1 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.9 (2015-10-09)
2 ------------------------------------------------
4 * gpg: Allow fetching keys via OpenPGP DANE (--auto-key-locate). New
5 option --print-dane-records.
7 * gpg: Fix for a problem with PGP-2 keys in a keyring.
9 * gpg: Fail with an error instead of a warning if a modern cipher
10 algorithm is used without a MDC.
12 * agent: New option --pinentry-invisible-char.
14 * agent: Always do a RSA signature verification after creation.
16 * agent: Fix a regression in ssh-add-ing Ed25519 keys.
18 * agent: Fix ssh fingerprint computation for nistp384 and EdDSA.
20 * agent: Fix crash during passprase entry on some platforms.
22 * scd: Change timeout to fix problems with some 2.1 cards.
24 * dirmngr: Displayed name is now Key Acquirer.
26 * dirmngr: Add option --keyserver. Deprecate that option for gpg.
27 Install a dirmngr.conf file from a skeleton for new installations.
30 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.8 (2015-09-10)
31 ------------------------------------------------
33 * gpg: Sending very large keys to the keyservers works again.
35 * gpg: Validity strings in key listings are now again translatable.
37 * gpg: Emit FAILURE status lines to help GPGME.
39 * gpg: Does not anymore link to Libksba to reduce dependencies.
41 * gpgsm: Export of secret keys via Assuan is now possible.
43 * agent: Raise the maximum passphrase length from 100 to 255 bytes.
45 * agent: Fix regression using EdDSA keys with ssh.
47 * Does not anymore use a build timestamp by default.
49 * The fallback encoding for broken locale settings changed
50 from Latin-1 to UTF-8.
52 * Many code cleanups and improved internal documentation.
54 * Various minor bug fixes.
57 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.7 (2015-08-11)
58 ------------------------------------------------
60 * gpg: Support encryption with Curve25519 if Libgcrypt 1.7 is used.
62 * gpg: In the --edit-key menu: Removed the need for "toggle", changed
63 how secret keys are indicated, new commands "fpr *" and "grip".
65 * gpg: More fixes related to legacy keys in a keyring.
67 * gpgv: Does now also work with a "trustedkeys.kbx" file.
69 * scd: Support some feature from the OpenPGP card 3.0 specs.
71 * scd: Improved ECC support
73 * agent: New option --force for the DELETE_KEY command.
75 * w32: Look for the Pinentry at more places.
77 * Dropped deprecated gpgsm-gencert.sh
79 * Various other bug fixes.
82 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.6 (2015-07-01)
83 ------------------------------------------------
85 * agent: New option --verify for the PASSWD command.
87 * gpgsm: Add command option "offline" as an alternative to
90 * gpg: Do not prompt multiple times for a password in pinentry
93 * Allow the use of debug category names with --debug.
95 * Using gpg-agent and gpg/gpgsm with different locales will now show
96 the correct translations in Pinentry.
98 * gpg: Improve speed of --list-sigs and --check-sigs.
100 * gpg: Make --list-options show-sig-subpackets work again.
102 * gpg: Fix an export problem for old keyrings with PGP-2 keys.
104 * scd: Support PIN-pads on more readers.
106 * dirmngr: Properly cleanup zombie LDAP helper processes and avoid
107 hangs on dirmngr shutdown.
109 * Various other bug fixes.
112 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.5 (2015-06-11)
113 ------------------------------------------------
115 * Support for an external passphrase cache.
117 * Support for the forthcoming version 3 OpenPGP smartcard.
119 * Manuals now show the actual used file names.
121 * Prepared for improved integration with Emacs.
123 * Code cleanups and minor bug fixes.
126 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.4 (2015-05-12)
127 ------------------------------------------------
129 * gpg: Add command --quick-adduid to non-interactively add a new user
130 id to an existing key.
132 * gpg: Do no enable honor-keyserver-url by default. Make it work if
135 * gpg: Display the serial number in the --card-status output again.
137 * agent: Support for external password managers.
138 Add option --no-allow-external-cache.
140 * scdaemon: Improved handling of extended APDUs.
142 * Make HTTP proxies work again.
144 * All network access including DNS as been moved to Dirmngr.
146 * Allow building without LDAP support.
148 * Fixed lots of smaller bugs.
151 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.3 (2015-04-11)
152 ------------------------------------------------
154 * gpg: LDAP keyservers are now supported by 2.1.
156 * gpg: New option --with-icao-spelling.
158 * gpg: New option --print-pka-records. Changed the PKA method to use
159 CERT records and hashed names.
161 * gpg: New command --list-gcrypt-config. New parameter "curve"
164 * gpg: Print a NEWSIG status line like gpgsm always did.
166 * gpg: Print MPI values with --list-packets and --verbose.
168 * gpg: Write correct MPI lengths with ECC keys.
170 * gpg: Skip legacy PGP-2 keys while searching.
172 * gpg: Improved searching for mail addresses when using a keybox.
174 * gpgsm: Changed default algos to AES-128 and SHA-256.
176 * gpgtar: Fixed extracting files with sizes of a multiple of 512.
178 * dirmngr: Fixed SNI handling for hkps pools.
180 * dirmngr: extra-certs and trusted-certs are now always loaded from
181 the sysconfig dir instead of the homedir.
183 * Fixed possible problems due to compiler optimization, two minor
184 regressions, and other bugs.
187 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.2 (2015-02-11)
188 ------------------------------------------------
190 * gpg: The parameter 'Passphrase' for batch key generation works
193 * gpg: Using a passphrase option in batch mode now has the expected
194 effect on --quick-gen-key.
196 * gpg: Improved reporting of unsupported PGP-2 keys.
198 * gpg: Added support for algo names when generating keys using
201 * gpg: Fixed DoS based on bogus and overlong key packets.
203 * agent: When setting --default-cache-ttl the value
204 for --max-cache-ttl is adjusted to be not lower than the former.
206 * agent: Fixed problems with the new --extra-socket.
208 * agent: Made --allow-loopback-pinentry changeable with gpgconf.
210 * agent: Fixed importing of unprotected openpgp keys.
212 * agent: Now tries to use a fallback pinentry if the standard
213 pinentry is not installed.
215 * scd: Added support for ECDH.
217 * Fixed several bugs related to bogus keyrings and improved some
221 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.1 (2014-12-16)
222 ------------------------------------------------
224 * gpg: Detect faulty use of --verify on detached signatures.
226 * gpg: New import option "keep-ownertrust".
228 * gpg: New sub-command "factory-reset" for --card-edit.
230 * gpg: A stub key for smartcards is now created by --card-status.
232 * gpg: Fixed regression in --refresh-keys.
234 * gpg: Fixed regresion in %g and %p codes for --sig-notation.
236 * gpg: Fixed best matching hash algo detection for ECDSA and EdDSA.
238 * gpg: Improved perceived speed of secret key listisngs.
240 * gpg: Print number of skipped PGP-2 keys on import.
242 * gpg: Removed the option aliases --throw-keyid and --notation-data;
243 use --throw-keyids and --set-notation instead.
245 * gpg: New import option "keep-ownertrust".
247 * gpg: Skip too large keys during import.
249 * gpg,gpgsm: New option --no-autostart to avoid starting gpg-agent or
252 * gpg-agent: New option --extra-socket to provide a restricted
253 command set for use with remote clients.
255 * gpgconf --kill does not anymore start a service only to kill it.
257 * gpg-pconnect-agent: Add convenience option --uiserver.
259 * Fixed keyserver access for Windows.
261 * Fixed build problems on Mac OS X
263 * The Windows installer does now install development files
265 * More translations (but most of them are not complete).
267 * To support remotely mounted home directories, the IPC sockets may
268 now be redirected. This feature requires Libassuan 2.2.0.
270 * Improved portability and the usual bunch of bug fixes.
273 Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0 (2014-11-06)
274 ------------------------------------------------
276 This release introduces a lot of changes. Most of them are internal
277 and thus not user visible. However, some long standing behavior has
278 slightly changed and it is strongly suggested that an existing
279 "~/.gnupg" directory is backed up before this version is used.
281 A verbose description of the major new features and changes can be
282 found in the file doc/whats-new-in-2.1.txt.
284 * gpg: All support for v3 (PGP 2) keys has been dropped. All
285 signatures are now created as v4 signatures. v3 keys will be
286 removed from the keyring.
288 * gpg: With pinentry-0.9.0 the passphrase "enter again" prompt shows
289 up in the same window as the "new passphrase" prompt.
291 * gpg: Allow importing keys with duplicated long key ids.
293 * dirmngr: May now be build without support for LDAP.
295 * For a complete list of changes see the lists of changes for the
296 2.1.0 beta versions below. Note that all relevant fixes from
297 versions 2.0.14 to 2.0.26 are also applied to this version.
300 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0-beta864 (2014-10-03)]
302 * gpg: Removed the GPG_AGENT_INFO related code. GnuPG does now
303 always use a fixed socket name in its home directory.
305 * gpg: Renamed --gen-key to --full-gen-key and re-added a --gen-key
306 command with less choices.
308 * gpg: Use SHA-256 for all signature types also on RSA keys.
310 * gpg: Default keyring is now created with a .kbx suffix.
312 * gpg: Add a shortcut to the key capabilies menu (e.g. "=e" sets the
313 encryption capabilities).
315 * gpg: Fixed obsolete options parsing.
317 * Further improvements for the alternative speedo build system.
320 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0-beta834 (2014-09-18)]
322 * gpg: Improved passphrase caching.
324 * gpg: Switched to algorithm number 22 for EdDSA.
326 * gpg: Removed CAST5 from the default preferences.
328 * gpg: Order SHA-1 last in the hash preferences.
330 * gpg: Changed default cipher for --symmetric to AES-128.
332 * gpg: Fixed export of ECC keys and import of EdDSA keys.
334 * dirmngr: Fixed the KS_FETCH command.
336 * The speedo build system now downloads related packages and works
337 for non-Windows platforms.
340 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0-beta783 (2014-08-14)]
342 * gpg: Add command --quick-gen-key.
344 * gpg: Make --quick-sign-key promote local key signatures.
346 * gpg: Added "show-usage" sub-option to --list-options.
348 * gpg: Screen keyserver responses to avoid importing unwanted keys
351 * gpg: Removed the option --pgp2 and --rfc1991 and the ability to
352 create PGP-2 compatible messages.
354 * gpg: Removed options --compress-keys and --compress-sigs.
356 * gpg: Cap attribute packets at 16MB.
358 * gpg: Improved output of --list-packets.
360 * gpg: Make with-colons output of --search-keys work again.
362 * gpgsm: Auto-create the ".gnupg" directory like gpg does.
364 * agent: Fold new passphrase warning prompts into one.
366 * scdaemon: Add support for the Smartcard-HSM card.
368 * scdaemon: Remove the use of the pcsc-wrapper.
371 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0-beta751 (2014-07-03)]
373 * gpg: Create revocation certificates during key generation.
375 * gpg: Create exported secret keys and revocation certifciates with
378 * gpg: The validity of user ids is now shown by default. To revert
379 this add "list-options no-show-uid-validity" to gpg.conf.
381 * gpg: Make export of secret keys work again.
383 * gpg: The output of --list-packets does now print the offset of the
384 packet and information about the packet header.
386 * gpg: Avoid DoS due to garbled compressed data packets. [CVE-2014-4617]
388 * gpg: Print more specific reason codes with the INV_RECP status.
