1 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.23
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6 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.22 (2006-07-27)
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9 * Enhanced pkcs#12 support to allow import from simple keyBags.
11 * Exporting to pkcs#12 now create bag attributes so that Mozilla is
12 able to import the files.
14 * Fixed uploading of certain keys to the smart card.
17 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.21 (2006-06-20)
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20 * New command APDU for scdaemon to allow using it for general card
21 access. Might be used through gpg-connect-agent by using the SCD
24 * Support for the CardMan 4040 PCMCIA reader (Linux 2.6.15 required).
26 * Scdaemon does not anymore reset cards at the end of a connection.
28 * Kludge to allow use of Bundesnetzagentur issued X.509 certificates.
30 * Added --hash=xxx option to scdaemon's PKSIGN command.
32 * Pkcs#12 files are now created with a MAC. This is for better
35 * Collected bug fixes and minor other changes.
38 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.20 (2005-12-20)
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41 * Importing pkcs#12 files created be recent versions of Mozilla works
44 * Basic support for qualified signatures.
46 * New debug tool gpgparsemail.
49 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.19 (2005-09-12)
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52 * The Belgian eID card is now supported for signatures and ssh.
53 Other pkcs#15 cards should work as well.
55 * Fixed bug in --export-secret-key-p12 so that certificates are again
59 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.18 (2005-08-01)
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62 * [gpgsm] Now allows for more than one email address as well as URIs
63 and dnsNames in certificate request generation. A keygrip may be
64 given to create a request from an existing key.
66 * A couple of minor bug fixes.
69 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.17 (2005-06-20)
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72 * gpg-connect-agent has now features to handle Assuan INQUIRE
75 * Internal changes for OpenPGP cards. New Assuan command WRITEKEY.
77 * GNU Pth is now a hard requirement.
79 * [scdaemon] Support for OpenSC has been removed. Instead a new and
80 straightforward pkcs#15 modules has been written. As of now it
81 does allows only signing using TCOS cards but we are going to
82 enhance it to match all the old capabilities.
84 * [gpg-agent] New option --write-env-file and Assuan command
87 * [gpg-agent] New option --default-cache-ttl-ssh to set the TTL for
88 SSH passphrase caching independent from the other passphrases.
91 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.16 (2005-04-21)
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94 * gpg-agent does now support the ssh-agent protocol and thus allows
95 to use the pinentry as well as the OpenPGP smartcard with ssh.
97 * New tool gpg-connect-agent as a general client for the gpg-agent.
99 * New tool symcryptrun as a wrapper for certain encryption tools.
101 * The gpg tool is not anymore build by default because those gpg
102 versions available in the gnupg 1.4 series are far more matured.
105 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.15 (2005-01-13)
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108 * Fixed passphrase caching bug.
110 * Better support for CCID readers; the reader from Cherry RS 6700 USB
114 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.14 (2004-12-22)
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117 * [gpg-agent] New option --use-standard-socket to allow the use of a
118 fixed socket. gpgsm falls back to this socket if GPG_AGENT_INFO
121 * Ported to MS Windows with some functional limitations.
123 * New tool gpg-preset-passphrase.
126 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.13 (2004-12-03)
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129 * [gpgsm] New option --prefer-system-dirmngr.
131 * Minor cleanups and debugging aids.
134 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.12 (2004-10-22)
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137 * [scdaemon] Partly rewrote the PC/SC code.
139 * Removed the sc-investigate tool. It is now in a separate package
140 available at ftp://ftp.g10code.com/g10code/gscutils/ .
142 * [gpg-agent] Fixed logging problem.
145 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.11 (2004-10-01)
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148 * When using --import along with --with-validation, the imported
149 certificates are validated and only imported if they are fully
152 * [gpg-agent] New option --max-cache-ttl.
154 * [gpg-agent] When used without --daemon or --server, gpg-agent now
155 check whether a agent is already running and usable.
157 * Fixed some i18n problems.
160 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.10 (2004-07-22)
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163 * Fixed a serious bug in the checking of trusted root certificates.
165 * New configure option --enable-agent-pnly allows to build and
166 install just the agent.
168 * Fixed a problem with the log file handling.
171 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.9 (2004-06-08)
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174 * [gpg-agent] The new option --allow-mark-trusted is now required to
175 allow gpg-agent to add a key to the trustlist.txt after user
178 * Creating PKCS#10 requests does now honor the key usage.
