Noteworthy changes in version 2.3.3 (2021-10-12) =============================================== * agent: Fix segv in GET_PASSPHRASE (regression). [#5577] * dirmngr: Fix Let's Encrypt certificate chain validation. [#5639] * gpg: Change default and maximum AEAD chunk size to 4 MiB. [ad3dabc9fb] * gpg: Print a warning when importing a bad cv25519 secret key. [#5464] * gpg: Fix --list-packets for undecryptable AEAD packets. [#5584] * gpg: Verify backsigs for v5 keys correctly. [#5628] * keyboxd: Fix checksum computation for no UBID entry on disk. [#5573] * keyboxd: Fix "invalid object" error with cv448 keys. [#5609] * dirmngr: New option --ignore-cert. [4b3e9a44b5] * agent: Fix calibrate_get_time use of clock_gettime. [#5623] * Silence process spawning diagnostics on Windows. [f2b01025c3] * Support a gpgconf.ctl file under Unix and use this for the regression tests. [#5999] * The Windows installer now also installs the new keyboxd. (Put "use-keyboxd" into common.conf to use a fast SQLite database instead of the pubring.kbx file.)
Noteworthy changes in version 2.2.33 (2021-11-23) ================================================= * gpg: New option --min-rsa-length. [rG6ee01c1d26] * gpg: New option --forbid-gen-key. [rG985fb25c46] * gpg: New option --override-compliance-check. [T5655] * gpgconf: New command --show-configs. [rG8fe3f57643] * agent,dirmngr: New option --steal-socket. [rG6507c6ab10] * scd: Improve the selection of the default PC/SC reader. [T5644] * gpg: Fix printing of binary notations. [T5667] * gpg: Remove stale ultimately trusted keys from the trustdb. [T5685] * gpgsm: Detect circular chains in --list-chain. [rGc9343bec83] * gpgconf: Create the local option file even if the global file exists. [T5650] * dirmngr: Make reading resolv.conf more robust. [T5657] * gpg-wks-server: Fix created file permissions. [rGf54feb4470] * scd: Support longer data for ssh-agent authentication with openpgp cards. [T5682] * Support gpgconf.ctl for NetBSD and Solaris. [T5656,T5671] * Silence "Garbled console data" warning under Windows in most cases. * Silence warning about the rootdir under Unices w/o a mounted /proc file system. * Fix possible build problems about missing include files. [T5592] * i18n: Replace the term "PIN-Cache" by "Passswort-Cache" in the German translation. [rgf453d52e53] * i18n: Update the Russian translation.
Noteworthy changes in version 2.3.4 (2021-12-20) ================================================ * gpg: New option --min-rsa-length. [rG5f39db70c0] * gpg: New option --forbid-gen-key. [rGc397ba3ac0] * gpg: New option --override-compliance-check. [T5655] * gpgconf: New command --show-configs. [rGa0fb78ee0f] * agent,dirmngr,keyboxd: New option --steal-socket. [rGb0079ab39d,rGdd708f60d5] * gpg: Fix printing of binary notations. [T5667] * gpg: Remove stale ultimately trusted keys from the trustdb. [T5685,T5742] * gpg: Fix indentation of --print-mds and --print-md sha512. [T5679] * gpg: Emit gpg 2.2 compatible Ed25519 signature. [T5331] * gpgsm: Detect circular chains in --list-chain. [rG74c5b35062] * dirmngr: Make reading resolv.conf more robust. [T5657] * dirmngr: Ask keyservers to provide the key fingerprints. [T5741] * gpgconf: Allow changing gpg's deprecated keyserver option. [T5462] * gpg-wks-server: Fix created file permissions. [rG60be00b033] * scd: Support longer data for ssh-agent authentication with openpgp cards. [T5682] * scd: Modify DEVINFO behavior to support looping forever. [T5359] * Support gpgconf.ctl for NetBSD and Solaris. [T5656,T5671] * Silence "Garbled console data" warning under Windows in most cases. [rGe293da3b21] * Silence warning about the rootdir under Unices w/o a mounted /proc file system. [T5656] * Fix possible build problems about missing include files. [T5592] Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T5654
