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diff --git a/contrib/changes-in-2000 b/contrib/changes-in-2000 deleted file mode 100644 index d9a18d09f..000000000 --- a/contrib/changes-in-2000 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,114 +0,0 @@ -New features since 1.0.0 ------------------------- - - * The default symmetric cipher algorithm is now AES (aka - Rijndael). OpenPGP uses preferences to figure out the algorithm - to use, so this is only used if the recipient knows how to - handles AES. - - * RSA keys can now be used (either old PGP 2 or new OpenPGP ones). - RSA key generation is not yet available. - - * Unattended key generation. - - * Faster and more robust random number generator under W32. - - * Encryption is now much faster: About 2 times for 1k bit keys - and 8 times for 4k keys. - - * New encryption keys are generated in a way which allows a much - faster decryption. - - * GnuPG knows what the primary user ID is. - - * Large File Support (LFS) is working. - - * Ability to run gpg as a full controlled inferior process to speed up - mass verification of signatures. - - * Rewritten key selection code so that GnuPG can better cope with - multiple subkeys, expiration dates and so on. The drawback is that it - is slower. - - * New utility gpgv which is a stripped down version of gpg to - be used to verify signatures against a list of trusted keys. - - * New command --export-secret-subkeys which outputs the - the _primary_ key with it's secret parts deleted. This is - useful for automated decryption/signature creation as it - allows to keep the real secret primary key offline and - thereby protecting the key certificates and allowing to - create revocations for the subkeys. See the FAQ for a - procedure to install such secret keys. - - * New options --show-session-key and --override-session-key - to help the British folks to somewhat minimize the danger - of this Orwellian RIP bill. - - * New option --no-auto-key-retrieve to disable retrieving of a - missing public key from a keyserver, even when a keyserver has - been configured. Useful for dial-up connections. - - * HTTP proxy support for keyservers. - - * Keyserver support is how also available for W32 platforms (MS - Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, ME). - - * Experimental gpg-agent support to get the passphrase from a - daemon which can pop up a query window. - - -rfc2440bis support (PGP 6.5.8 does also handle them) -------------------- - - * MDC enhanced encryption is now used with the AES and Twofish - algorithms to detect manipulated messages. - - * The user is now asked for the reason of a revocation. - - -Translations: ------------- - - * Enhanced UTF-8 support - - * New translations: Danish, Estonian, Indonesian, Portuguese and - Turkish. - -Serious bug fixes: ------------------- - - * Fixed a serious bug which could lead to false signature - verification results when more than one signature is fed to gpg. - This is the primary reason for releasing this version. - - * Protection against the recent Klima/Rosa attck on secret key - rings. - - * Corrected hash calculation for input data larger than 512M - it - was just wrong, so you might notice bad signature in some very - big files. It may be wise to keep an old copy of GnuPG around. - - * Secret keys are no longer imported unless you use the new option - --allow-secret-key-import. - -PGP quirks ----------- - - * Can handle (but not display) PGP's photo IDs. - - * Better default values to increase compatibilty with PGP. - - * Many other small enhancements to support the not fully-OpenPGP - compliant PGP versions. - -Manual ------- - - * The manual called GNU Privacy Handbook (GPH) is a separate - package and available preformatted in English, German, Italian, - Russian and Spanish at http://www.gnupg.org/docs.html. - [Due to the complicated build process, the source is currently - on available from CVS] - - |