390 * gpg: Cap RSA and Elgamal keysize at 4096 bit also for unattended
393 * scdaemon: Support reader Gemalto IDBridge CT30 and pinpad of SCT
396 * The speedo build system has been improved. It is now also possible
397 to build a partly working installer for Windows.
400 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0-beta442 (2014-06-05)]
402 * gpg: Changed the format of key listings. To revert to the old
403 format the option --legacy-list-mode is available.
405 * gpg: Add experimental signature support using curve Ed25519 and
406 with a patched Libgcrypt also encryption support with Curve25519.
407 [Update: this encryption support has been removed from 2.1.0 until
408 we have agreed on a suitable format.]
410 * gpg: Allow use of Brainpool curves.
412 * gpg: Accepts a space separated fingerprint as user ID. This
413 allows to copy and paste the fingerprint from the key listing.
415 * gpg: The hash algorithm is now printed for signature records in key
418 * gpg: Reject signatures made using the MD5 hash algorithm unless the
419 new option --allow-weak-digest-algos or --pgp2 are given.
421 * gpg: Print a warning if the Gnome-Keyring-Daemon intercepts the
422 communication with the gpg-agent.
424 * gpg: New option --pinentry-mode.
426 * gpg: Fixed decryption using an OpenPGP card.
428 * gpg: Fixed bug with deeply nested compressed packets.
430 * gpg: Only the major version number is by default included in the
433 * gpg: Do not create a trustdb file if --trust-model=always is used.
435 * gpg: Protect against rogue keyservers sending secret keys.
437 * gpg: The format of the fallback key listing ("gpg KEYFILE") is now
438 more aligned to the regular key listing ("gpg -k").
440 * gpg: The option--show-session-key prints its output now before the
441 decryption of the bulk message starts.
443 * gpg: New %U expando for the photo viewer.
445 * gpg,gpgsm: New option --with-secret.
447 * gpgsm: By default the users are now asked via the Pinentry whether
448 they trust an X.509 root key. To prohibit interactive marking of
449 such keys, the new option --no-allow-mark-trusted may be used.
451 * gpgsm: New commands to export a secret RSA key in PKCS#1 or PKCS#8
454 * gpgsm: Improved handling of re-issued CA certificates.
456 * agent: The included ssh agent does now support ECDSA keys.
458 * agent: New option --enable-putty-support to allow gpg-agent on
459 Windows to act as a Pageant replacement with full smartcard support.
461 * scdaemon: New option --enable-pinpad-varlen.
463 * scdaemon: Various fixes for pinpad equipped card readers.
465 * scdaemon: Rename option --disable-pinpad (was --disable-keypad).
467 * scdaemon: Better support fo CCID readers. Now, internal CCID
468 driver supports readers with no auto configuration feature.
470 * dirmngr: Removed support for the original HKP keyserver which is
471 not anymore used by any site.
473 * dirmngr: Improved support for keyserver pools.
475 * tools: New option --dirmngr for gpg-connect-agent.
477 * The GNU Pth library has been replaced by the new nPth library.
479 * Support installation as portable application under Windows.
481 * All kind of other improvements - see the git log.
484 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0beta3 (2011-12-20)]
486 * gpg: Fixed regression in the secret key export function.
488 * gpg: Allow generation of card keys up to 4096 bit.
490 * gpgsm: Preliminary support for the validation model "steed".
492 * gpgsm: Improved certificate creation.
494 * agent: Support the SSH confirm flag.
496 * agent: New option to select a passphrase mode. The loopback
497 mode may be used to bypass Pinentry.
499 * agent: The Assuan commands KILLAGENT and KILLSCD are working again.
501 * scdaemon: Does not anymore block after changing a card (regression
504 * tools: gpg-connect-agent does now proberly display the help output
505 for "SCD HELP" commands.
508 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0beta2 (2011-03-08)]
510 * gpg: ECC support as described by draft-jivsov-openpgp-ecc-06.txt
511 [Update: now known as RFC-6637].
513 * gpg: Print "AES128" instead of "AES". This change introduces a
514 little incompatibility for tools using "gpg --list-config". We
515 hope that these tools are written robust enough to accept this new
516 algorithm name as well.
518 * gpgsm: New feature to create certificates from a parameter file.
519 Add prompt to the --gen-key UI to create self-signed certificates.
521 * agent: TMPDIR is now also honored when creating a socket using
522 the --no-standard-socket option and with symcryptrun's temp files.
524 * scdaemon: Fixed a bug where scdaemon sends a signal to gpg-agent
525 running in non-daemon mode.
527 * dirmngr: Fixed CRL loading under W32 (bug#1010).
529 * Dirmngr has taken over the function of the keyserver helpers. Thus
530 we now have a specified direct interface to keyservers via Dirmngr.
531 LDAP, DNS and mail backends are not yet implemented.
533 * Fixed TTY management for pinentries and session variable update
537 [Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.0beta1 (2010-10-26)]
539 * gpg: secring.gpg is not anymore used but all secret key operations
540 are delegated to gpg-agent. The import command moves secret keys
543 * gpg: The OpenPGP import command is now able to merge secret keys.
545 * gpg: Encrypted OpenPGP messages with trailing data (e.g. other
546 OpenPGP packets) are now correctly parsed.
548 * gpg: Given sufficient permissions Dirmngr is started automagically.
550 * gpg: Fixed output of "gpgconf --check-options".
552 * gpg: Removed options --export-options(export-secret-subkey-passwd)
553 and --simple-sk-checksum.
555 * gpg: New options --try-secret-key.
557 * gpg: Support DNS lookups for SRV, PKA and CERT on W32.
559 * gpgsm: The --audit-log feature is now more complete.
561 * gpgsm: The default for --include-cert is now to include all
562 certificates in the chain except for the root certificate.
564 * gpgsm: New option --ignore-cert-extension.
566 * g13: The G13 tool for disk encryption key management has been
569 * agent: If the agent's --use-standard-socket option is active, all
570 tools try to start and daemonize the agent on the fly. In the past
571 this was only supported on W32; on non-W32 systems the new
572 configure option --disable-standard-socket may now be used to
573 disable this new default.
575 * agent: New and changed passphrases are now created with an
576 iteration count requiring about 100ms of CPU work.
578 * dirmngr: Dirmngr is now a part of this package. It is now also
579 expected to run as a system service and the configuration
580 directories are changed to the GnuPG name space. [Update: 2.1.0
581 starts dirmngr on demand as user daemon.]
583 * Support for Windows CE. [Update: This has not been tested for the
586 * Numerical values may now be used as an alternative to the
587 debug-level keywords.
590 Version 2.0.28 (2015-06-02)
591 Version 2.0.27 (2015-02-18)
592 Version 2.0.26 (2014-08-12)
593 Version 2.0.25 (2014-06-30)
594 Version 2.0.24 (2014-06-24)
595 Version 2.0.23 (2014-06-03)
596 Version 2.0.22 (2013-10-04)
597 Version 2.0.21 (2013-08-19)
598 Version 2.0.20 (2013-05-10)
599 Version 2.0.19 (2012-03-27)
600 Version 2.0.18 (2011-08-04)
601 Version 2.0.17 (2011-01-13)
602 Version 2.0.16 (2010-07-19)
603 Version 2.0.15 (2010-03-09)
604 Version 2.0.14 (2009-12-21)
607 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.13 (2009-09-04)
608 -------------------------------------------------
610 * GPG now generates 2048 bit RSA keys by default. The default hash
611 algorithm preferences has changed to prefer SHA-256 over SHA-1.
612 2048 bit DSA keys are now generated to use a 256 bit hash algorithm
614 * The envvars XMODIFIERS, GTK_IM_MODULE and QT_IM_MODULE are now
615 passed to the Pinentry to make SCIM work.
617 * The GPGSM command --gen-key features a --batch mode and implements
618 all features of gpgsm-gencert.sh in standard mode.
620 * New option --re-import for GPGSM's IMPORT server command.
622 * Enhanced writing of existing keys to OpenPGP v2 cards.
624 * Add hack to the internal CCID driver to allow the use of some
625 Omnikey based card readers with 2048 bit keys.
627 * GPG now repeatly asks the user to insert the requested OpenPGP
628 card. This can be disabled with --limit-card-insert-tries=1.
633 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.12 (2009-06-17)
634 -------------------------------------------------
636 * GPGSM now always lists ephemeral certificates if specified by
637 fingerprint or keygrip.
639 * New command "KEYINFO" for GPG_AGENT. GPGSM now also returns
640 information about smartcards.
642 * Made sure not to leak file descriptors if running gpg-agent with a
643 command. Restore the signal mask to solve a problem in Mono.
645 * Changed order of the confirmation questions for root certificates
646 and store negative answers in trustlist.txt.
648 * Better synchronization of concurrent smartcard sessions.
650 * Support 2048 bit OpenPGP cards.
652 * Support Telesec Netkey 3 cards.
654 * The gpg-protect-tool now uses gpg-agent via libassuan. Under
655 Windows the Pinentry will now be put into the foreground.
657 * Changed code to avoid a possible Mac OS X system freeze.
660 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.11 (2009-03-03)
661 -------------------------------------------------
663 * Fixed a problem in SCDAEMON which caused unexpected card resets.
665 * SCDAEMON is now aware of the Geldkarte.
667 * The SCDAEMON option --allow-admin is now used by default.
669 * GPGCONF now restarts SCdaemon if necessary.
671 * The default cipher algorithm in GPGSM is now again 3DES. This is
672 due to interoperability problems with Outlook 2003 which still
676 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.10 (2009-01-12)
677 -------------------------------------------------
679 * [gpg] New keyserver helper gpg2keys_kdns as generic DNS CERT
680 lookup. Run with --help for a short description. Requires the
683 * [gpg] New mechanisms "local" and "nodefault" for --auto-key-locate.
684 Fixed a few problems with this option.
686 * [gpg] New command --locate-keys.
688 * [gpg] New options --with-sig-list and --with-sig-check.
690 * [gpg] The option "-sat" is no longer an alias for --clearsign.
692 * [gpg] The option --fixed-list-mode is now implicitly used and obsolete.
694 * [gpg] New control statement %ask-passphrase for the unattended key
697 * [gpg] The algorithm to compute the SIG_ID status has been changed.
699 * [gpgsm] Now uses AES by default.
701 * [gpgsm] Made --output option work with --export-secret-key-p12.
703 * [gpg-agent] Terminate process if the own listening socket is not
704 anymore served by ourself.
706 * [scdaemon] Made it more robust on W32.
708 * [gpg-connect-agent] Accept commands given as command line arguments.
710 * [w32] Initialized the socket subsystem for all keyserver helpers.
712 * [w32] The sysconf directory has been moved from a subdirectory of
713 the installation directory to %CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA%/GNU/etc/gnupg.
715 * [w32] The gnupg2.nls directory is not anymore used. The standard
716 locale directory is now used.
718 * [w32] Fixed a race condition between gpg and gpgsm in the use of
719 temporary file names.
721 * The gpg-preset-passphrase mechanism works again. An arbitrary
722 string may now be used for a custom cache ID.
724 * Admin PINs are cached again (bug in 2.0.9).
726 * Support for version 2 OpenPGP cards.
728 * Libgcrypt 1.4 is now required.