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Noteworthy changes in version 2.2.34 ==================================== * gpgconf: Backport the improved option reading and writing code from 2.3. [rG7a3a1ef370,T4788] * gpgconf: Do not list ignored options and mark forced options as read-only. [T5732] * gpgconf: Correctly show registry entries with --show-configs. [T5724] * gpgconf: Add command aliases -L, -K, and -R. [rGf16c535eee] * gpgconf: Tweak the use of the ldapserver option. [T5801] * gpgconf: Make "--launch gpg-agent" work again. [rG5a7ed6dd8f] * gpg: Accept Ed25519 private keys in modernized encoding. [T5120] * gpg: Fix adding the list of ultimate trusted keys. [T5742] * gpgsm: New option --ignore-cert-with-oid. [rGbcf446b70c] * dirmngr: Avoid initial delay on the first keyserver access in presence of --no-use-tor. [rGdde88897e2] * scdaemon: Also prefer Yubikeys if no reader port is given. [rG38c666ec3f] * agent: Make missing strings translatable and update German and Japanese translations. [T4777] * ssh: Fix adding an ed25519 key with a zero length comment. [T5794] * gpgtar: Create and handle extended headers to support long file names. [T5754] * Fix the creation of socket directories under Windows for non-ascii account names. [rG7d1215cb9c] * Improve the registry HKCU->HKLM fallback. [rG96db487a4d] * Prettify the --help output of most commands.
Noteworthy changes in version 2.3.5 (2022-04-21) ================================================
* gpg: Up to five times faster verification of detached signatures. Doubled detached signing speed. [T5826,rG4e27b9defc,rGf8943ce098] * gpg: Threefold decryption speedup for large files. [T5820,rGab177eed51] * gpg: Nearly double the AES256.OCB encryption speed. [rG99e2c178c7] * gpg: Removed EAX from the preference list. [rG253fcb9777] * gpg: Allow --dearmor to decode all kinds of armor files. [rG34ea19aff9] * gpg: Remove restrictions for the name part of a user-id. [rG8945f1aedf] * gpg: Allow decryption of symmetric encrypted data even for non-compliant cipher. [rG8631d4cfe2] * gpg,gpgsm: New option --require-compliance. [rGee013c5350] * gpgsm: New option --ignore-cert-with-oid. [rGe23dc755fa] * gpgtar: Create and handle extended headers to support long file names. [T5754] * gpgtar: Support file names longer than MAX_PATH on Windows. [rG70b738f93f] * gpgtar: Use a pipe for decryption and thus avoid memory exhaustion. [rGe5ef5e3b91] * gpgtar: New option --with-log. [rGed53d41b4c] * agent: New flag "qual" for the trustlist.txt. [rG7c8c606061] * scdaemon: Add support for GeNUA cards. [rG0dcc249852] * scdaemon: Add --challenge-response option to PK_AUTH for OpenPGP cards. [T5862] * dirmngr: Support the use of ECDSA for CRLs and OCSP. [rGde87c8e1ea,rG890e9849b5] * dirmngr: Map all gnupg.net addresses to the Ubuntu keyserver. [T5751] * ssh: Return a faked response for the new session-bind extension. [T5931] * gpgconf: Add command aliases -L -K -R. [rGec4a1cffb8] * gpg: Request keygrip of key to add via command interface. [T5771] * gpg: Print Yubikey version correctly. [T5787] * gpg: Always use version >= 4 to generate key signature. [T5809] * gpg: Fix generating AEAD packet. [T5853]
* gpg: Fix version on symmetric encrypted AEAD files if the force option is used. [T5856] * gpg: Fix adding the list of ultimate trusted keys. [T5742] * gpgsm: Fix parsing of certain PKCS#12 files. [T5793] * gpgsm: Print diagnostic about CRL problems due to Tor mode. [rG137e59a6a5] * agent: Use "Created:" field for creation time. [T5538] * scdaemon Fix error handling for a PC/SC reader selected with reader-port. [T5758] * scdaemon: Fix DEVINFO with no --watch. [rGc6dd9ff929] * scdaemon: Fix socket resource leak on Windwos. [T5029] * scdaemon: Use extended mode for pkcs#15 already for rsa2048. [rG597253ca17] * scdaemon: Enhance PASSWD command to accept KEYGRIP optionally. [T5862] * scdaemon: Fix memory leak