1 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.23
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4 * man pages for most tools are now build directly from the texinfo
7 * The gpg code from 1.4.5 has been fully merged into this release.
8 The configure option --enable-gpg is still required to build this
9 gpg part. For production use of OpenPGP the gpg version 1.4.5 is
12 * API change in gpg-agent's pkdecrypt command. Thus an older gpgsm
13 may not be used with the current gpg-agent.
16 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.22 (2006-07-27)
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19 * Enhanced pkcs#12 support to allow import from simple keyBags.
21 * Exporting to pkcs#12 now create bag attributes so that Mozilla is
22 able to import the files.
24 * Fixed uploading of certain keys to the smart card.
27 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.21 (2006-06-20)
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30 * New command APDU for scdaemon to allow using it for general card
31 access. Might be used through gpg-connect-agent by using the SCD
34 * Support for the CardMan 4040 PCMCIA reader (Linux 2.6.15 required).
36 * Scdaemon does not anymore reset cards at the end of a connection.
38 * Kludge to allow use of Bundesnetzagentur issued X.509 certificates.
40 * Added --hash=xxx option to scdaemon's PKSIGN command.
42 * Pkcs#12 files are now created with a MAC. This is for better
45 * Collected bug fixes and minor other changes.
48 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.20 (2005-12-20)
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51 * Importing pkcs#12 files created be recent versions of Mozilla works
54 * Basic support for qualified signatures.
56 * New debug tool gpgparsemail.
59 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.19 (2005-09-12)
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62 * The Belgian eID card is now supported for signatures and ssh.
63 Other pkcs#15 cards should work as well.
65 * Fixed bug in --export-secret-key-p12 so that certificates are again
69 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.18 (2005-08-01)
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72 * [gpgsm] Now allows for more than one email address as well as URIs
73 and dnsNames in certificate request generation. A keygrip may be
74 given to create a request from an existing key.
76 * A couple of minor bug fixes.
79 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.17 (2005-06-20)
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82 * gpg-connect-agent has now features to handle Assuan INQUIRE
85 * Internal changes for OpenPGP cards. New Assuan command WRITEKEY.
87 * GNU Pth is now a hard requirement.
89 * [scdaemon] Support for OpenSC has been removed. Instead a new and
90 straightforward pkcs#15 modules has been written. As of now it
91 does allows only signing using TCOS cards but we are going to
92 enhance it to match all the old capabilities.
94 * [gpg-agent] New option --write-env-file and Assuan command
97 * [gpg-agent] New option --default-cache-ttl-ssh to set the TTL for
98 SSH passphrase caching independent from the other passphrases.
101 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.16 (2005-04-21)
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104 * gpg-agent does now support the ssh-agent protocol and thus allows
105 to use the pinentry as well as the OpenPGP smartcard with ssh.
107 * New tool gpg-connect-agent as a general client for the gpg-agent.
109 * New tool symcryptrun as a wrapper for certain encryption tools.
111 * The gpg tool is not anymore build by default because those gpg
112 versions available in the gnupg 1.4 series are far more matured.
115 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.15 (2005-01-13)
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118 * Fixed passphrase caching bug.
120 * Better support for CCID readers; the reader from Cherry RS 6700 USB
124 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.14 (2004-12-22)
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127 * [gpg-agent] New option --use-standard-socket to allow the use of a
128 fixed socket. gpgsm falls back to this socket if GPG_AGENT_INFO
131 * Ported to MS Windows with some functional limitations.
133 * New tool gpg-preset-passphrase.
136 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.13 (2004-12-03)
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139 * [gpgsm] New option --prefer-system-dirmngr.
141 * Minor cleanups and debugging aids.
144 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.12 (2004-10-22)
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147 * [scdaemon] Partly rewrote the PC/SC code.
149 * Removed the sc-investigate tool. It is now in a separate package
150 available at ftp://ftp.g10code.com/g10code/gscutils/ .
152 * [gpg-agent] Fixed logging problem.
155 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.11 (2004-10-01)
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158 * When using --import along with --with-validation, the imported
159 certificates are validated and only imported if they are fully
162 * [gpg-agent] New option --max-cache-ttl.
164 * [gpg-agent] When used without --daemon or --server, gpg-agent now
165 check whether a agent is already running and usable.
167 * Fixed some i18n problems.
170 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.10 (2004-07-22)
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173 * Fixed a serious bug in the checking of trusted root certificates.