731 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.9 (2008-03-26)
732 ------------------------------------------------
734 * Gpgsm always tries to locate missing certificates from a running
737 * Tweaks for Windows.
739 * The Admin PIN for OpenPGP cards may now be entered with the pinpad.
741 * Improved certificate chain construction.
743 * Extended the PKITS framework.
745 * Fixed a bug in the ambigious name detection.
747 * Fixed possible memory corruption while importing OpenPGP keys (bug
748 introduced with 2.0.8). [CVE-2008-1530]
753 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.8 (2007-12-20)
754 ------------------------------------------------
756 * Enhanced gpg-connect-agent with a small scripting language.
758 * New option --list-config for gpgconf.
760 * Fixed a crash in gpgconf.
762 * Gpg-agent now supports the passphrase quality bar of the latest
765 * The envvars XAUTHORITY and PINENTRY_USER_DATA are now passed to the
768 * Fixed the auto creation of the key stub for smartcards.
770 * Fixed a rare bug in decryption using the OpenPGP card.
772 * Creating DSA2 keys is now possible.
774 * New option --extra-digest-algo for gpgsm to allow verification of
777 * Allow encryption with legacy Elgamal sign+encrypt keys with option
780 * Windows is now a supported platform.
782 * Made sure that under Windows the file permissions of the socket are
783 taken into account. This required a change of our socket emulation
784 code and changed the IPC protocol under Windows.
787 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.7 (2007-09-10)
788 ------------------------------------------------
790 * Fixed encryption problem if duplicate certificates are in the
793 * Made it work on Windows Vista. Note that the entire Windows port
794 is still considered Beta.
796 * Add new options min-passphrase-nonalpha, check-passphrase-pattern,
797 enforce-passphrase-constraints and max-passphrase-days to
800 * Add command --check-components to gpgconf. Gpgconf now uses the
801 installed versions of the programs and does not anymore search via
805 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.6 (2007-08-16)
806 ------------------------------------------------
808 * GPGSM does now grok --default-key.
810 * GPGCONF is now aware of --default-key and --encrypt-to.
812 * GPGSM does again correctly print the serial number as well the the
813 various keyids. This was broken since 2.0.4.
815 * New option --validation-model and support for the chain-model.
817 * Improved Windows support.
820 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.5 (2007-07-05)
821 ------------------------------------------------
823 * Switched license to GPLv3.
825 * Basic support for Windows. Run "./autogen.sh --build-w32" to build
826 it. As usual the mingw cross compiling toolchain is required.
828 * Fixed bug when using the --p12-charset without --armor.
830 * The command --gen-key may now be used instead of the
831 gpgsm-gencert.sh script.
833 * Changed key generation to reveal less information about the
834 machine. Bug fixes for gpg2's card key generation.
837 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.4 (2007-05-09)
838 ------------------------------------------------
840 * The server mode key listing commands are now also working for
841 systems without the funopen/fopencookie API.
843 * PKCS#12 import now tries several encodings in case the passphrase
844 was not utf-8 encoded. New option --p12-charset for gpgsm.
846 * Improved the libgcrypt logging support in all modules.
849 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.3 (2007-03-08)
850 ------------------------------------------------
852 * By default, do not allow processing multiple plaintexts in a single
853 stream. Many programs that called GnuPG were assuming that GnuPG
854 did not permit this, and were thus not using the plaintext boundary
855 status tags that GnuPG provides. This change makes GnuPG reject
856 such messages by default which makes those programs safe again.
857 --allow-multiple-messages returns to the old behavior. [CVE-2007-1263].
859 * New --verify-option show-primary-uid-only.
861 * gpgconf may now reads a global configuration file to select which
862 options are changeable by a frontend. The new applygnupgdefaults
863 tool may be used by an admin to set default options for all users.
865 * The PIN pad of the Cherry XX44 keyboard is now supported. The
866 DINSIG and the NKS applications are now also aware of PIN pads.
869 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.2 (2007-01-31)
870 ------------------------------------------------
872 * Fixed a serious and exploitable bug in processing encrypted
873 packages. [CVE-2006-6235].
875 * Added --passphrase-repeat to set the number of times GPG will
876 prompt for a new passphrase to be repeated. This is useful to help
877 memorize a new passphrase. The default is 1 repetition.
879 * Using a PIN pad does now also work for the signing key.
881 * A warning is displayed by gpg-agent if a new passphrase is too
882 short. New option --min-passphrase-len defaults to 8.
884 * The status code BEGIN_SIGNING now shows the used hash algorithms.
887 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.1 (2006-11-28)
888 ------------------------------------------------
890 * Experimental support for the PIN pads of the SPR 532 and the Kaan
891 Advanced card readers. Add "disable-keypad" scdaemon.conf if you
892 don't want it. Does currently only work for the OpenPGP card and
893 its authentication and decrypt keys.
895 * Fixed build problems on some some platforms and crashes on amd64.
897 * Fixed a buffer overflow in gpg2. [bug#728,CVE-2006-6169]
900 Noteworthy changes in version 2.0.0 (2006-11-11)
901 ------------------------------------------------
903 * First stable version of a GnuPG integrating OpenPGP and S/MIME.
906 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.95 (2006-11-06)
907 -------------------------------------------------
912 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.94 (2006-10-24)
913 -------------------------------------------------
915 * Keys for gpgsm may now be specified using a keygrip. A keygrip is
916 indicated by a prefixing it with an ampersand.
918 * gpgconf now supports switching the CMS cipher algo (e.g. to AES).
920 * New command --gpgconf-test for all major tools. This may be used to
921 check whether the configuration file is sane.
924 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.93 (2006-10-18)
925 -------------------------------------------------
927 * In --with-validation mode gpgsm will now also ask whether a root
928 certificate should be trusted.
930 * Link to Pth only if really necessary.
932 * Fixed a pubring corruption bug in gpg2 occurring when importing
933 signatures or keys with insane lengths.
935 * Fixed v3 keyID calculation bug in gpg2.
937 * More tweaks for certificates without extensions.
940 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.92 (2006-10-11)
941 -------------------------------------------------
946 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.91 (2006-10-04)
947 -------------------------------------------------
949 * New "relax" flag for trustlist.txt to allow root CA certificates
950 without BasicContraints.
952 * [gpg2] Removed the -k PGP 2 compatibility hack. -k is now an
953 alias for --list-keys.
955 * [gpg2] Print a warning if "-sat" is used instead of "--clearsign".
958 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.90 (2006-09-25)
959 -------------------------------------------------
961 * Made readline work for gpg.
963 * Cleanups und minor bug fixes.
965 * Included translations from gnupg 1.4.5.
968 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.23 (2006-09-18)
969 -------------------------------------------------
971 * Regular man pages for most tools are now build directly from the
974 * The gpg code from 1.4.5 has been fully merged into this release.
975 The configure option --enable-gpg is still required to build this
976 gpg part. For production use of OpenPGP the gpg version 1.4.5 is
977 still recommended. Note, that gpg will be installed under the name
978 gpg2 to allow coexisting with an 1.4.x gpg.
980 * API change in gpg-agent's pkdecrypt command. Thus an older gpgsm
981 may not be used with the current gpg-agent.
983 * The scdaemon will now call a script on reader status changes.
985 * gpgsm now allows file descriptor passing for "INPUT", "OUTPUT" and
988 * The gpgsm server may now output a key listing to the output file
989 handle. This needs to be enabled using "OPTION list-to-output=1".
991 * The --output option of gpgsm has now an effect on list-keys.
993 * New gpgsm commands --dump-chain and list-chain.
995 * gpg-connect-agent has new options to utilize descriptor passing.
997 * A global trustlist may now be used. See doc/examples/trustlist.txt.
999 * When creating a new pubring.kbx keybox common certificates are
1003 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.22 (2006-07-27)
1004 -------------------------------------------------
1006 * Enhanced pkcs#12 support to allow import from simple keyBags.
1008 * Exporting to pkcs#12 now create bag attributes so that Mozilla is
1009 able to import the files.
1011 * Fixed uploading of certain keys to the smart card.
1014 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.21 (2006-06-20)
1015 -------------------------------------------------
1017 * New command APDU for scdaemon to allow using it for general card
1018 access. Might be used through gpg-connect-agent by using the SCD
1021 * Support for the CardMan 4040 PCMCIA reader (Linux 2.6.15 required).
1023 * Scdaemon does not anymore reset cards at the end of a connection.
1025 * Kludge to allow use of Bundesnetzagentur issued X.509 certificates.
1027 * Added --hash=xxx option to scdaemon's PKSIGN command.
1029 * Pkcs#12 files are now created with a MAC. This is for better
1032 * Collected bug fixes and minor other changes.
1035 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.20 (2005-12-20)
1036 -------------------------------------------------
1038 * Importing pkcs#12 files created be recent versions of Mozilla works
1041 * Basic support for qualified signatures.
1043 * New debug tool gpgparsemail.
1046 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.19 (2005-09-12)
1047 -------------------------------------------------
1049 * The Belgian eID card is now supported for signatures and ssh.
1050 Other pkcs#15 cards should work as well.
1052 * Fixed bug in --export-secret-key-p12 so that certificates are again
1056 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.18 (2005-08-01)
1057 -------------------------------------------------
1059 * [gpgsm] Now allows for more than one email address as well as URIs
1060 and dnsNames in certificate request generation. A keygrip may be
1061 given to create a request from an existing key.
1063 * A couple of minor bug fixes.
1066 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.17 (2005-06-20)
1067 -------------------------------------------------
1069 * gpg-connect-agent has now features to handle Assuan INQUIRE
1072 * Internal changes for OpenPGP cards. New Assuan command WRITEKEY.
1074 * GNU Pth is now a hard requirement.
1076 * [scdaemon] Support for OpenSC has been removed. Instead a new and
1077 straightforward pkcs#15 modules has been written. As of now it
1078 does allows only signing using TCOS cards but we are going to
1079 enhance it to match all the old capabilities.
1081 * [gpg-agent] New option --write-env-file and Assuan command
1084 * [gpg-agent] New option --default-cache-ttl-ssh to set the TTL for
1085 SSH passphrase caching independent from the other passphrases.
1088 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.16 (2005-04-21)
1089 -------------------------------------------------
1091 * gpg-agent does now support the ssh-agent protocol and thus allows
1092 to use the pinentry as well as the OpenPGP smartcard with ssh.
1094 * New tool gpg-connect-agent as a general client for the gpg-agent.
1096 * New tool symcryptrun as a wrapper for certain encryption tools.
1098 * The gpg tool is not anymore build by default because those gpg
1099 versions available in the gnupg 1.4 series are far more matured.
1102 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.15 (2005-01-13)
1103 -------------------------------------------------
1105 * Fixed passphrase caching bug.
1107 * Better support for CCID readers; the reader from Cherry RS 6700 USB
1111 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.14 (2004-12-22)
1112 -------------------------------------------------
1114 * [gpg-agent] New option --use-standard-socket to allow the use of a
1115 fixed socket. gpgsm falls back to this socket if GPG_AGENT_INFO
1118 * Ported to MS Windows with some functional limitations.
1120 * New tool gpg-preset-passphrase.
1123 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.13 (2004-12-03)
1124 -------------------------------------------------
1126 * [gpgsm] New option --prefer-system-dirmngr.
1128 * Minor cleanups and debugging aids.