in ccid-driver. [rG8ac92f0e80] * tpm: Always use hexgrip when storing a key password. [rGaf2fbd9b01] * dirmngr: Make WKD lookups work for resolvers not handling SRV records. [T4729] * dirmngr: Avoid initial delay on the first keyserver access in presence of --no-use-tor. [rG57d546674d] * dirmngr: Workaround for a certain broken LDAP URL. [rG90caa7ad59] * dirmngr: Escape more characters in WKD requests. [T5902] * dirmngr: Suppress error message on trial reading as PEM format. [T5531] * gpgconf: Fix component table when not building without TPM support. [T5701] * gpgconf: Silence warnings from parsing the option files. [T5874] * gpgconf: Do not list ignored options and mark forced options as read-only. [rG42785d7c8a] * gpgconf: Tweak the use of the ldapserver option. [T5801] * ssh: Fix adding an ed25519 key with a zero length comment. [T5794] * kbx: Fix searching for FPR20 in version 2 blob. [T5888] * Fix early homedir creation. [T5895] * Improve removing of stale lockfiles under Unix. [T5884] Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T5743
Noteworthy changes in version 2.3.6 ===================================
* gpg: Fix regression in 2.3.5 importing longer keys. [T5941] * gpg: Emit an ERROR status as hint for a bad passphrase. [T5943] * gpg: Avoid NULL-ptr access due to corrupted packets. [T5940] * gpgsm: Improve the "Certificate not found" error message. [T5821] * agent: Pass pattern directly to gpg-check-pattern. [rGe529c54fe3] * scd: Fix hard-coded constant for RSA authentication key OpenPGP.3. [rG2848fe4c84]
> Highlights in Gpg4win Version 4.0.2 (2022-04-25) > ------------------------------------------- > * GnuPG: Major performance improvements for encryption, verification and signing. Most noticeable when GnuPG is used directly on the command line. > * Kleopatra: Besides accessibility improvements there are many new features regarding revocation. It is now possible to change the primary User ID. > * GpgOL: Bug fixes for improved stability. One random crash after decryption / verification has been fixed.
Noteworthy changes in version 2.2.36 (2022-07-06) -------------------------------------------------
* g10: Fix possibly garbled status messages in NOTATION_DATA. This bug could trick GPGME and other parsers to accept faked status lines. [T6027, CVE-2022-34903] * gpg: Handle leading zeroes in Ed25519 private keys and reverse change regarding Ed25519 SOS encoding as introduced with 2.2.34. [T5120] * gpg: Allow Unicode file names for iobuf_cancel under Windows. * gpgsm: Improve pkcs#12 import. [T6037,T5793,T4921,T4757] * scd,p15: Fix reading certificates w/o length info. * scd,p15: Improve the displayed S/N for Technology Nexus cards. * scd,openpgp: Add workaround for ECC attribute on Yubikey. [T5963] * scd: Fix use of SCardListReaders for PC/SC. [T5979] * gpgconf: New short options -X and -V. * Make sure to always set CONFIDENTIAL flag in Assuan. [T5977]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.3.7 (2022-07-11) ------------------------------------------------
* gpg: Fix possibly garbled status messages in NOTATION_DATA. This bug could trick GPGME and other parsers to accept faked status lines. [T6027, CVE-2022-34903] * gpg: Look up user ID to revoke by UID hash. [T5936] * gpg: Setup the 'usage' filter property for export. [rG7aabd94b81] * gpg,w32: Allow Unicode filenames for iobuf_cancel. [rG4ee2009083] * gpg: Fix reading AEAD preference. [T6019] * gpgsm: New option --compatibility-flags. [rGf0b373cec9] * gpgsm: Rework the PKCS#12 parser to support DFN issued keys. [T6037] * agent: New option --no-user-trustlist and --sys-trustlist-name. [T5990] * agent: Pop up dialog window for confirmation, when specified so. [T5099] * agent: Show "Label:" field of private key when prompt the insertion. [T5986] * agent: Handle USAGE information in KEYINFO. [rG295a6a7591] * agent,ssh: Make