175 * New configure option --enable-agent-pnly allows to build and
176 install just the agent.
178 * Fixed a problem with the log file handling.
181 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.9 (2004-06-08)
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184 * [gpg-agent] The new option --allow-mark-trusted is now required to
185 allow gpg-agent to add a key to the trustlist.txt after user
188 * Creating PKCS#10 requests does now honor the key usage.
191 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.8 (2004-04-29)
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194 * [scdaemon] Overhauled the internal CCID driver.
196 * [scdaemon] Status files named ~/.gnupg/reader_<n>.status are now
197 written when using the internal CCID driver.
199 * [gpgsm] New commands --dump-{,secret,external}-keys to show a very
200 detailed view of the certificates.
202 * The keybox gets now compressed after 3 hours and ephemeral
203 stored certificates are deleted after about a day.
205 * [gpg] Usability fixes for --card-edit. Note, that this has already
206 been ported back to gnupg-1.3
209 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.7 (2004-04-06)
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212 * Instrumented the modules for gpgconf.
214 * Added support for DINSIG card applications.
216 * Include the smimeCapabilities attribute with signed messages.
218 * Now uses the gettext domain "gnupg2" to avoid conflicts with gnupg
222 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.6 (2004-03-06)
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225 * Code cleanups and bug fixes.
228 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.5 (2004-02-21)
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231 * gpg-protect-tool gets now installed into libexec as it ought to be.
232 Cleaned up the build system to better comply with the coding
235 * [gpgsm] The --import command is now able to autodetect pkcs#12
236 files and import secret and private keys from this file format.
237 A new command --export-secret-key-p12 is provided to allow
238 exporting of secret keys in PKCS\#12 format.
240 * [gpgsm] The pinentry will now present a description of the key for
241 whom the passphrase is requested.
243 * [gpgsm] New option --with-validation to check the validity of key
246 * New option --debug-level={none,basic,advanced,expert,guru} to map
247 the debug flags to sensitive levels on a per program base.
250 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.4 (2004-01-30)
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253 * Added support for the Telesec NKS 2.0 card application.
255 * Added simple tool addgnupghome to create .gnupg directories from
258 * Various minor bug fixes and cleanups; mainly gpgsm and gpg-agent
262 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.3 (2003-12-23)
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265 * New gpgsm options --{enable,disable}-ocsp to validate keys using
266 OCSP. This option requires a not yet released DirMngr version.
269 * The --log-file option may now be used to print logs to a socket.
270 Prefix the socket name with "socket://" to enable this. This does
271 not work on all systems and falls back to stderr if there is a
272 problem with the socket.
274 * The options --encrypt-to and --no-encrypt-to now work the same in
275 gpgsm as in gpg. Note, they are also used in server mode.
277 * Duplicated recipients are now silently removed in gpgsm.
280 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.2 (2003-11-17)
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283 * On card key generation is no longer done using the --gen-key
284 command but from the menu provided by the new --card-edit command.
286 * PINs are now properly cached and there are only 2 PINs visible.
287 The 3rd PIN (CHV2) is internally syncronized with the regular PIN.
289 * All kind of other internal stuff.
292 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.1 (2003-09-06)
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295 * Support for OpenSC is back. scdaemon supports a --disable-opensc to
296 disable OpenSC use at runtime, so that PC/SC or ct-API can still be
299 * Rudimentary support for the SCR335 smartcard reader using an
300 internal driver. Requires current libusb from CVS.
305 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.0 (2003-08-05)
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308 ====== PLEASE SEE README-alpha =======
310 * gpg has been renamed to gpg2 and gpgv to gpgv2. This is a
311 temporary change to allow co-existing with stable gpg versions.
313 * ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf-1.9.0 is fist tried as config file before the
316 * Removed the -k, -kv and -kvv commands. -k is now an alias to
317 --list-keys. New command -K as alias for --list-secret-keys.
319 * Removed --run-as-shm-coprocess feature.
321 * gpg does now also use libgcrypt, libgpg-error is required.
323 * New gpgsm commands --call-dirmngr and --call-protect-tool.
325 * Changing a passphrase is now possible using "gpgsm --passwd"
327 * The content-type attribute is now recognized and created.
329 * The agent does now reread certain options on receiving a HUP.
331 * The pinentry is now forked for each request so that clients with
332 different environments are supported. When running in daemon mode
333 and --keep-display is not used the DISPLAY variable is ignored.
335 * Merged stuff from the newpg branch and started this new
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