From a31c067c10a9232049592fb6322505995653119c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Werner Koch Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:57:04 +0200 Subject: Prepare for the 1.5.0 release. --- NEWS | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index b2aca57d..32fb6dec 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Noteworthy changes in version 1.5.x (unreleased) +Noteworthy changes in version 1.5.0 (2011-06-29) ------------------------------------------------ * New function gcry_kdf_derive implementing OpenPGP S2K algorithms @@ -33,23 +33,28 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.5.x (unreleased) whether you really need this feature or how it can be replaced by an internal plugin mechanism. - * New variants of the TIGER algorithm. [also in 1.4.6] + * CTR mode may now be used with data chunks of arbitrary length. - * New cipher algorithm mode for AES-WRAP. [also in 1.4.6] + * Changes also done in 1.4.6 (2010-07-13): + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - * CTR mode may now be used with data chunks of arbitrary length. + * New variants of the TIGER algorithm. + + * New cipher algorithm mode for AES-WRAP. - * Fixed minor memory leak in DSA key generation. [also in 1.4.5] + * Changes also done in 1.4.5 (2009-12-11): + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - * No more switching to FIPS mode if /proc/version is not - readable. [also in 1.4.5] + * Fixed minor memory leak in DSA key generation. - * Fixed sigill during Padlock detection on old CPUs. [also in 1.4.5] + * No more switching to FIPS mode if /proc/version is not readable. - * Fixed a hang on some W2000 machines. [also in 1.4.5] + * Fixed sigill during Padlock detection on old CPUs. + + * Fixed a hang on some W2000 machines. * Boosted SHA-512 performance by 30% on ia32 boxes and gcc 4.3; - SHA-256 went up by 25%. [also in 1.4.5] + SHA-256 went up by 25%. * Interface changes relative to the 1.4.6 release: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -58,11 +63,12 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.5.x (unreleased) gcry_pk_get_param NEW. GCRYCTL_DISABLE_HWF NEW. gcry_kdf_derive NEW. - gcry_pk_encrypt EXTENDED: Support OAEP - gcry_pk_decrypt EXTENDED: Support OAEP + gcry_pk_encrypt EXTENDED: Support OAEP. + gcry_pk_decrypt EXTENDED: Support OAEP. + gcry_pk_sign EXTENDED: Support PSS. + gcry_pk_verify EXTENDED: Support PSS. gcry_sexp_build EXTENDED: Add format specifiers M and u. - * Interface changes relative to the 1.4.2 release: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GCRY_CIPHER_MODE_AESWRAP NEW. @@ -658,7 +664,7 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.3 (2001-05-31) Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, - 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + 2009, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is free software; as a special exception the author gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without -- cgit v1.2.1