid to work around a problem with
2431 the German IN way of separating signing and encryption keys.
2434 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.8 (1999-06-26)
2435 -----------------------------------
2437 * New subcommand "delsig" in the edit menu.
2439 * The name of the output file is not anymore the one which is
2440 embedded in the processed message, but the used filename with
2441 the extension stripped. To revert to the old behaviour you can
2442 use the option --use-embedded-filename.
2444 * Another hack to cope with pgp2 generated detached signatures.
2446 * latin-2 character set works (--charset=iso-8859-2).
2448 * New option --with-key-data to list the public key parameters.
2449 New option -N to insert notations and a --set-policy-url.
2450 A couple of other options to allow reseting of options.
2452 * Better support for HPUX.
2455 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.7 (1999-05-23)
2456 -----------------------------------
2458 * Add some work arounds for a bugs in pgp 2 which led to bad signatures
2459 when used with canonical texts in some cases.
2461 * Enhanced some status outputs.
2464 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.6 (1999-05-06)
2465 -----------------------------------
2467 * Twofish is now statically linked by default. The experimental 128 bit
2468 version is now disabled. Full support will be available as soon as
2469 the OpenPGP WG has decided on an interpretation of rfc2440.
2471 * Dropped support for the ancient Blowfish160 which is not OpenPGP.
2473 * Merged gpgm and gpg into one binary.
2475 * Add "revsig" and "revkey" commands to the edit menu. It is now
2476 possible to revoke signature and subkeys.
2479 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.5 (1999-03-20)
2480 -----------------------------------
2482 * New command "lsign" in the keyedit menu to create non-exportable
2483 signatures. Removed --trusted-keys option.
2485 * A bunch of changes to the key validation code.
2487 * --list-trust-path now has an optional --with-colons format.
2489 * New command --recv-keys to import keys from an keyserver.
2492 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.4 (1999-03-08)
2493 -----------------------------------
2495 * New configure option --enable-static-rnd=[egd|linux|unix|none]
2496 to select a random gathering module for static linking.
2498 * The original text is now verbatim copied to a cleartext signed message.
2500 * Bugfixes but there are still a couple of bugs.
2503 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.3 (1999-02-19)
2504 -----------------------------------
2506 * Changed the internal design of getkey which now allows a
2507 efficient lookup of multiple keys and add a word match mode.
2509 * New options --[no-]encrypt-to.
2511 * Some changes to the configure stuff. Switched to automake 1.4.
2512 Removed intl/ from CVS, autogen.sh now uses gettextize.
2514 * Preferences now include Twofish. Removed preference to Blowfish with
2515 a special hack to suppress the "not listed in preferences" warning;
2516 this is to allow us to switch completely to Twofish in the near future.
2518 * Changed the locking stuff.
2520 * Print all user ids of a good signature.
2523 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.2 (1999-01-01)
2524 -----------------------------------
2526 * add some additional time warp checks.
2528 * Option --keyserver and command --send-keys to utilize HKP servers.
2530 * Upgraded to zlib 1.1.3 and fixed an inflate bug
2532 * More cleanup on the cleartext signatures.
2535 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.1 (1999-01-01)
2536 -----------------------------------
2538 * Polish language support.
2540 * When querying the passphrase, the key ID of the primary key is
2541 displayed along with the one of the used secondary key.
2543 * Fixed a bug occurring when decrypting pgp 5 encrypted messages,
2544 fixed an infinite loop bug in the 3DES code and in the code
2545 which looks for trusted signatures.
2547 * Fixed a bug in the mpi library which caused signatures not to
2550 * Rewrote the handling of cleartext signatures; the code is now
2551 better maintainable (I hope so).
2553 * New status output VALIDSIG only for valid signatures together
2554 with the fingerprint of the signer's key.
2557 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.0 (1998-12-23)
2558 -----------------------------------
2560 * --export does now only exports rfc2440 compatible keys; the
2561 old behaviour is available with --export-all.
2562 Generation of v3 ElGamal (sign and encrypt) keys is not longer
2565 * Fixed the uncompress bug.
2567 * Rewrote the rndunix module. There are two environment variables
2568 used for debugging now: GNUPG_RNDUNIX_DBG give the file to write
2569 debugging information (use "-" for stdout) and if GNUPG_RNDUNIX_DBGALL
2570 is set, all programs which are only tried are also printed.