1131 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.12 (2004-10-22)
1132 -------------------------------------------------
1134 * [scdaemon] Partly rewrote the PC/SC code.
1136 * Removed the sc-investigate tool. It is now in a separate package
1137 available at ftp://ftp.g10code.com/g10code/gscutils/ .
1139 * [gpg-agent] Fixed logging problem.
1142 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.11 (2004-10-01)
1143 -------------------------------------------------
1145 * When using --import along with --with-validation, the imported
1146 certificates are validated and only imported if they are fully
1149 * [gpg-agent] New option --max-cache-ttl.
1151 * [gpg-agent] When used without --daemon or --server, gpg-agent now
1152 check whether a agent is already running and usable.
1154 * Fixed some i18n problems.
1157 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.10 (2004-07-22)
1158 -------------------------------------------------
1160 * Fixed a serious bug in the checking of trusted root certificates.
1162 * New configure option --enable-agent-pnly allows to build and
1163 install just the agent.
1165 * Fixed a problem with the log file handling.
1168 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.9 (2004-06-08)
1169 ------------------------------------------------
1171 * [gpg-agent] The new option --allow-mark-trusted is now required to
1172 allow gpg-agent to add a key to the trustlist.txt after user
1175 * Creating PKCS#10 requests does now honor the key usage.
1178 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.8 (2004-04-29)
1179 ------------------------------------------------
1181 * [scdaemon] Overhauled the internal CCID driver.
1183 * [scdaemon] Status files named ~/.gnupg/reader_<n>.status are now
1184 written when using the internal CCID driver.
1186 * [gpgsm] New commands --dump-{,secret,external}-keys to show a very
1187 detailed view of the certificates.
1189 * The keybox gets now compressed after 3 hours and ephemeral
1190 stored certificates are deleted after about a day.
1192 * [gpg] Usability fixes for --card-edit. Note, that this has already
1193 been ported back to gnupg-1.3
1196 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.7 (2004-04-06)
1197 ------------------------------------------------
1199 * Instrumented the modules for gpgconf.
1201 * Added support for DINSIG card applications.
1203 * Include the smimeCapabilities attribute with signed messages.
1205 * Now uses the gettext domain "gnupg2" to avoid conflicts with gnupg
1209 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.6 (2004-03-06)
1210 ------------------------------------------------
1212 * Code cleanups and bug fixes.
1215 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.5 (2004-02-21)
1216 ------------------------------------------------
1218 * gpg-protect-tool gets now installed into libexec as it ought to be.
1219 Cleaned up the build system to better comply with the coding
1222 * [gpgsm] The --import command is now able to autodetect pkcs#12
1223 files and import secret and private keys from this file format.
1224 A new command --export-secret-key-p12 is provided to allow
1225 exporting of secret keys in PKCS\#12 format.
1227 * [gpgsm] The pinentry will now present a description of the key for
1228 whom the passphrase is requested.
1230 * [gpgsm] New option --with-validation to check the validity of key
1233 * New option --debug-level={none,basic,advanced,expert,guru} to map
1234 the debug flags to sensitive levels on a per program base.
1237 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.4 (2004-01-30)
1238 ------------------------------------------------
1240 * Added support for the Telesec NKS 2.0 card application.
1242 * Added simple tool addgnupghome to create .gnupg directories from
1245 * Various minor bug fixes and cleanups; mainly gpgsm and gpg-agent
1249 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.3 (2003-12-23)
1250 ------------------------------------------------
1252 * New gpgsm options --{enable,disable}-ocsp to validate keys using
1253 OCSP. This option requires a not yet released DirMngr version.
1254 Default is disabled.
1256 * The --log-file option may now be used to print logs to a socket.
1257 Prefix the socket name with "socket://" to enable this. This does
1258 not work on all systems and falls back to stderr if there is a
1259 problem with the socket.
1261 * The options --encrypt-to and --no-encrypt-to now work the same in
1262 gpgsm as in gpg. Note, they are also used in server mode.
1264 * Duplicated recipients are now silently removed in gpgsm.
1267 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.2 (2003-11-17)
1268 ------------------------------------------------
1270 * On card key generation is no longer done using the --gen-key
1271 command but from the menu provided by the new --card-edit command.
1273 * PINs are now properly cached and there are only 2 PINs visible.
1274 The 3rd PIN (CHV2) is internally syncronized with the regular PIN.
1276 * All kind of other internal stuff.
1279 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.1 (2003-09-06)
1280 ------------------------------------------------
1282 * Support for OpenSC is back. scdaemon supports a --disable-opensc to
1283 disable OpenSC use at runtime, so that PC/SC or ct-API can still be
1286 * Rudimentary support for the SCR335 smartcard reader using an
1287 internal driver. Requires current libusb from CVS.
1292 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.0 (2003-08-05)
1293 ------------------------------------------------
1295 ====== PLEASE SEE README-alpha =======
1297 * gpg has been renamed to gpg2 and gpgv to gpgv2. This is a
1298 temporary change to allow co-existing with stable gpg versions.
1300 * ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf-1.9.0 is fist tried as config file before the
1303 * Removed the -k, -kv and -kvv commands. -k is now an alias to
1304 --list-keys. New command -K as alias for --list-secret-keys.
1306 * Removed --run-as-shm-coprocess feature.
1308 * gpg does now also use libgcrypt, libgpg-error is required.
1310 * New gpgsm commands --call-dirmngr and --call-protect-tool.
1312 * Changing a passphrase is now possible using "gpgsm --passwd"
1314 * The content-type attribute is now recognized and created.
1316 * The agent does now reread certain options on receiving a HUP.
1318 * The pinentry is now forked for each request so that clients with
1319 different environments are supported. When running in daemon mode
1320 and --keep-display is not used the DISPLAY variable is ignored.
1322 * Merged stuff from the newpg branch and started this new
1326 Version 1.4.19 (2015-02-27)
1327 Version 1.4.18 (2014-06-30)
1328 Version 1.4.17 (2014-06-23)
1329 Version 1.4.16 (2013-12-18)
1330 Version 1.4.15 (2013-10-04)
1331 Version 1.4.14 (2013-07-25)
1332 Version 1.4.13 (2012-12-20)
1333 Version 1.4.12 (2012-01-30)
1334 Version 1.4.11 (2010-10-18)
1335 Version 1.4.10 (2009-09-02)
1336 Version 1.4.9 (2008-03-26)
1337 Version 1.4.8 (2007-12-20)
1338 Version 1.4.7 (2007-03-05)
1339 Version 1.4.6 (2006-12-06)
1340 Version 1.4.5 (2006-08-01)
1341 Version 1.4.4 (2006-06-25)
1342 Version 1.4.3 (2006-04-03)
1343 Version 1.4.2 (2005-07-26)
1344 Version 1.4.1 (2005-03-15)
1345 Version 1.4.0 (2004-12-16)
1348 Noteworthy changes in version 1.3.2 (2003-05-27)
1349 ------------------------------------------------
1351 * New "--gnupg" option (set by default) that disables --openpgp,
1352 and the various --pgpX emulation options. This replaces
1353 --no-openpgp, and --no-pgpX, and also means that GnuPG has
1354 finally grown a --gnupg option to make GnuPG act like GnuPG.
1356 * A bug in key validation has been fixed. This bug only affects
1357 keys with more than one user ID (photo IDs do not count here),
1358 and results in all user IDs on a given key being treated with
1359 the validity of the most-valid user ID on that key.
1361 * Notation names that do not contain a '@' are no longer allowed
1362 unless --expert is set. This is to help prevent pollution of
1363 the (as yet unused) IETF notation namespace.
1365 * Multiple trust models are now supported via the --trust-model
1366 option. The options are "pgp" (web-of-trust plus trust
1367 signatures), "classic" (web-of-trust only), and "always"
1368 (identical to the --always-trust option).
1370 * The --personal-{cipher|digest|compression}-preferences are now
1371 consulted to get default algorithms before resorting to the
1372 last-ditch defaults of --s2k-cipher-algo, SHA1, and ZIP
1373 respectively. This allows a user to set algorithms to use in a
1374 safe manner so they are used when legal to do so, without
1375 forcing them on for all messages.
1377 * New --primary-keyring option to designate the keyring that the
1378 user wants new keys imported into.
1380 * --s2k-digest-algo is now used for all password mangling.
1381 Earlier versions used both --s2k-digest-algo and --digest-algo
1382 for passphrase mangling.
1384 * Handling of --hidden-recipient or --throw-keyid messages is now
1385 easier - the user only needs to give their passphrase once, and
1386 GnuPG will try it against all of the available secret keys.
1388 * Care is taken to prevent compiler optimization from removing
1391 * New option --no-mangle-dos-filenames so that filenames are not
1392 truncated in the W32 version.
1394 * A "convert-from-106" script has been added. This is a simple
1395 script that automates the conversion from a 1.0.6 or earlier
1396 version of GnuPG to a 1.0.7 or later version.
1398 * Disabled keys are now skipped when selecting keys for
1399 encryption. If you are using the --with-colons key listings to
1400 detect disabled keys, please see doc/DETAILS for a minor format
1401 change in this release.
1403 * Minor trustdb changes to make the trust calculations match
1406 * New command "revuid" in the --edit-key menu to revoke a user ID.
1407 This is a simpler interface to the old method (which still
1408 works) of revoking the user ID self-signature.
1410 * Status VALIDSIG does now also print the primary key's
1411 fingerprint, as well as the signature version, pubkey algorithm,
1412 hash algorithm, and signature class.
1414 * Add read-only support for the SHA-256 hash, and optional
1415 read-only support for the SHA-384 and SHA-512 hashes.
1417 * New option --enable-progress-filter for use with frontends.
1419 * DNS SRV records are used in HKP keyserver lookups to allow
1420 administrators to load balance and select keyserver ports
1421 automatically. This is as specified in
1422 draft-shaw-openpgp-hkp-00.txt.
1424 * When using the "keyid!" syntax during a key export, only that
1425 specified key is exported. If the key in question is a subkey,
1426 the primary key plus only that subkey is exported.
1428 * configure --disable-xxx options to disable individual algorithms
1429 at build time. This can be used to build a smaller gpg binary
1430 for embedded uses where space is tight. See the README file for
1431 the algorithms that can be used with this option, or use
1432 --enable-minimal to build the smallest gpg possible (disables
1433 all optional algorithms, disables keyserver access, and disables
1436 * The keyserver no-modify flag on a key can now be displayed and
1439 * Note that the TIGER/192 digest algorithm is in the process of
1440 being dropped from the OpenPGP standard. While this release of
1441 GnuPG still contains it, it is disabled by default. To ensure
1442 you will still be able to use your messages with future versions
1443 of GnuPG and other OpenPGP programs, please do not use this
1447 Noteworthy changes in version 1.3.1 (2002-11-12)
1448 ------------------------------------------------
1450 * Trust signature support. This is based on the Maurer trust
1451 model where a user can specify the trust level along with the
1452 signature with multiple levels so users can delegate
1453 certification ability to other users, possibly restricted by a
1454 regular expression on the user ID. Note that full trust
1455 signature support requires a regular expression parsing library.
1456 The regexp code from glibc 2.3.1 is included for those platforms
1457 that don't have working regexp functions available. The
1458 configure option --disable-regex may be used to disable any
1459 regular expression code, which will make GnuPG ignore any trust
1460 signature with a regular expression included.
