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+ * Secret keys are now stored and exported in a new format which
+ uses SHA-1 for integrity checks. This format renders the
+ Rosa/Klima attack useless. Other OpenPGP implementations might
+ not yet support this, so the option --simple-sk-checksum creates
+ the old vulnearbel format.
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* The default cipher algorithm for encryption is now CAST5,
default default hash algorithm is SHA-1. This will give us
better interoperability with other OpenPGP implementations.