2572 * New option --escape-from-lines to "dash-escape" "From " lines to
2573 prevent mailers to change them to ">From ". This is not enabled by
2574 default because it is not in compliance with rfc2440 - however, you
2578 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.5 (1998-12-08)
2579 -----------------------------------
2581 * The keyrings and the trustdb is now locked, so that
2582 other GnuPG processes won't damage these files. You
2583 may want to put the option --lock-once into your options file.
2585 * The latest self-signatures are now used; this enables --import
2586 to see updated preferences etc.
2588 * Import of subkeys should now work.
2590 * Random gathering modules may now be loaded as extensions. Add
2591 such a module for most Unices but it is very experimental!
2593 * Brazilian language support.
2596 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.4 (1998-11-20)
2597 -----------------------------------
2599 * Fixed the way the key expiration time is stored. If you have
2600 an expiration time on your key you should fix it with --edit-key
2601 and the command "expire". I apologize for this inconvenience.
2603 * Add option --charset to support "koi8-r" encoding of user ids.
2606 * Preferences should now work again. You should run
2607 "gpgm --check-trustdb \*" to rebuild all preferences.
2609 * Checking of certificates should now work but this needs a lot
2610 of testing. Key validation values are now cached in the
2611 trustdb; they should be recalculated as needed, but you may
2612 use --check-trustdb or --update-trustdb to do this.
2614 * Spanish translation by Urko Lusa.
2616 * Patch files are from now on signed. See the man page
2617 for the new option --not-dash-escaped.
2619 * New syntax: --edit-key <userID> [<commands>]
2620 If you run it without --batch the commands are executed and then
2621 you are put into normal mode unless you use "quit" or "save" as
2622 one of the commands. When in batch mode, the program quits after
2623 the last command, so you have to use "save" if you did some changes.
2624 It does not yet work completely, but may be used to list so the
2628 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.3 (1998-11-08)
2629 -----------------------------------
2631 * Fixed the gettext configure bug.
2633 * Kludge for RSA keys: keyid and length of a RSA key are
2634 correctly reported, but you get an error if you try to use
2635 this key (If you do not have the non-US version).
2637 * Experimental support for keyrings stored in a GDBM database.
2638 This is *much* faster than a standard keyring. You will notice
2639 that the import gets slower with time; the reason is that all
2640 new keys are used to verify signatures of previous inserted
2641 keys. Use "--keyring gnupg-gdbm:<name-of-gdbm-file>". This is
2642 not (yet) supported for secret keys.
2644 * A Russian language file in the distribution (alternatives are in
2645 the contrib directory of the FTP servers)
2647 * commandline option processing now works as expected for GNU programs
2648 with the exception that you can't mix options and normal arguments.
2650 * Now --list-key lists all matching keys. This is needed in some
2654 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.2 (1998-10-18)
2655 -----------------------------------
2657 * This is only a snapshot: There are still a few bugs.
2659 * Fixed this huge memory leak.
2661 * Redesigned the trust database: You should run "gpgm --check-trustdb".
2662 New command --update-trustdb, which adds new key from the public
2663 keyring into your trustdb
2665 * Fixed a bug in the armor code, leading to invalid packet errors.
2666 (a workaround for this was to use --no-armor). The shorten line
2667 length (64 instead of 72) fixes a problem with pgp5 and keyservers.
2669 * comment packets are not anymore generated. "--export" filters
2670 them out. One Exception: The comment packets in a secret keyring
2671 are still used because they carry the factorization of the public
2674 * --import now only looks for KEYBLOCK headers, so you can now simply
2675 remove the "- " in front of such a header if someone accidentally signed
2676 such a message or the keyblock is part of a cleartext signed message.
2678 * --with-colons now lists the key expiration time and not anymore
2681 * Some keyblocks created with old releases have a wrong sequence
2682 of packets, so that the keyservers don't accept these keys.
2683 Simply using "--edit-key" fixes the problem.
2685 * New option --force-v3-sigs to generate signed messages which are
2686 compatible to PGP 5.
2688 * Add some code to support DLD (for non ELF systems) - but this is
2689 not tested because my BSD box is currently broken.
2691 * New command "expire" in the edit-key menu.