1462 * Two new commands --hidden-recipient (-R) and --hidden-encrypt-to
1463 encrypt to a user, but hide the identity of that user. This is
1464 the same functionality as --throw-keyid, but can be used on a
1467 * Full algorithm names (e.g. "3DES", "SHA1", "ZIP") can now be
1468 used interchangeably with the short algorithm names (e.g. "S2",
1469 "H2", "Z1") anywhere algorithm names are used in GnuPG.
1472 Noteworthy changes in version 1.3.0 (2002-10-18)
1473 ------------------------------------------------
1475 * The last piece of internal keyserver support has been removed,
1476 and now all keyserver access is done via the keyserver plugins.
1477 There is also a newer keyserver protocol used between GnuPG and
1478 the plugins, so plugins from earlier versions of GnuPG may not
1481 * The HKP keyserver plugin supports the new machine-readable key
1482 listing format for those keyservers that provide it.
1484 * When using a HKP keyserver with multiple DNS records (such as
1485 wwwkeys.pgp.net which has the addresses of multiple servers
1486 around the world), try all records until one succeeds. Note
1487 that it depends on the LDAP library used whether the LDAP
1488 keyserver plugin does this as well.
1490 * The library dependencies for OpenLDAP seem to change fairly
1491 frequently, and GnuPG's configure script cannot guess all the
1492 combinations. Use ./configure LDAPLIBS="-L libdir -l libs" to
1493 override the script and use the libraries selected.
1495 * Secret keys generated with --export-secret-subkeys are now
1496 indicated in key listings with a '#' after the "sec", and in
1497 --with-colons listings by showing no capabilities (no lowercase
1500 * --trusted-key has been un-obsoleted, as it is useful for adding
1501 ultimately trusted keys from the config file. It is identical
1502 to using --edit and "trust" to change a key to ultimately
1505 * Translations other than de are no longer distributed with the
1506 development branch. This is due to the frequent text changes
1507 during development, which cause the translations to rapidly go
1511 Version 1.2.8 (2006-12-07)
1512 Version 1.2.7 (2004-12-27)
1513 Version 1.2.6 (2004-08-25)
1514 Version 1.2.5 (2004-07-26)
1515 Version 1.2.4 (2003-12-23)
1516 Version 1.2.3 (2003-08-21)
1517 Version 1.2.2 (2003-05-01)
1518 Version 1.2.1 (2002-10-25)
1519 Version 1.2.0 (2002-09-21)
1522 Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.92 (2002-09-11)
1523 -------------------------------------------------
1525 * [IMPORTANT] The default configuration file is now
1526 ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf. If an old ~/.gnupg/options is found it will
1527 still be used. This change is required to have a more
1528 consistent naming scheme with forthcoming tools.
1530 * The use of MDCs have increased. A MDC will be used if the
1531 recipients directly request it, if the recipients have AES,
1532 AES192, AES256, or TWOFISH in their cipher preferences, or if
1533 the chosen cipher has a blocksize not equal to 64 bits
1534 (currently this is also AES, AES192, AES256, and TWOFISH).
1536 * GnuPG will no longer automatically disable compression when
1537 processing an already-compressed file unless a MDC is being
1538 used. This is to give the message a certain amount of
1539 resistance to the chosen-ciphertext attack while communicating
1540 with other programs (most commonly PGP earlier than version 7.x)
1541 that do not support MDCs.
1543 * The option --interactive now has the desired effect when
1546 * The file permission and ownership checks on files have been
1547 clarified. Specifically, the homedir (usually ~/.gnupg) is
1548 checked to protect everything within it. If the user specifies
1549 keyrings outside this homedir, they are presumed to be shared
1550 keyrings and therefore *not* checked. Configuration files
1551 specified with the --options option and the IDEA cipher
1552 extension specified with --load-extension are checked, along
1553 with their enclosing directories.
1555 * The configure option --with-static-rnd=auto allows to build gpg
1556 with all available entropy gathering modules included. At
1557 runtime the best usable one will be selected from the list
1558 linux, egd, unix. This is also the default for systems lacking
1559 a /dev/random device.
1561 * The default character set is now taken from the current locale;
1562 it can still be overridden by the --charset option. Using the
1563 option -vvv shows the used character set.
1565 * [REMOVED] --emulate-checksum-bug and --emulate-3des-s2k-bug have
1569 Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.91 (2002-08-04)
1570 -------------------------------------------------
1572 * All modules are now linked statically; the --load-extension
1573 option is in general not useful anymore. The only exception is
1574 to specify the deprecated idea cipher.
1576 * The IDEA plugin has changed. Previous versions of the IDEA
1577 plugin will no longer work with GnuPG. However, the current
1578 version of the plugin will work with earlier GnuPG versions.
1580 * When using --batch with one of the --delete-key commands, the
1581 key must be specified by fingerprint. See the man page for
1584 * There are now various ways to restrict the ability GnuPG has to
1585 exec external programs (for the keyserver helpers or photo ID
1586 viewers). Read the README file for the complete list.
1588 * New export option to leave off attribute packets (photo IDs)
1589 during export. This is useful when exporting to HKP keyservers
1590 which do not understand attribute packets.
1592 * New import option to repair during import the HKP keyserver
1593 mangling multiple subkeys bug. Note that this cannot completely
1594 repair the damaged key as some crucial data is removed by the
1595 keyserver, but it does at least give you back one subkey. This
1596 is on by default for keyserver --recv-keys, and off by default
1597 for regular --import.
1599 * The keyserver helper programs now live in
1600 /usr/[local/]libexec/gnupg by default. If you are upgrading
1601 from 1.0.7, you might want to delete your old copies in
1602 /usr/[local/]bin. If you use an OS that does not use libexec
1603 for whatever reason, use configure --libexecdir=/usr/local/lib
1604 to place the keyserver helpers there.
1606 * The LDAP keyserver handler now works properly with very old
1607 (version 1) LDAP keyservers.
1610 Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.90 (2002-07-01)
1611 -------------------------------------------------
1613 * New commands: --personal-cipher-preferences,
1614 --personal-digest-preferences, and
1615 --personal-compress-preferences allow the user to specify which
1616 algorithms are to be preferred. Note that this does not permit
1617 using an algorithm that is not present in the recipient's
1618 preferences (which would violate the OpenPGP standard). This
1619 just allows sorting the preferences differently.
1621 * New "group" command to refer to several keys with one name.
1623 * A warning is issued if the user forces the use of an algorithm
1624 that is not listed in the recipient's preferences.
1626 * Full revocation key (aka "designated revoker") support.
1628 * The preferred hash algorithms on a key are consulted when
1629 encrypting a signed message to that key. Note that this is
1630 disabled by default by a SHA1 preference in
1631 --personal-digest-preferences.
1633 * --cert-digest-algo allows the user to specify the hash algorithm
1634 to use when signing a key rather than the default SHA1 (or MD5
1635 for PGP2 keys). Do not use this feature unless you fully
1636 understand the implications of this.
1638 * --pgp7 mode automatically sets all necessary options to ensure
1639 that the resulting message will be usable by a user of PGP 7.x.
1641 * New --attribute-fd command for frontends and scripts to get the
1642 contents of attribute packets (i.e. photos)
1644 * In expert mode, the user can now re-sign a v3 key with a v4
1645 self-signature. This does not change the v3 key into a v4 key,
1646 but it does allow the user to use preferences, primary ID flags,
1649 * Significantly improved photo ID support on non-unixlike
1652 * The version number has jumped ahead to 1.1.90 to skip over the
1653 old version 1.1 and to get ready for the upcoming 1.2.
1655 * ElGamal sign and encrypt is not anymore allowed in the key
1656 generation dialog unless in expert mode. RSA sign and encrypt
1657 has been added with the same restrictions.
1659 * [W32] Keyserver access does work with Windows NT.
1662 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.7 (2002-04-29)
1663 ------------------------------------------------
1665 * Secret keys are now stored and exported in a new format which
1666 uses SHA-1 for integrity checks. This format renders the
1667 Rosa/Klima attack useless. Other OpenPGP implementations might
1668 not yet support this, so the option --simple-sk-checksum creates
1669 the old vulnerable format.
1671 * The default cipher algorithm for encryption is now CAST5,
1672 default hash algorithm is SHA-1. This will give us better
1673 interoperability with other OpenPGP implementations.
1675 * Symmetric encrypted messages now use a fixed file size if
1676 possible. This is a tradeoff: it breaks PGP 5, but fixes PGP 2,
1677 6, and 7. Note this was only an issue with RFC-1991 style
1680 * Photographic user ID support. This uses an external program to
1683 * Enhanced keyserver support via keyserver "plugins". GnuPG comes
1684 with plugins for the NAI LDAP keyserver as well as the HKP email
1685 keyserver. It retains internal support for the HKP HTTP
1688 * Nonrevocable signatures are now supported. If a user signs a
1689 key nonrevocably, this signature cannot be taken back so be
1692 * Multiple signature classes are usable when signing a key to
1693 specify how carefully the key information (fingerprint, photo
1694 ID, etc) was checked.
1696 * --pgp2 mode automatically sets all necessary options to ensure
1697 that the resulting message will be usable by a user of PGP 2.x.
1699 * --pgp6 mode automatically sets all necessary options to ensure
1700 that the resulting message will be usable by a user of PGP 6.x.
1702 * Signatures may now be given an expiration date. When signing a
1703 key with an expiration date, the user is prompted whether they
1704 want their signature to expire at the same time.
1706 * Revocation keys (designated revokers) are now supported if
1707 present. There is currently no way to designate new keys as
1708 designated revokers.
1710 * Permissions on the .gnupg directory and its files are checked
1713 * --expert mode enables certain silly things such as signing a
1714 revoked user id, expired key, or revoked key.
1716 * Some fixes to build cleanly under Cygwin32.
1718 * New tool gpgsplit to split OpenPGP data formats into packets.
1720 * New option --preserve-permissions.
1722 * Subkeys created in the future are not used for encryption or
1723 signing unless the new option --ignore-valid-from is used.
1725 * Revoked user-IDs are not listed unless signatures are listed too
1726 or we are in verbose mode.
1728 * There is no default comment string with ascii armors anymore
1729 except for revocation certificates and --enarmor mode.
1731 * The command "primary" in the edit menu can be used to change the
1732 primary UID, "setpref" and "updpref" can be used to change the
1735 * Fixed the preference handling; since 1.0.5 they were erroneously
1736 matched against against the latest user ID and not the given one.
1738 * RSA key generation.
1740 * Merged Stefan's patches for RISC OS in. See comments in
1741 scripts/build-riscos.
1743 * It is now possible to sign and conventional encrypt a message (-cs).
1745 * The MDC feature flag is supported and can be set by using
1746 the "updpref" edit command.
1748 * The status messages GOODSIG and BADSIG are now returning the primary
1749 UID, encoded using %XX escaping (but with spaces left as spaces,
1750 so that it should not break too much)
1752 * Support for GDBM based keyrings has been removed.
1754 * The entire keyring management has been revamped.
1756 * The way signature stati are store has changed so that v3
1757 signatures can be supported. To increase the speed of many
1758 operations for existing keyrings you can use the new
1759 --rebuild-keydb-caches command.
1761 * The entire key validation process (trustdb) has been revamped.
1762 See the man page entries for --update-trustdb, --check-trustdb
1763 and --no-auto-check-trustdb.
