From bf2c77073d63caacaa2dd6696ddd873108fc9215 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Shaw Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 03:19:38 +0000 Subject: Update NEWS with recent changes --- ChangeLog | 4 ++++ NEWS | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 815e91529..b198ffd7d 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2002-04-24 David Shaw + + * Update NEWS with recent changes. + 2002-04-19 Werner Koch Released 1.0.6e snapshot. diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 6a21c737f..3b7a86e6b 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ 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. + the old vulnerable format. * The default cipher algorithm for encryption is now CAST5, default default hash algorithm is SHA-1. This will give us @@ -13,9 +13,41 @@ 6, and 7. Note this was only an issue with RFC-1991 style symmetric messages. - * A lot of new features like photo ID support, better keyserver - support, non-revcable signatures and more things we need to list - here. + * Photographic user ID support. This uses an external program to + view the images. + + * Enhanced keyserver support via keyserver "plugins". GnuPG comes + with plugins for the NAI LDAP keyserver as well as the HKP email + keyserver. It retains internal support for the HKP HTTP + keyserver. + + * Nonrevocable signatures are now supported. If a user signs a + key nonrevocably, this signature cannot be taken back so be + careful! + + * Multiple signature classes are usable when signing a key to + specify how carefully the key information (fingerprint, photo + ID, etc) was checked. + + * --pgp2 mode automatically sets all necessary options to ensure + that the resulting message will be usable by a user of PGP 2.x. + + * --pgp6 mode automatically sets all necessary options to ensure + that the resulting message will be usable by a user of PGP 6.x. + + * Signatures may now be given an expiration date. When signing a + key with an expiration date, the user is prompted whether they + want their signature to expire at the same time. + + * Revocation keys (designated revokers) are now supported if + present. There is currently no way to designate new keys as + designated revokers. + + * Permissions on the .gnupg directory and its files are checked + for safety. + + * --expert mode enables certain silly things such as signing a + revoked user id, expired key, or revoked key. * Some fixes to build cleanly under Cygwin32. -- cgit v1.2.3