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