1765 * --trusted-keys is again obsolete, --edit can be used to set the
1766 ownertrust of any key to ultimately trusted.
1768 * A subkey is never used to sign keys.
1770 * Read only keyrings are now handled as expected.
1773 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.6 (2001-05-29)
1774 ------------------------------------------------
1776 * Security fix for a format string bug in the tty code.
1778 * Fixed format string bugs in all PO files.
1780 * Removed Russian translation due to too many bugs. The FTP
1781 server has an unofficial but better translation in the contrib
1784 * Fixed expire time calculation and keyserver access.
1786 * The usual set of minor bug fixes and enhancements.
1788 * non-writable keyrings are now correctly handled.
1791 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.5 (2001-04-29)
1792 ------------------------------------------------
1794 * WARNING: The semantics of --verify have changed to address a
1795 problem with detached signature detection. --verify now ignores
1796 signed material given on stdin unless this is requested by using
1797 a "-" as the name for the file with the signed material. Please
1798 check all your detached signature handling applications and make
1799 sure that they don't pipe the signed material to stdin without
1800 using a filename together with "-" on the the command line.
1802 * WARNING: Corrected hash calculation for input data larger than
1803 512M - it was just wrong, so you might notice bad signature in
1804 some very big files. It may be wise to keep an old copy of
1807 * Secret keys are no longer imported unless you use the new option
1808 --allow-secret-key-import. This is a kludge and future versions will
1809 handle it in another way.
1811 * New command "showpref" in the --edit-key menu to show an easier
1812 to understand preference listing.
1814 * There is now the notation of a primary user ID. For example, it
1815 is printed with a signature verification as the first user ID;
1816 revoked user IDs are not printed there anymore. In general the
1817 primary user ID is the one with the latest self-signature.
1819 * New --charset=utf-8 to bypass all internal conversions.
1821 * Large File Support (LFS) is now working.
1823 * New options: --ignore-crc-error, --no-sig-create-check,
1824 --no-sig-cache, --fixed-list-mode, --no-expensive-trust-checks,
1825 --enable-special-filenames and --use-agent. See man page.
1827 * New command --pipemode, which can be used to run gpg as a
1828 co-process. Currently only the verification of detached
1829 signatures are working. See doc/DETAILS.
1831 * Keyserver support for the W32 version.
1833 * Rewritten key selection code so that GnuPG can better cope with
1834 multiple subkeys, expire dates and so. The drawback is that it
1837 * A whole lot of bug fixes.
1839 * The verification status of self-signatures are now cached. To
1840 increase the speed of key list operations for existing keys you
1841 can do the following in your GnuPG homedir (~/.gnupg):
1842 cp pubring.gpg pubring.gpg.save && gpg --export-all >x && \
1843 rm pubring.gpg && gpg --import x
1844 Only v4 keys (i.e not the old RSA keys) benefit from this caching.
1846 * New translations: Estonian, Turkish.
1849 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.4 (2000-10-17)
1850 ------------------------------------------------
1852 * Fixed a serious bug which could lead to false signature verification
1853 results when more than one signature is fed to gpg. This is the
1854 primary reason for releasing this version.
1856 * New utility gpgv which is a stripped down version of gpg to
1857 be used to verify signatures against a list of trusted keys.
1859 * Rijndael (AES) is now supported and listed with top preference.
1861 * --with-colons now works with --print-md[s].
1863 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.3 (2000-09-18)
1864 ------------------------------------------------
1866 * Fixed problems with piping to/from other MS-Windows software
1868 * Expiration time of the primary key can be changed again.
1870 * Revoked user IDs are now marked in the output of --list-key
1872 * New options --show-session-key and --override-session-key
1873 to help the British folks to somewhat minimize the danger
1874 of this Orwellian RIP bill.
1876 * New options --merge-only and --try-all-secrets.
1878 * New configuration option --with-egd-socket.
1880 * The --trusted-key option is back after it left us with 0.9.5
1882 * RSA is supported. Key generation does not yet work but will come
1885 * CAST5 and SHA-1 are now the default algorithms to protect the key
1886 and for symmetric-only encryption. This should solve a couple
1887 of compatibility problems because the old algorithms are optional
1888 according to RFC2440
1890 * Twofish and MDC enhanced encryption is now used. PGP 7 supports
1891 this. Older versions of GnuPG don't support it, so they should be
1892 upgraded to at least 1.0.2
1895 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.2 (2000-07-12)
1896 ----------------------------------------------
1898 * Fixed expiration handling of encryption keys.
1900 * Add an experimental feature to do unattended key generation.
1902 * The user is now asked for the reason of revocation as required
1903 by the new OpenPGP draft.
1905 * There is a ~/.gnupg/random_seed file now which saves the
1906 state of the internal RNG and increases system performance
1907 somewhat. This way the full entropy source is only used in
1908 cases were it is really required.
1909 Use the option --no-random-seed-file to disable this feature.
1911 * New options --ignore-time-conflict and --lock-never.
1913 * Some fixes for the W32 version.
1915 * The entropy.dll is not anymore used by the W32 version but replaced
1916 by code derived from Cryptlib.
1918 * Encryption is now much faster: About 2 times for 1k bit keys
1919 and 8 times for 4k keys.
1921 * New encryption keys are generated in a way which allows a much
1924 * New command --export-secret-subkeys which outputs the
1925 the _primary_ key with it's secret parts deleted. This is
1926 useful for automated decryption/signature creation as it
1927 allows to keep the real secret primary key offline and
1928 thereby protecting the key certificates and allowing to
1929 create revocations for the subkeys. See the FAQ for a
1930 procedure to install such secret keys.
1932 * Keygeneration now writes to the first writeable keyring or
1933 as default to the one in the homedirectory. Prior versions
1934 ignored all --keyring options.
1936 * New option --command-fd to take user input from a file descriptor;
1937 to be used with --status-fd by software which uses GnuPG as a backend.
1939 * There is a new status PROGRESS which is used to show progress during
1942 * Support for the new MDC encryption packets. To create them either
1943 --force-mdc must be use or cipher algorithm with a blocksize other
1944 than 64 bits is to be used. --openpgp currently disables MDC packets
1945 entirely. This option should not yet be used.
1947 * New option --no-auto-key-retrieve to disable retrieving of
1948 a missing public key from a keyserver, when a keyserver has been set.
1950 * Danish translation
1952 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.1 (1999-12-16)
1953 -----------------------------------
1955 * New command --verify-files. New option --fast-list-mode.
1957 * $http_proxy is now used when --honor-http-proxy is set.
1959 * Fixed some minor bugs and the problem with conventional encrypted
1960 packets which did use the gpg v3 partial length headers.
1962 * Add Indonesian and Portugese translations.
1964 * Fixed a bug with symmetric-only encryption using the non-default 3DES.
1965 The option --emulate-3des-s2k-bug may be used to decrypt documents
1966 which have been encrypted this way; this should be done immediately
1967 as this workaround will be remove in 1.1
1969 * Can now handle (but not display) PGP's photo IDs. I don't know the
1970 format of that packet but after stripping a few bytes from the start
1971 it looks like a JPEG (at least my test data). Handling of this
1972 package is required because otherwise it would mix up the
1973 self signatures and you can't import those keys.
1975 * Passing non-ascii user IDs on the commandline should now work in all
1978 * New keys are now generated with an additional preference to Blowfish.
1980 * Removed the GNU Privacy Handbook from the distribution as it will go
1981 into a separate one.
1984 Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.0 (1999-09-07)
1985 -----------------------------------
1987 * Add a very preliminary version of the GNU Privacy Handbook to
1988 the distribution (lynx doc/gph/index.html).
1990 * Changed the version number to GnuPG 2001 ;-)
1993 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.11 (1999-09-03)
1994 ------------------------------------
1996 * UTF-8 strings are now correctly printed (if --charset is set correctly).
1997 Output of --with-colons remains C-style escaped UTF-8.
1999 * Workaround for a problem with PGP 5 detached signature in textmode.
2001 * Fixed a problem when importing new subkeys (duplicated signatures).
2004 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.10 (1999-07-23)
2005 ------------------------------------
2007 * Some strange new options to help pgpgpg
2009 * Cleaned up the dox a bit.
2012 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.9
2013 -----------------------------------
2015 * New options --[no-]utf8-strings.
2017 * New edit-menu commands "enable" and "disable" for entire keys.
2019 * You will be asked for a filename if gpg cannot deduce one.
2021 * Changes to support libtool which is needed for the development
2024 * New script tools/lspgpot to help transferring assigned
2025 trustvalues from PGP to GnuPG.
2027 * New commands --lsign-key and made --sign-key a shortcut for --edit
2030 * New options (#122--126 ;-) --[no-]default-recipient[-self],
2031 --disable-{cipher,pubkey}-algo. See the man page.
2033 * Enhanced info output in case of multiple recipients and fixed exit code.
2035 * New option --allow-non-selfsigned-uid to work around a problem with
2036 the German IN way of separating signing and encryption keys.
2039 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.8 (1999-06-26)
2040 -----------------------------------
2042 * New subcommand "delsig" in the edit menu.
2044 * The name of the output file is not anymore the one which is
2045 embedded in the processed message, but the used filename with
2046 the extension stripped. To revert to the old behaviour you can
2047 use the option --use-embedded-filename.
2049 * Another hack to cope with pgp2 generated detached signatures.
2051 * latin-2 character set works (--charset=iso-8859-2).
2053 * New option --with-key-data to list the public key parameters.
2054 New option -N to insert notations and a --set-policy-url.
2055 A couple of other options to allow reseting of options.
2057 * Better support for HPUX.
2060 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.7 (1999-05-23)
2061 -----------------------------------
2063 * Add some work arounds for a bugs in pgp 2 which led to bad signatures
2064 when used with canonical texts in some cases.
2066 * Enhanced some status outputs.
2069 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.6 (1999-05-06)
2070 -----------------------------------
2072 * Twofish is now statically linked by default. The experimental 128 bit
2073 version is now disabled. Full support will be available as soon as
2074 the OpenPGP WG has decided on an interpretation of rfc2440.
2076 * Dropped support for the ancient Blowfish160 which is not OpenPGP.
2078 * Merged gpgm and gpg into one binary.
2080 * Add "revsig" and "revkey" commands to the edit menu. It is now
2081 possible to revoke signature and subkeys.
2084 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.5 (1999-03-20)
2085 -----------------------------------
2087 * New command "lsign" in the keyedit menu to create non-exportable
2088 signatures. Removed --trusted-keys option.
2090 * A bunch of changes to the key validation code.
2092 * --list-trust-path now has an optional --with-colons format.
2094 * New command --recv-keys to import keys from an keyserver.
2097 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.4 (1999-03-08)
2098 -----------------------------------
2100 * New configure option --enable-static-rnd=[egd|linux|unix|none]
2101 to select a random gathering module for static linking.
2103 * The original text is now verbatim copied to a cleartext signed message.
2105 * Bugfixes but there are still a couple of bugs.
2108 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.3 (1999-02-19)
2109 -----------------------------------
2111 * Changed the internal design of getkey which now allows a
2112 efficient lookup of multiple keys and add a word match mode.
2114 * New options --[no-]encrypt-to.
2116 * Some changes to the configure stuff. Switched to automake 1.4.