not-inserted OpenPGP.3 keys available for SSH. [T5996] * agent,ssh: Support "Use-for-ssh" flag in private key. [T5985] * agent: New field "Prompt" to prevent asking card key insertion. [T5987] * agent: Support --format=ssh option for READKEY. [T6012] * agent: Add KEYATTR command. [T5988] * agent: Flush before calling ftruncate. [T6035] * agent: Do not consider --min-passphrase-len for the magic wand. [rGae2f1f0785] * kbx: Fix a race condition which results no status report. [T5948] * scd:openpgp: Fix a segv for cards supporting unknown curves. [T5963] * scd:p15: Fix reading certificates without length info. * scd:p15: Improve the displayed S/N for Technology Nexus cards. * scd:openpgp: Add workaround for ECC attribute on Yubikey. [T5963] * scd,piv: Fix status report of KEYPAIRINFO. [rG64c8786105] * scd:nks: Support the Telesec ESIGN application. [T5219, T4938] * scd: Fix use of SCardListReaders for PC/SC. [T5979] * scd: Support automatic card selection for READCERT with keygrip. [T6003] * scd: Support specifying keygrip for learn command. [T6002] * dirmngr: Fix for Windows when build against GNUTLS. [T5899] * gpg-connect-agent: Add --unbuffered option. * gpg-connect-agent: Add a way to cancel an INQUIRE. [T6010] * gpgconf: New short options -V and -X
* gpg: In de-vs mode use SHA-256 instead of SHA-1 as implicit preference. [T6043] * gpg: Actually show symmetric+pubkey encrypted data as de-vs compliant. Add extra compliance checks for symkey_enc packets. [T6119] * gpg: Request keygrip of key to be added via command-fd interface. [T5771] * gpg: Look up user ID to revoke by UID hash. [T5936] * gpg: Fix wrong error message for "keytocard". [T6122] * gpg: --card-status shows the application type for non-openpgp cards again. [rG8e393e2592] * gpg: The options --auto-key-import and --include-key-block are again listed by gpgconf. [T6138] * gpgsm: New option --compatibility-flags. [rG77b6896f7a] * agent: New options --no-user-trustlist and --sys-trustlist-name. [T5990] * agent: Track and update the Display-S/N of cards so that the "please insert card" prompt may now show more information. Use "gpg --card-status" to update stored card meta data. [T6135] * scd:openpgp: Fix problem with ECC algorithm attributes on Yubikeys. [rG225c66f13b87] * scd:openpgp: Fix problem with Yubikey 5.4 firmware. [T6070] * dirmngr: Ask keyservers to provide the key fingerprints. [T5741] * ssh: Allow authentication as used by OpenSSH's PQ crypto support. [T5935] * wkd: Fix path traversal attack in gpg-wks-server. Add the mail address to the pending request data. [rGc1489ca0e1, T6098] * gpgconf: Improve registry dumping. [rG6bc9592318] * Silence warnings from AllowSetForegroundWindow. [rG6583abedf3]
* gpg: Fix an encoding problem under Windows in the printed timezone. [T5073] * gpg: Make --require-compliance work for sign+encrypt. [T6174] * gpg: Emit a FAILURE status for --require-compliance errors. [rGe05fb5ca37] * dirmngr: Avoid caching expired certificates. [T6142]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.4.0 =================================== * The key database daemon is now a fully supported feature. Keys are stored in a SQLite database to make key lookups much faster. Enable it by adding "use-keyboxd" o common.conf. See also the README file. * gpg: New command --quick-update-pref. [rGd40d23b233] * gpg: New list-options show-pref and show-pref-verbose. [rG811cfa34cb] * gpg: New option --list-filter to restrict key listings like gpg -k --list-filter 'select=revoked-f && sub/algostr=ed25519' [rG1324dc3490] * gpg: New --export-filter export-revocs. [rGc985b52e71] * gpg: Also import stray revocation certificates. [rG7aaedfb107] * gpg: Add a notation to encryption subkeys in de-vs mode. [T6279] * gpg: Improve signature verification speed by a factor of more than four. Double detached signing speed. [T5826] * gpg: Allow