2695 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.1 (1998-10-07)
2696 -----------------------------------
2698 * A secondary key is used when the primary key is specified but cannot
2699 be used for the operation (if it is a sign-only key).
2701 * GNUPG can now handle concatenated armored messages: There is still a
2702 bug if different kinds of messages are mixed.
2704 * Iterated+Salted passphrases now work. If want to be sure that PGP5
2705 is able to handle them you may want to use the options
2706 "--s2k-mode 3 --s2k-cipher-algo cast5 --s2k-digest-algo sha1"
2707 when changing a passphrase.
2709 * doc/OpenPGP talks about OpenPGP compliance, doc/HACKING gives
2710 a few hints about the internal structure.
2712 * Checked gnupg against the August 1998 draft (07) and I believe
2713 it is in compliance with this document (except for one point).
2715 * Fixed some bugs in the import merging code and rewrote some
2716 code for the trustdb.
2719 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.0 (1998-09-18)
2720 -----------------------------------
2722 * Triple DES is now supported. Michael Roth did this piece of
2723 needed work. We have now all the coded needed to be OpenPGP
2726 * Added a simple rpm spec file (see INSTALL).
2728 * detached and armored signatures are now using "PGP SIGNATURE",
2729 except when --rfc1991 is used.
2731 * All times which are not in the yyyy-mm-dd format are now printed
2735 Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.5 (1998-09-14)
2736 -----------------------------------
2738 * New option --throw-keyid to create anonymous enciphered messages.
2739 If gpg detects such a message it tires all available secret keys
2740 in turn so decode it. This is a gnupg extension and not in OpenPGP
2741 but it has been discussed there and afaik some products use this
2742 scheme too (Suggested by Nimrod Zimmerman).
2744 * Fixed a bug with 5 byte length headers.
2746 * --delete-[secret-]key is now also available in gpgm.
2748 * cleartext signatures are not anymore converted to LF only.
2750 * Fixed a trustdb problem. Run "gpgm --check-trustdb" to fix old
2753 * Building in another directory should now work.
2755 * Weak key detection mechanism (Niklas Hernaeus).
2758 Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.4 (1998-08-11)
2759 -----------------------------------
2761 * New options --comment and --set-filename; see g10/OPTIONS
2763 * yes/no, y/n localized.
2768 Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.3 (1998-08-08)
2769 -----------------------------------
2771 * IMPORTANT: I found yet another bug in the way the secret keys
2772 are encrypted - I did it the way pgp 2.x did it, but OpenPGP
2773 and pgp 5.x specify another (in some aspects simpler) method.
2774 To convert your secret keys you have to do this:
2775 1. Build the new release but don't install it and keep
2776 a copy of the old program.
2777 2. Disable the network, make sure that you are the only
2778 user, be sure that there are no Trojan horses etc ....
2779 3. Use your old gpg (version 0.3.[12]) and set the
2780 passphrases of ALL your secret keys to empty!
2781 (gpg --change-passphrase your-user-id).
2782 4. Save your ownertrusts (see the next point)
2783 5. rm ~/.gnupg/trustdb.gpg
2784 6. install the new version of gpg (0.3.3)
2785 7. For every secret key call "gpg --edit-key your-user-id",
2786 enter "passwd" at the prompt, follow the instructions and
2787 change your password back, enter "save" to store it.
2788 8. Restore the ownertrust (see next point).
2790 * The format of the trust database has changed; you must delete
2791 the old one, so gnupg can create a new one.
2792 IMPORTANT: Use version 0.3.[12] to save your assigned ownertrusts
2793 ("gpgm --list-ownertrust >saved-trust"); then build this new version
2794 and restore the ownertrust with this new version
2795 ("gpgm --import-ownertrust saved-trust"). Please note that
2796 --list-ownertrust has been renamed to --export-ownertrust in this
2797 release and it does now only export defined ownertrusts.
2799 * The command --edit-key now provides a commandline driven menu
2800 which can be used for various tasks. --sign-key is only an
2801 an alias to --edit-key and maybe removed in future: use the
2802 command "sign" of this new menu - you can select which user ids
2805 * Alternate user ids can now be created an signed.
2807 * Owner trust values can now be changed with --edit-key (trust)
2809 * GNUPG can now run as a coprocess; this enables sophisticated
2810 frontends. tools/shmtest.c is a simple sample implementation.