2117 Removed intl/ from CVS, autogen.sh now uses gettextize.
2119 * Preferences now include Twofish. Removed preference to Blowfish with
2120 a special hack to suppress the "not listed in preferences" warning;
2121 this is to allow us to switch completely to Twofish in the near future.
2123 * Changed the locking stuff.
2125 * Print all user ids of a good signature.
2128 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.2 (1999-01-01)
2129 -----------------------------------
2131 * add some additional time warp checks.
2133 * Option --keyserver and command --send-keys to utilize HKP servers.
2135 * Upgraded to zlib 1.1.3 and fixed an inflate bug
2137 * More cleanup on the cleartext signatures.
2140 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.1 (1999-01-01)
2141 -----------------------------------
2143 * Polish language support.
2145 * When querying the passphrase, the key ID of the primary key is
2146 displayed along with the one of the used secondary key.
2148 * Fixed a bug occurring when decrypting pgp 5 encrypted messages,
2149 fixed an infinite loop bug in the 3DES code and in the code
2150 which looks for trusted signatures.
2152 * Fixed a bug in the mpi library which caused signatures not to
2155 * Rewrote the handling of cleartext signatures; the code is now
2156 better maintainable (I hope so).
2158 * New status output VALIDSIG only for valid signatures together
2159 with the fingerprint of the signer's key.
2162 Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.0 (1998-12-23)
2163 -----------------------------------
2165 * --export does now only exports rfc2440 compatible keys; the
2166 old behaviour is available with --export-all.
2167 Generation of v3 ElGamal (sign and encrypt) keys is not longer
2170 * Fixed the uncompress bug.
2172 * Rewrote the rndunix module. There are two environment variables
2173 used for debugging now: GNUPG_RNDUNIX_DBG give the file to write
2174 debugging information (use "-" for stdout) and if GNUPG_RNDUNIX_DBGALL
2175 is set, all programs which are only tried are also printed.
2177 * New option --escape-from-lines to "dash-escape" "From " lines to
2178 prevent mailers to change them to ">From ". This is not enabled by
2179 default because it is not in compliance with rfc2440 - however, you
2183 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.5 (1998-12-08)
2184 -----------------------------------
2186 * The keyrings and the trustdb is now locked, so that
2187 other GnuPG processes won't damage these files. You
2188 may want to put the option --lock-once into your options file.
2190 * The latest self-signatures are now used; this enables --import
2191 to see updated preferences etc.
2193 * Import of subkeys should now work.
2195 * Random gathering modules may now be loaded as extensions. Add
2196 such a module for most Unices but it is very experimental!
2198 * Brazilian language support.
2201 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.4 (1998-11-20)
2202 -----------------------------------
2204 * Fixed the way the key expiration time is stored. If you have
2205 an expiration time on your key you should fix it with --edit-key
2206 and the command "expire". I apologize for this inconvenience.
2208 * Add option --charset to support "koi8-r" encoding of user ids.
2211 * Preferences should now work again. You should run
2212 "gpgm --check-trustdb \*" to rebuild all preferences.
2214 * Checking of certificates should now work but this needs a lot
2215 of testing. Key validation values are now cached in the
2216 trustdb; they should be recalculated as needed, but you may
2217 use --check-trustdb or --update-trustdb to do this.
2219 * Spanish translation by Urko Lusa.
2221 * Patch files are from now on signed. See the man page
2222 for the new option --not-dash-escaped.
2224 * New syntax: --edit-key <userID> [<commands>]
2225 If you run it without --batch the commands are executed and then
2226 you are put into normal mode unless you use "quit" or "save" as
2227 one of the commands. When in batch mode, the program quits after
2228 the last command, so you have to use "save" if you did some changes.
2229 It does not yet work completely, but may be used to list so the
2233 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.3 (1998-11-08)
2234 -----------------------------------
2236 * Fixed the gettext configure bug.
2238 * Kludge for RSA keys: keyid and length of a RSA key are
2239 correctly reported, but you get an error if you try to use
2240 this key (If you do not have the non-US version).
2242 * Experimental support for keyrings stored in a GDBM database.
2243 This is *much* faster than a standard keyring. You will notice
2244 that the import gets slower with time; the reason is that all
2245 new keys are used to verify signatures of previous inserted
2246 keys. Use "--keyring gnupg-gdbm:<name-of-gdbm-file>". This is
2247 not (yet) supported for secret keys.
2249 * A Russian language file in the distribution (alternatives are in
2250 the contrib directory of the FTP servers)
2252 * commandline option processing now works as expected for GNU programs
2253 with the exception that you can't mix options and normal arguments.
2255 * Now --list-key lists all matching keys. This is needed in some
2259 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.2 (1998-10-18)
2260 -----------------------------------
2262 * This is only a snapshot: There are still a few bugs.
2264 * Fixed this huge memory leak.
2266 * Redesigned the trust database: You should run "gpgm --check-trustdb".
2267 New command --update-trustdb, which adds new key from the public
2268 keyring into your trustdb
2270 * Fixed a bug in the armor code, leading to invalid packet errors.
2271 (a workaround for this was to use --no-armor). The shorten line
2272 length (64 instead of 72) fixes a problem with pgp5 and keyservers.
2274 * comment packets are not anymore generated. "--export" filters
2275 them out. One Exception: The comment packets in a secret keyring
2276 are still used because they carry the factorization of the public
2279 * --import now only looks for KEYBLOCK headers, so you can now simply
2280 remove the "- " in front of such a header if someone accidently signed
2281 such a message or the keyblock is part of a cleartext signed message.
2283 * --with-colons now lists the key expiration time and not anymore
2286 * Some keyblocks created with old releases have a wrong sequence
2287 of packets, so that the keyservers don't accept these keys.
2288 Simply using "--edit-key" fixes the problem.
2290 * New option --force-v3-sigs to generate signed messages which are
2291 compatible to PGP 5.
2293 * Add some code to support DLD (for non ELF systems) - but this is
2294 not tested because my BSD box is currently broken.
2296 * New command "expire" in the edit-key menu.
2300 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.1 (1998-10-07)
2301 -----------------------------------
2303 * A secondary key is used when the primary key is specified but cannot
2304 be used for the operation (if it is a sign-only key).
2306 * GNUPG can now handle concatenated armored messages: There is still a
2307 bug if different kinds of messages are mixed.
2309 * Iterated+Salted passphrases now work. If want to be sure that PGP5
2310 is able to handle them you may want to use the options
2311 "--s2k-mode 3 --s2k-cipher-algo cast5 --s2k-digest-algo sha1"
2312 when changing a passphrase.
2314 * doc/OpenPGP talks about OpenPGP compliance, doc/HACKING gives
2315 a few hints about the internal structure.
2317 * Checked gnupg against the August 1998 draft (07) and I believe
2318 it is in compliance with this document (except for one point).
2320 * Fixed some bugs in the import merging code and rewrote some
2321 code for the trustdb.
2324 Noteworthy changes in version 0.4.0 (1998-09-18)
2325 -----------------------------------
2327 * Triple DES is now supported. Michael Roth did this piece of
2328 needed work. We have now all the coded needed to be OpenPGP
2331 * Added a simple rpm spec file (see INSTALL).
2333 * detached and armored signatures are now using "PGP SIGNATURE",
2334 except when --rfc1991 is used.
2336 * All times which are not in the yyyy-mm-dd format are now printed
2340 Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.5 (1998-09-14)
2341 -----------------------------------
2343 * New option --throw-keyid to create anonymous enciphered messages.
2344 If gpg detects such a message it tires all available secret keys
2345 in turn so decode it. This is a gnupg extension and not in OpenPGP
2346 but it has been discussed there and afaik some products use this
2347 scheme too (Suggested by Nimrod Zimmerman).
2349 * Fixed a bug with 5 byte length headers.
2351 * --delete-[secret-]key is now also available in gpgm.
2353 * cleartext signatures are not anymore converted to LF only.
2355 * Fixed a trustdb problem. Run "gpgm --check-trustdb" to fix old
2358 * Building in another directory should now work.
2360 * Weak key detection mechanism (Niklas Hernaeus).
2363 Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.4 (1998-08-11)
2364 -----------------------------------
2366 * New options --comment and --set-filename; see g10/OPTIONS
2368 * yes/no, y/n localized.
2373 Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.3 (1998-08-08)
2374 -----------------------------------
2376 * IMPORTANT: I found yet another bug in the way the secret keys
2377 are encrypted - I did it the way pgp 2.x did it, but OpenPGP
2378 and pgp 5.x specify another (in some aspects simpler) method.
2379 To convert your secret keys you have to do this:
2380 1. Build the new release but don't install it and keep
2381 a copy of the old program.
2382 2. Disable the network, make sure that you are the only
2383 user, be sure that there are no Trojan horses etc ....
2384 3. Use your old gpg (version 0.3.[12]) and set the
2385 passphrases of ALL your secret keys to empty!
2386 (gpg --change-passphrase your-user-id).
2387 4. Save your ownertrusts (see the next point)
2388 5. rm ~/.gnupg/trustdb.gpg
2389 6. install the new version of gpg (0.3.3)
2390 7. For every secret key call "gpg --edit-key your-user-id",
2391 enter "passwd" at the prompt, follow the instructions and
2392 change your password back, enter "save" to store it.
2393 8. Restore the ownertrust (see next point).
2395 * The format of the trust database has changed; you must delete
2396 the old one, so gnupg can create a new one.
2397 IMPORTANT: Use version 0.3.[12] to save your assigned ownertrusts
2398 ("gpgm --list-ownertrust >saved-trust"); then build this new version
2399 and restore the ownertrust with this new version
2400 ("gpgm --import-ownertrust saved-trust"). Please note that
2401 --list-ownertrust has been renamed to --export-ownertrust in this
2402 release and it does now only export defined ownertrusts.
2404 * The command --edit-key now provides a commandline driven menu
2405 which can be used for various tasks. --sign-key is only an
2406 an alias to --edit-key and maybe removed in future: use the
2407 command "sign" of this new menu - you can select which user ids
2410 * Alternate user ids can now be created an signed.
2412 * Owner trust values can now be changed with --edit-key (trust)
2414 * GNUPG can now run as a coprocess; this enables sophisticated
2415 frontends. tools/shmtest.c is a simple sample implementation.
2416 This needs some more work: all tty_xxx() are to be replaced
2417 by cpr_xxx() and some changes in the display logics is needed.
2419 * Removed options --gen-prime and --gen-random.
2421 * Removed option --add-key; use --edit-key instead.
2423 * Removed option --change-passphrase; use --edit-key instead.
2425 * Signatures are now checked even if the output file could not
2426 be created. Command "--verify" tries to find the detached data.
2428 * gpg now disables core dumps.
2430 * compress and symmetric cipher preferences are now used.
2431 Because there is no 3DES yet, this is replaced by Blowfish.
2433 * We have added the Twofish as an experimental cipher algorithm.
2434 Many thanks to Matthew Skala for doing this work.
2435 Twofish is the AES submission from Schneier et al.; see
2436 "www.counterpane.com/twofish.html" for more information.
2438 * Started with a help system: If you enter a question mark at some
2439 prompt; you should get a specific help for this prompt.
2441 * There is no more backup copy of the secret keyring.
2443 * A lot of new bugs. I think this release is not as stable as
2447 Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.2 (1998-07-09)
2448 -----------------------------------
2450 * Fixed some bugs when using --textmode (-seat)
2452 * Now displays the trust status of a positive verified message.