only OCB for AEAD encryption. [rG5a2cef801d] * gpg: Fix trusted introducer for mbox only user-ids. [T6238] * gpg: Report an error via status-fd for receiving a key from the agent. [T5151] * gpg: Make --require-compliance work without the --status-fd option. [rG2aacd843ad] * gpg: Fix verification of cleartext signatures with overlong lines. [T6272] * agent: Fix import of protected OpenPGP v5 keys. [T6294] * gpgsm: Change the default cipher algorithm from AES128 to AES256. Also announce support for this in signatures. [rG2d8ac55d26] * gpgsm: Always use the chain validation model if the root-CA requests this. [rG7fa1d3cc82] * gpgsm: Print OCSP revocation date and reason in cert listings. [rGb6abaed2b5] * agent: Support Win32-OpenSSH emulation by gpg-agent. [T3883] * scd: Support the Telesec Signature Card v2.0. [T6252] * scd: Redact --debug cardio output of a VERIFY APDU. [T5085] * scd: Skip deleted pkcs#15 records in CARDOS 5. [rG061efac03f] * dirmngr: Fix build with no LDAP support. [T6239] * dirmngr: Fix verification of ECDSA signed CRLs. [rG868dabb402] * wkd: New option --add-revocs for gpg-wks-client. [rGc3f9f2d497] * wkd: Ignore expired user-ids in gpg-wks-client. [T6292] * card: New commands "gpg" and "gpgsm". [rG9c4691c73e] Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T6303
GPA: So long, and thanks for all the fish. To reduce maintenance and overall quality of Gpg4win we have decided to retire GPA. Over the last decade Kleopatra has made large improvements in quality and is very well maintained and the focus of our development. [rW3f7ed3834f] GnuPG: Improve signature verification speed by a factor of more than four. Double detached signing speed. [T5826] GnuPG: Import stray revocation certificates to improve WKD usability. GnuPG: New option --add-revocs for gpg-wks-client. [rG2f4492f3be] GnuPG: Ignore expired user-ids in gpg-wks-client. [T6292] GnuPG: Support the Telesec Signature Card v2.0 in OpenPGP. [T6252] GnuPG: For the new AEAD Format we now only allow the fast OCB mode. The EAX mode may still be used for decryption. [rG5a2cef801d] Kleopatra: Support the import of non-standard conforming UTF-16 encoded text files with certificates. [T6298] Kleopatra: New Option to delete the locally stored secret key after a transfer to a smart card. [T5836] Kleopatra: Improve the display of keys in the group edit dialog. [T6295] Kleopatra: Simplify changing the owner trust of keys. [T6148] Kleopatra: Allow selecting ECC with supported curves when generating new keys for smart cards. [T4429] GnuPG: Update the X.509/CMS library Libksba to version 1.6.3 to fix a security problem in the CRL signature parser. [T6230] GnuPG: Fix trusted introducer for mbox only user-ids. [T6238] GpgOL: IMAP access to encrypted mails works again. [T6203] Kleopatra: Don't report success if the key signing job was canceled. [T6305] Kleopatra: Report failed imports immediately when receiving the result. [T6302] Kleopatra: Do not offer invalid S/MIME certificates for signing or encryption. [T6216] Kleopatra: Don't ask user to certify an imported expired or revoked OpenPGP key. [T6155] Kleopatra: Do not crash when closing details widget while certificate dump is shown. [T6180] Kleopatra: Improve usability and accessibility of the notepad operations. [T6188]
Since version 2.3.0 it is possible to store the keys in an SQLite database instead of the keyring.kbx file. This is in particular useful for large keyrings or if many instances of gpg and gpgsm may run concurrently. This is implemented using another daemon process, the "keyboxd". To enable the use of the keyboxd put the option "use-keyboxd" into the configuration file ~/.gnupg/common.conf or the global /etc/gnupg/common.conf. See also doc/examples/common.conf. Only public keys and X.509 certificates are managed by the keyboxd; private keys are still stored as separate files.