181 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.8 (2004-04-29)
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184 * [scdaemon] Overhauled the internal CCID driver.
186 * [scdaemon] Status files named ~/.gnupg/reader_<n>.status are now
187 written when using the internal CCID driver.
189 * [gpgsm] New commands --dump-{,secret,external}-keys to show a very
190 detailed view of the certificates.
192 * The keybox gets now compressed after 3 hours and ephemeral
193 stored certificates are deleted after about a day.
195 * [gpg] Usability fixes for --card-edit. Note, that this has already
196 been ported back to gnupg-1.3
199 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.7 (2004-04-06)
200 ------------------------------------------------
202 * Instrumented the modules for gpgconf.
204 * Added support for DINSIG card applications.
206 * Include the smimeCapabilities attribute with signed messages.
208 * Now uses the gettext domain "gnupg2" to avoid conflicts with gnupg
212 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.6 (2004-03-06)
213 ------------------------------------------------
215 * Code cleanups and bug fixes.
218 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.5 (2004-02-21)
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221 * gpg-protect-tool gets now installed into libexec as it ought to be.
222 Cleaned up the build system to better comply with the coding
225 * [gpgsm] The --import command is now able to autodetect pkcs#12
226 files and import secret and private keys from this file format.
227 A new command --export-secret-key-p12 is provided to allow
228 exporting of secret keys in PKCS\#12 format.
230 * [gpgsm] The pinentry will now present a description of the key for
231 whom the passphrase is requested.
233 * [gpgsm] New option --with-validation to check the validity of key
236 * New option --debug-level={none,basic,advanced,expert,guru} to map
237 the debug flags to sensitive levels on a per program base.
240 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.4 (2004-01-30)
241 ------------------------------------------------
243 * Added support for the Telesec NKS 2.0 card application.
245 * Added simple tool addgnupghome to create .gnupg directories from
248 * Various minor bug fixes and cleanups; mainly gpgsm and gpg-agent
252 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.3 (2003-12-23)
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255 * New gpgsm options --{enable,disable}-ocsp to validate keys using
256 OCSP. This option requires a not yet released DirMngr version.
259 * The --log-file option may now be used to print logs to a socket.
260 Prefix the socket name with "socket://" to enable this. This does
261 not work on all systems and falls back to stderr if there is a
262 problem with the socket.
264 * The options --encrypt-to and --no-encrypt-to now work the same in
265 gpgsm as in gpg. Note, they are also used in server mode.
267 * Duplicated recipients are now silently removed in gpgsm.
270 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.2 (2003-11-17)
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273 * On card key generation is no longer done using the --gen-key
274 command but from the menu provided by the new --card-edit command.
276 * PINs are now properly cached and there are only 2 PINs visible.
277 The 3rd PIN (CHV2) is internally syncronized with the regular PIN.
279 * All kind of other internal stuff.
282 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.1 (2003-09-06)
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285 * Support for OpenSC is back. scdaemon supports a --disable-opensc to
286 disable OpenSC use at runtime, so that PC/SC or ct-API can still be
289 * Rudimentary support for the SCR335 smartcard reader using an
290 internal driver. Requires current libusb from CVS.
295 Noteworthy changes in version 1.9.0 (2003-08-05)
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298 ====== PLEASE SEE README-alpha =======
300 * gpg has been renamed to gpg2 and gpgv to gpgv2. This is a
301 temporary change to allow co-existing with stable gpg versions.
303 * ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf-1.9.0 is fist tried as config file before the
306 * Removed the -k, -kv and -kvv commands. -k is now an alias to
307 --list-keys. New command -K as alias for --list-secret-keys.
309 * Removed --run-as-shm-coprocess feature.
311 * gpg does now also use libgcrypt, libgpg-error is required.
313 * New gpgsm commands --call-dirmngr and --call-protect-tool.
315 * Changing a passphrase is now possible using "gpgsm --passwd"
317 * The content-type attribute is now recognized and created.
319 * The agent does now reread certain options on receiving a HUP.
321 * The pinentry is now forked for each request so that clients with
322 different environments are supported. When running in daemon mode
323 and --keep-display is not used the DISPLAY variable is ignored.
325 * Merged stuff from the newpg branch and started this new
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