2454 * Keyrings are now scanned in the sequence they are added with
2455 --[secret-]keyring. Note that the default keyring is implicitly
2456 added as the very first one unless --no-default-keyring is used.
2458 * Fixed setuid and dlopen bug.
2461 Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.1 (1998-07-06)
2462 -----------------------------------
2464 * Partial headers are now written in the OpenPGP format if
2465 a key in a v4 packet is used.
2467 * Removed some unused options, removed the gnupg.sig stuff.
2469 * Key lookup by name now returns a key which can be used for
2472 * New options --list-ownertrust (gpgm) to make a backup copy
2473 of the ownertrust values you assigned.
2475 * clear signature headers are now in compliance with OpenPGP.
2478 Noteworthy changes in version 0.3.0 (1998-06-25)
2479 -----------------------------------
2481 * New option --emulate-checksum-bug. If your passphrase does not
2482 work anymore, use this option and --change-passphrase to rewrite
2485 * More complete v4 key support: Preferences and expiration time
2486 is set into the self signature.
2488 * Key generation defaults to DSA/ElGamal keys, so that new keys are
2489 interoperable with pgp5
2491 * DSA key generation is faster and key generation does not anymore
2492 remove entropy from the random generator (the primes are public
2493 parameters, so there is really no need for a cryptographic secure
2494 prime number generator which we had used).
2496 * A complete new structure for representing the key parameters.
2498 * Removed most public key knowledge into the cipher library.
2500 * Support for dynamic loading of new algorithms.
2502 * Moved tiger to an extension module.
2505 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.19 (1998-05-29)
2506 ------------------------------------
2508 * Replaced /dev/urandom in checks with new tool mk-tdata.
2510 * Some assembler file cleanups; some more functions for the Alpha.
2512 * Tiger has now the OpenPGP assigned number 6. Because the OID has
2513 changed, old signatures using this algorithm can't be verified.
2515 * gnupg now encrypts the compressed packed and not any longer in the
2516 reverse order; anyway it can decrypt both versions. Thanks to Tom
2517 for telling me this (not security related) bug.
2519 * --add-key works and you are now able to generate subkeys.
2521 * It is now possible to generate ElGamal keys in v4 packets to create
2524 * Some new features for better integration into MUAs.
2527 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.18 (1998-05-15)
2528 ------------------------------------
2530 * Splitted cipher/random.c, add new option "--disable-dev-random"
2531 to configure to support the development of a random source for
2532 other systems. Prepared sourcefiles rand-unix.c, rand-w32.c
2533 and rand-dummy.c (which is used to allow compilation on systems
2534 without a random source).
2536 * Fixed a small bug in the key generation (it was possible that 48 bits
2537 of a key were not taken from the random pool)
2539 * Add key generation for DSA and v4 signatures.
2541 * Add a function trap_unaligned(), so that a SIGBUS is issued on
2542 Alphas and not the slow emulation code is used. And success: rmd160
2545 * Enhanced the formatting facility of argparse and changed the use of
2546 \r,\v to @ because gettext does not like it.
2548 * New option "--compress-algo 1" to allow the creation of compressed
2549 messages which are readable by PGP and "--print-md" (gpgm) to make
2550 speed measurement easier.
2553 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.17 (1998-05-04)
2554 ------------------------------------
2556 * Comment packets are now of private type 61.
2558 * Passphrase code still used a 160 bit blowfish key, added a
2559 silly workaround. Please change your passphrase again - sorry.
2561 * Conventional encryption now uses a type 3 packet to describe the
2564 * The new algorithm number for Blowfish is 20, 16 is still used for
2565 encryption only; for signing it is only used when it is in a v3 packet,
2566 so that GNUPG keys are still valid.
2569 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.16 (1998-04-28)
2570 ------------------------------------
2572 * Add experimental support for the TIGER/192 message digest algorithm.
2573 (But there is only a dummy ASN OID).
2575 * Standard cipher is now Blowfish with 128 bit key in OpenPGP's CFB
2576 mode. I renamed the old cipher to Blowfish160. Because the OpenPGP
2577 group refused to assign me a number for Blowfish160, I have to
2578 drop support for this in the future. You should use
2579 "--change-passphrase" to recode your current passphrase with 128
2583 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.15 (1998-04-09)
2584 ------------------------------------
2586 * Fixed a bug with the old checksum calculation for secret keys.
2587 If you run the program without --batch, a warning does inform
2588 you if your secret key needs to be converted; simply use
2589 --change-passphrase to recalculate the checksum. Please do this
2590 soon, as the compatible mode will be removed sometime in the future.
2592 * CAST5 works (using the PGP's special CFB mode).
2594 * Again somewhat more PGP 5 compatible.
2596 * Some new test cases
2598 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.14 (1998-04-02)
2599 ------------------------------------
2601 * Changed the internal handling of keyrings.
2603 * Add support to list PGP 5 keyrings with subkeys
2605 * Timestamps of signatures are now verified.
2607 * A expiration time can now be specified during key generation.
2609 * Some speedups for Blowfish and SHA-1, rewrote SHA-1 transform.
2610 Reduced the amount of random bytes needed for key generation in
2614 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.13 (1998-03-10)
2615 ------------------------------------
2617 * Verify of DSA signatures works.
2619 * Re-implemented the slower random number generator.
2622 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.12 (1998-03-07)
2623 ------------------------------------
2625 * --delete-key checks that there is no secret key. The new
2626 option --delete-secret-key maybe used to delete a secret key.
2628 * "-kv" now works as expected. Options "--list-{keys,sigs]"
2629 and "--check-sigs" are now working.
2631 * New options "--verify" and "--decrypt" to better support integration
2632 into MUAs (partly done for Mutt).
2634 * New option "--with-colons" to make parsing of key lists easier.
2636 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.11 (1998-03-02)
2637 ------------------------------------
2639 * GPG now asks for a recipient's name if option "-r" is not used.
2641 * If there is no good trust path, the program asks whether to use
2642 the public keys anyway.
2644 * "--delete-key" works for public keys. What semantics shall I use
2645 when there is a secret key too? Delete the secret key or leave him
2646 and auto-regenerate the public key, next time the secret key is used?
2648 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.10 (1998-02-27)
2649 ------------------------------------
2651 * Code for the alpha is much faster (about 20 times); the data
2652 was misaligned and the kernel traps this, so nearly all time
2653 was used by system to trap the misalignments and to write
2654 syslog messages. Shame on me and thanks to Ralph for
2655 pointing me at this while drinking some beer yesterday.
2657 * Changed some configure options and add an option
2658 --disable-m-guard to remove the memory checking code
2659 and to compile everything with optimization on.
2661 * New environment variable GNUPGHOME, which can be used to set
2662 another homedir than ~/.gnupg. Changed default homedir for
2663 Windoze version to c:/gnupg.
2665 * Fixed detached signatures; detached PGP signatures caused a SEGV.
2667 * The Windoze version works (as usual w/o a strong RNG).
2670 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.9 (1998-02-26)
2671 -----------------------------------
2673 * Fixed FreeBSD bug.
2675 * Added a simple man page.
2677 * Switched to automake1.2f and a newer gettext.
2679 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.8 (1998-02-24)
2680 -----------------------------------
2682 * Changed the name to GNUPG, the binaries are called gpg and gpgm.
2683 You must rename rename the directory "~/.g10" to ~/.gnupg/, rename
2684 {pub,sec}ring.g10 to {pub,sec}ring.gpg, trustdb.g10 to trustdb.gpg
2685 and g10.sig to gnupg.sig.
2687 * New or changed passphrases are now salted.
2690 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.7 (1998-02-18)
2691 -----------------------------------
2693 * New command "gen-revoke" to create a key revocation certificate.
2695 * New option "homedir" to set the homedir (which defaults to "~/.g10").
2696 This directory is created if it does not exists (only the last
2697 part of the name and not the complete hierarchy)
2699 * Command "import" works. (Try: "finger gcrypt@ftp.guug.de|g10 --import")
2701 * New commands "dearmor/enarmor" for g10maint. These are mainly
2702 used for internal test purposes.
2704 * Option --version now conforming to the GNU standards and lists
2705 the available ciphers, message digests and public key algorithms.
2707 * Assembler code for m68k (not tested).
2709 * "make check" works.
2711 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.6 (1998-02-13)
2712 -----------------------------------
2714 * Option "--export" works.
2717 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.5 (1998-02-12)
2718 -----------------------------------
2720 * Added zlib for systems which don't have it.
2721 Use "./configure --with-zlib" to link with the static version.
2723 * Generalized some more functions and rewrote the encoding of
2724 message digests into MPIs.
2726 * Enhanced the checkit script
2729 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.4 (1998-02-11)
2730 -----------------------------------
2732 * nearly doubled the speed of the ElGamal signature verification.
2734 * backup copies of keyrings are created.
2736 * assembler stuff for Pentium; gives about 15% better performance.
2738 * fixed a lot of bugs.
2741 Noteworthy changes in version 0.2.3 (1998-02-09)
2742 -----------------------------------
2744 * Found a bug in the calculation of ELG fingerprints. This is now
2745 fixed, but all existing fingerprints and keyids for ELG keys
2746 are not any more valid.
2748 * armor should now work; including clear signed text.
2750 * moved some options to the new program g10maint
2752 * It's now 64 bit clean and runs fine on an alpha--linux.
2754 * Key generation is much faster now. I fixed this by using not
2755 so strong random number for the primes (this was a bug because the
2756 ElGamal primes are public parameters and it does not make sense
2757 to generate them from strong random). The real secret is the x value
2758 which is still generated from strong (okay: /dev/random) random bits.
2760 * added option "--status-fd": see g10/OPTIONS
2762 * We have secure memory on systems which support mlock().
2763 It is not complete yet, because we do not have signal handler
2764 which does a cleanup in very case.
2765 We should also check the ulimit for the user in the case
2766 that the admin does not have set a limit on locked pages.
2768 * started with internationalization support.
2770 * The logic to handle the web of trust is now implemented. It is
2771 has some bugs; but I'm going to change the algorithm anyway.
2772 It works by calculating the trustlevel on the fly. It may ask
2773 you to provide trust parameters if the calculated trust probability
2774 is too low. I will write a paper which discusses this new approach.
2776 * a couple of changes to the configure script.
2778 * New option "--quick-random" which uses a much quicker random
2779 number generator. Keys generated while this option is in effect
2780 are flags with "INSECURE!" in the user-id. This is a development
2783 * Read support for new version packets (OpenPGP).
2785 * Comment packets are now of correct OpenPGP type 16. Old comment
2786 packets written by G10 are detected because they always start with
2787 a hash which is an invalid version byte.
2789 * The string "(INSECURE!)" is appended to a new user-id if this
2790 is generated on a system without a good random number generator.
2793 Version 0.2.2 (1998-02-09)
2794 Version 0.2.1 (1998-01-28)
2795 Version 0.2.0 (1998-01-25)
2796 Version 0.1.3 (1998-01-12)
2797 Version 0.1.2 (1998-01-07)
2798 Version 0.1.1 (1998-01-07)
2799 Version 0.1.0 (1998-01-05)
2800 Version 0.0.0 (1997-12-20)
2803 Copyright (C) 1998-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2804 Copyright (C) 1997-2015 Werner Koch
2806 This file is free software; as a special exception the author gives
2807 unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
2808 modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
2810 This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
2811 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without even the
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