Note that there is no automatic migration; if the use-keyboxd option is enabled keys are not taken from pubring.kbx. To migrate existing keys to the keyboxd do this:
1. Disable the keyboxd (remove use-keyboxd from common.conf) 2. Export all public keys gpg --export --export-options backup > allkeys.gpg gpgsm --export --armor > allcerts.gpg 3. Enable the keyboxd (add use-keyboxd to common.conf) 4. Import all public keys gpg --import --import-options restore < allkeys.gpg gpgsm --import < allcerts.crt
Noteworthy changes in version 2.4.1 ===================================
* If the ~/.gnupg directory does not exist, the keyboxd is now automagically enabled. [rGd9e7488b17] * gpg: New option --add-desig-revoker. [rG3d094e2bcf] * gpg: New option --assert-signer. [rGc9e95b8dee] * gpg: New command --quick-add-adsk and other ADSK features. [T6395, https://gnupg.org/blog/20230321-adsk.html] * gpg: New list-option "show-unusable-sigs". Also show "[self-signature]" instead of the user-id in key signature listings. [rG103acfe9ca] * gpg: For symmetric encryption the default S2K hash is now SHA256. [T6367] * gpg: Detect already compressed data also when using a pipe. Also detect JPEG and PNG file formats. [T6332] * gpg: New subcommand "openpgp" for --card-edit. [T6462] * gpgsm: Verification of detached signatures does now strip trailing zeroes from the input if --assume-binary is used. [rG2a13f7f9dc] * gpgsm: Non-armored detached signature are now created without using indefinite form length octets. This improves compatibility with some PDF signature verification software. [rG8996b0b655] * gpgtar: Emit progress status lines in create mode. [T6363] * dirmngr: The LDAP modifyTimestamp is now returned by some keyserver commands. [rG56d309133f] * ssh: Allow specification of the order keys are presented to ssh. See the man page entry for --enable-ssh-support. [T5996, T6212] * gpg: Make list-options "show-sig-subpackets" work again. Fixes regression in 2.4.0. [rG5a223303d7] * gpg: Fix the keytocard command for Yubikeys. [T6378] * gpg: Do not continue an export after a cancel for the primary key. [T6093] * gpg: Replace the --override-compliance-check hack by a real fix. [T5655] * gpgtar: Fix decryption with input taken from stdin. [T6355]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.4.2 ===================================
* gpg: Print a warning if no more encryption subkeys are left over after changing the expiration date. [rGef2c3d50fa] * gpg: Fix searching for the ADSK key when adding an ADSK. [T6504] * gpgsm: Speed up key listings on Windows. [rG08ff55bd44] * gpgsm: Reduce the number of "failed to open policy file" diagnostics. [rG68613a6a9d] * agent: Make updating of private key files more robust and track display S/N. [T6135] * keyboxd: Avoid longish delays on Windows when listing keys. [rG6944aefa3c] * gpgtar: Emit extra status lines to help GPGME. [T6497] * w32: Avoid using the VirtualStore. [T6403]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.4.3 ===================================