2811 This needs some more work: all tty_xxx() are to be replaced
2812 by cpr_xxx() and some changes in the display logics is needed.
2814 * Removed options --gen-prime and --gen-random.
2816 * Removed option --add-key; use --edit-key instead.
2818 * Removed option --change-passphrase; use --edit-key instead.
2820 * Signatures are now checked even if the output file could not
2821 be created. Command "--verify" tries to find the detached data.
2823 * gpg now disables core dumps.
2825 * compress and symmetric cipher preferences are now used.
2826 Because there is no 3DES yet, this is replaced by Blowfish.
2828 * We have added the Twofish as an experimental cipher algorithm.
2829 Many thanks to Matthew Skala for doing this work.
2830 Twofish is the AES submission from Schneier et al.; see
2831 "www.counterpane.com/twofish.html" for more information.
2833 * Started with a help system: If you enter a question mark at some
2834 prompt; you should get a specific help for this prompt.
2836 * There is no more backup copy of the secret keyring.
2838 * A lot of new bugs. I think this release is not as stable as
2842 Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.2 (1998-07-09)
2843 -----------------------------------
2845 * Fixed some bugs when using --textmode (-seat)
2847 * Now displays the trust status of a positive verified message.
2849 * Keyrings are now scanned in the sequence they are added with
2850 --[secret-]keyring. Note that the default keyring is implicitly
2851 added as the very first one unless --no-default-keyring is used.
2853 * Fixed setuid and dlopen bug.
2856 Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.1 (1998-07-06)
2857 -----------------------------------
2859 * Partial headers are now written in the OpenPGP format if
2860 a key in a v4 packet is used.
2862 * Removed some unused options, removed the gnupg.sig stuff.
2864 * Key lookup by name now returns a key which can be used for
2867 * New options --list-ownertrust (gpgm) to make a backup copy
2868 of the ownertrust values you assigned.
2870 * clear signature headers are now in compliance with OpenPGP.
2873 Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.0 (1998-06-25)
2874 -----------------------------------
2876 * New option --emulate-checksum-bug. If your passphrase does not
2877 work anymore, use this option and --change-passphrase to rewrite
2880 * More complete v4 key support: Preferences and expiration time
2881 is set into the self signature.
2883 * Key generation defaults to DSA/ElGamal keys, so that new keys are
2884 interoperable with pgp5
2886 * DSA key generation is faster and key generation does not anymore
2887 remove entropy from the random generator (the primes are public
2888 parameters, so there is really no need for a cryptographic secure
2889 prime number generator which we had used).
2891 * A complete new structure for representing the key parameters.
2893 * Removed most public key knowledge into the cipher library.
2895 * Support for dynamic loading of new algorithms.
2897 * Moved tiger to an extension module.
2900 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.19 (1998-05-29)
2901 ------------------------------------
2903 * Replaced /dev/urandom in checks with new tool mk-tdata.
2905 * Some assembler file cleanups; some more functions for the Alpha.
2907 * Tiger has now the OpenPGP assigned number 6. Because the OID has
2908 changed, old signatures using this algorithm can't be verified.
2910 * gnupg now encrypts the compressed packed and not any longer in the
2911 reverse order; anyway it can decrypt both versions. Thanks to Tom
2912 for telling me this (not security related) bug.
2914 * --add-key works and you are now able to generate subkeys.
2916 * It is now possible to generate ElGamal keys in v4 packets to create
2919 * Some new features for better integration into MUAs.
2922 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.18 (1998-05-15)
2923 ------------------------------------
2925 * Splitted cipher/random.c, add new option "--disable-dev-random"
2926 to configure to support the development of a random source for
2927 other systems. Prepared sourcefiles rand-unix.c, rand-w32.c
2928 and rand-dummy.c (which is used to allow compilation on systems
2929 without a random source).
2931 * Fixed a small bug in the key generation (it was possible that 48 bits
2932 of a key were not taken from the random pool)
2934 * Add key generation for DSA and v4 signatures.
2936 * Add a function trap_unaligned(), so that a SIGBUS is issued on
2937 Alphas and not the slow emulation code is used. And success: rmd160
2940 * Enhanced the formatting facility of argparse and changed the use of
2941 \r,\v to @ because gettext does not like it.