* gpg: Set default expiration date to 3 years. [T2701] * gpg: Add --list-filter properties "key_expires" and "key_expires_d". [T6529] * gpg: Emit status line and proper diagnostics for write errors. [T6528] * gpg: Make progress work for large files on Windows. [T6534] * gpg: New option --no-compress as alias for -z0. * gpgsm: Print PROGRESS status lines. Add new --input-size-hint. [T6534] * gpgsm: Support SENDCERT_SKI for --call-dirmngr. [rG701a8b30f0] * gpgsm: Major rewrite of the PKCS#12 parser. [T6536] * gpgtar: New option --no-compress. * dirmngr: Extend the AD_QUERY command. [rG207c99567c] * dirmngr: Disable the HTTP redirect rewriting. [T6477] * dirmngr: New option --compatibility-flags. [rGbf04b07327] * dirmngr: New option --ignore-crl-extensions. [T6545] * wkd: Use export-clean for gpg-wks-client's --mirror and --create commands. [rG2c7f7a5a27] * wkd: Make --add-revocs the default in gpg-wks-client. New option --no-add-revocs. [rG10c937ee68] * scd: Make signing work for Nexus cards. [rGb83d86b988] * scd: Fix authentication with Administration Key for PIV. [rG25b59cf6ce]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.4.5 ===================================
* gpg,gpgv: New option --assert-pubkey-algo. [T6946] * gpg: Emit status lines for errors in the compression layer. [T6977] * gpg: Fix invocation with --trusted-keys and --no-options. [T7025] * gpgsm: Allow for a longer salt in PKCS#12 files. [T6757] * gpgtar: Make --status-fd=2 work on Windows. [T6961] * scd: Support for the ACR-122U NFC reader. [rG1682ca9f01] * scd: Suport D-TRUST ECC cards. [T7000,T7001] * scd: Allow auto detaching of kernel drivers; can be disabled with the new compatibility-flag ccid-no-auto-detach. [rGa1ea3b13e0] * scd: Allow setting a PIN length of 6 also with a reset code for openpgp cards. [T6843] * agent: Allow GET_PASSPHRASE in restricted mode. [rGadf4db6e20] * dirmngr: Trust system's root CAs for checking CRL issuers. [T6963] * dirmngr: Fix regression in 2.4.4 in fetching keys via hkps. [T6997] * gpg-wks-client: Make option --mirror work properly w/o specifying domains. [rG37cc255e49] * g13,gpg-wks-client: Allow command style options as in "g13 mount foo". [rGa09157ccb2] * Allow tilde expansion for the foo-program options. [T7017] * Make the getswdb.sh tool usable outside the GnuPG tree.
Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.0 (2024-07-05) ================================================ [compared to version 2.4.5] * gpg: Support composite Kyber+ECC public key algorithms. This is experimental due to the yet outstanding FIPS-203 specification. [T6815] * gpg: Allow algo string "pqc" for --quick-gen-key. [rG12ac129a70] * gpg: New option --show-only-session-key. [rG1695cf267e] * gpg: Print designated revokers also in non-colon listing mode. [rG9d618d1273] * gpg: Make --with-sig-check work with --show-key in non-colon listing mode. [rG0c34edc443] * tpm: Rework error handling and fix key import [T7129, T7186] * Varous fixes to improve robustness on 64 bit Windows. [T7139]
Changes which will also show up in the firthcoming 2.4.6:
* gpg: New command --quick-set-ownertrust. [rG967678d972] * gpg: Indicate disabled keys in key listings and add list option "show-ownertrust". [rG2a0a706eb2] * gpg: Make sure a DECRYPTION_OKAY is never issued for a bad OCB tag. [T7042] * gpg: Do not allow to accidently set the RENC usage. [T7072] * gpg: Accept armored files without CRC24 checksum. [T7071] * gpg: New --import-option "only-pubkeys". [T7146] * gpg: Repurpose the AKL mechanism "ldap" to work like the keyserver mechnism but only for LDAP keyservers. [rG068ebb6f1e] * gpg: ADSKs are now configurable for new keys. [T6882] * gpgsm: Emit user IDs with an empty Subject also in colon mode. [T7171] * agent: Consider an empty pattern file as valid. [rGc27534de95] * agent: Fix error handling of READKEY. [T6012] * agent: Avoid random errors when storing key in ephemeral