2943 * New option "--compress-algo 1" to allow the creation of compressed
2944 messages which are readable by PGP and "--print-md" (gpgm) to make
2945 speed measurement easier.
2948 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.17 (1998-05-04)
2949 ------------------------------------
2951 * Comment packets are now of private type 61.
2953 * Passphrase code still used a 160 bit blowfish key, added a
2954 silly workaround. Please change your passphrase again - sorry.
2956 * Conventional encryption now uses a type 3 packet to describe the
2959 * The new algorithm number for Blowfish is 20, 16 is still used for
2960 encryption only; for signing it is only used when it is in a v3 packet,
2961 so that GNUPG keys are still valid.
2964 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.16 (1998-04-28)
2965 ------------------------------------
2967 * Add experimental support for the TIGER/192 message digest algorithm.
2968 (But there is only a dummy ASN OID).
2970 * Standard cipher is now Blowfish with 128 bit key in OpenPGP's CFB
2971 mode. I renamed the old cipher to Blowfish160. Because the OpenPGP
2972 group refused to assign me a number for Blowfish160, I have to
2973 drop support for this in the future. You should use
2974 "--change-passphrase" to recode your current passphrase with 128
2978 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.15 (1998-04-09)
2979 ------------------------------------
2981 * Fixed a bug with the old checksum calculation for secret keys.
2982 If you run the program without --batch, a warning does inform
2983 you if your secret key needs to be converted; simply use
2984 --change-passphrase to recalculate the checksum. Please do this
2985 soon, as the compatible mode will be removed sometime in the future.
2987 * CAST5 works (using the PGP's special CFB mode).
2989 * Again somewhat more PGP 5 compatible.
2991 * Some new test cases
2993 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.14 (1998-04-02)
2994 ------------------------------------
2996 * Changed the internal handling of keyrings.
2998 * Add support to list PGP 5 keyrings with subkeys
3000 * Timestamps of signatures are now verified.
3002 * A expiration time can now be specified during key generation.
3004 * Some speedups for Blowfish and SHA-1, rewrote SHA-1 transform.
3005 Reduced the amount of random bytes needed for key generation in
3009 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.13 (1998-03-10)
3010 ------------------------------------
3012 * Verify of DSA signatures works.
3014 * Re-implemented the slower random number generator.
3017 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.12 (1998-03-07)
3018 ------------------------------------
3020 * --delete-key checks that there is no secret key. The new
3021 option --delete-secret-key maybe used to delete a secret key.
3023 * "-kv" now works as expected. Options "--list-{keys,sigs]"
3024 and "--check-sigs" are now working.
3026 * New options "--verify" and "--decrypt" to better support integration
3027 into MUAs (partly done for Mutt).
3029 * New option "--with-colons" to make parsing of key lists easier.
3031 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.11 (1998-03-02)
3032 ------------------------------------
3034 * GPG now asks for a recipient's name if option "-r" is not used.
3036 * If there is no good trust path, the program asks whether to use
3037 the public keys anyway.
3039 * "--delete-key" works for public keys. What semantics shall I use
3040 when there is a secret key too? Delete the secret key or leave him
3041 and auto-regenerate the public key, next time the secret key is used?
3043 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.10 (1998-02-27)
3044 ------------------------------------
3046 * Code for the alpha is much faster (about 20 times); the data
3047 was misaligned and the kernel traps this, so nearly all time
3048 was used by system to trap the misalignments and to write
3049 syslog messages. Shame on me and thanks to Ralph for
3050 pointing me at this while drinking some beer yesterday.
3052 * Changed some configure options and add an option
3053 --disable-m-guard to remove the memory checking code
3054 and to compile everything with optimization on.
3056 * New environment variable GNUPGHOME, which can be used to set
3057 another homedir than ~/.gnupg. Changed default homedir for
3058 Windoze version to c:/gnupg.
3060 * Fixed detached signatures; detached PGP signatures caused a SEGV.
3062 * The Windoze version works (as usual w/o a strong RNG).
3065 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.9 (1998-02-26)
3066 -----------------------------------
3068 * Fixed FreeBSD bug.
3070 * Added a simple man page.
3072 * Switched to automake1.2f and a newer gettext.
3074 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.8 (1998-02-24)
3075 -----------------------------------
3077 * Changed the name to GNUPG, the binaries are called gpg and gpgm.
3078 You must rename rename the directory "~/.g10" to ~/.gnupg/, rename
3079 {pub,sec}ring.g10 to {pub,sec}ring.gpg, trustdb.g10 to trustdb.gpg
3080 and g10.sig to gnupg.sig.
3082 * New or changed passphrases are now salted.
3085 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.7 (1998-02-18)
3086 -----------------------------------
3088 * New command "gen-revoke" to create a key revocation certificate.
3090 * New option "homedir" to set the homedir (which defaults to "~/.g10").
3091 This directory is created if it does not exists (only the last
3092 part of the name and not the complete hierarchy)
3094 * Command "import" works. (Try: "finger gcrypt@ftp.guug.de|g10 --import")
3096 * New commands "dearmor/enarmor" for g10maint. These are mainly
3097 used for internal test purposes.
3099 * Option --version now conforming to the GNU standards and lists
3100 the available ciphers, message digests and public key algorithms.
3102 * Assembler code for m68k (not tested).
3104 * "make check" works.
3106 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.6 (1998-02-13)
3107 -----------------------------------
3109 * Option "--export" works.
3112 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.5 (1998-02-12)
3113 -----------------------------------
3115 * Added zlib for systems which don't have it.
3116 Use "./configure --with-zlib" to link with the static version.
3118 * Generalized some more functions and rewrote the encoding of
3119 message digests into MPIs.
3121 * Enhanced the checkit script
3124 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.4 (1998-02-11)
3125 -----------------------------------
3127 * nearly doubled the speed of the ElGamal signature verification.
3129 * backup copies of keyrings are created.
3131 * assembler stuff for Pentium; gives about 15% better performance.
3133 * fixed a lot of bugs.
3136 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.3 (1998-02-09)
3137 -----------------------------------
3139 * Found a bug in the calculation of ELG fingerprints. This is now
3140 fixed, but all existing fingerprints and keyids for ELG keys
3141 are not any more valid.
3143 * armor should now work; including clear signed text.
3145 * moved some options to the new program g10maint
3147 * It's now 64 bit clean and runs fine on an alpha--linux.
3149 * Key generation is much faster now. I fixed this by using not
3150 so strong random number for the primes (this was a bug because the
3151 ElGamal primes are public parameters and it does not make sense
3152 to generate them from strong random). The real secret is the x value
3153 which is still generated from strong (okay: /dev/random) random bits.
3155 * added option "--status-fd": see g10/OPTIONS
3157 * We have secure memory on systems which support mlock().
3158 It is not complete yet, because we do not have signal handler
3159 which does a cleanup in very case.
3160 We should also check the ulimit for the user in the case
3161 that the admin does not have set a limit on locked pages.
3163 * started with internationalization support.
3165 * The logic to handle the web of trust is now implemented. It is
3166 has some bugs; but I'm going to change the algorithm anyway.
3167 It works by calculating the trustlevel on the fly. It may ask
3168 you to provide trust parameters if the calculated trust probability
3169 is too low. I will write a paper which discusses this new approach.
3171 * a couple of changes to the configure script.
3173 * New option "--quick-random" which uses a much quicker random
3174 number generator. Keys generated while this option is in effect
3175 are flags with "INSECURE!" in the user-id. This is a development
3178 * Read support for new version packets (OpenPGP).
3180 * Comment packets are now of correct OpenPGP type 16. Old comment
3181 packets written by G10 are detected because they always start with
3182 a hash which is an invalid version byte.
3184 * The string "(INSECURE!)" is appended to a new user-id if this
3185 is generated on a system without a good random number generator.
3188 Version 0.2.2 (1998-02-09)
3189 Version 0.2.1 (1998-01-28)
3190 Version 0.2.0 (1998-01-25)
3191 Version 0.1.3 (1998-01-12)
3192 Version 0.1.2 (1998-01-07)
3193 Version 0.1.1 (1998-01-07)
3194 Version 0.1.0 (1998-01-05)
3195 Version 0.0.0 (1997-12-20)
3198 Copyright (C) 1998-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3199 Copyright (C) 1997-2016 Werner Koch
3201 This file is free software; as a special exception the author gives
3202 unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
3203 modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
3205 This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
3206 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without even the
3207 implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.