mode. [T7129, rGfdc5003956] * agent: Make "SCD DEVINFO --watch" more robust. [T7151] * scd: Improve KDF data object handling for OpenPGP cards. [T7058] * scd: Avoid buffer overrun with more than 16 PC/SC readers. [T7129, rG4c1b007035] * scd: Fix how the scdaemon on its pipe connection finishes. [T7160] * gpgconf: Check readability of some files with -X and change its output format. [rG98e287ba6d] * gpg-mail-tube: New tool to apply PGP/MIME encryption to a mail. [rG28a080bc9f] * Fix some uninitialized variables and double frees in error code paths. [T7129]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.1 (2024-09-12) ================================================ [compared to version 2.5.0] * gpg: The support for composite Kyber+ECC public key algorithms does now use the final FIPS-203 and LibrePGP specifications. The experimental keys from 2.5.0 are no longer supported. [T6815] * gpg: New commands --add-recipients and --change-recipients. [T1825] * gpg: New option --proc-all-sigs. [T7261] * gpg: Fix a regression in 2.5.0 in gpgme's tests. [T7195] * gpg: Make --no-literal work again for -c and --store. [T5852] * gpg: Improve detection of input data read errors. [T6528] * gpg: Fix getting key by IPGP record (rfc-4398). [T7288] * gpgsm: New option --assert-signer. [T7286] * gpgsm: More improvements to PKCS#12 parsing to cope with latest IVBB changes. [T7213] * agent: Fix KEYTOCARD command when used with a loopback pinentry. [T7283] * gpg-mail-tube: Make sure GNUPGHOME is set in vsd mode. New option --as-attach. [rG4511997e9e1b] * Now uses the process spawn API from libgpg-error. [T7192,T7194] * Removed the --enable-gpg-is-gpg2 configure time option. [rG2125f228d36c] * Die Windows version will now be build for 64-Bit Windows and with the corresponding changes to the installation directory and Registry keys.
Noteworthy changes in version 2.4.6 =================================== * gpg: New command --quick-set-ownertrust. [rG967678d972] * gpg: Indicate disabled keys in key listings and add list option "show-ownertrust". [rG2a0a706eb2] * gpg: Make sure a DECRYPTION_OKAY is never issued for a bad OCB tag. [T7042] * gpg: Do not allow to accidently set the RENC usage. [T7072] * gpg: Accept armored files without CRC24 checksum. [T7071] * gpg: New --import-option "only-pubkeys". [T7146] * gpg: Repurpose the AKL mechanism "ldap" to work like the keyserver mechnism but only for LDAP keyservers. [rG6551281ca3] * gpg: ADSKs are now configurable for new keys. [T6882] * gpg: New option --proc-all-sigs. [T7261] * gpg: Fix a wrong decryption failed status for signed and OCB encrypted messages without a signature verification key. [T7042] * gpg: Make --no-literal work again for -c and --store. [T5852] * gpg: Fix getting key by IPGP. [T7288] * gpg: Validate the trustdb after the import of a trusted key. [T7200] * gpg: Exclude expired trusted keys from the key validation process. [T7200] * gpgsm: New option --assert-signer. [T7286] * gpgsm: Emit user IDs with an empty Subject also in colon mode. [T7171] * keyboxd: Fix a race condition on the database handle. [T7294] * agent: Consider an empty pattern file as valid. [rGc27534de95] * agent: Fix error handling of READKEY. [T6012] * agent: Avoid random errors when storing key in ephemeral mode. [T7129, rG19d93a239d] * agent: Make "SCD DEVINFO --watch" more robust. [T7151] * agent: Fix detection of the yet unused trustflag de-vs. [T5079] * scd: Improve KDF data object handling for OpenPGP cards. [T7058] * scd: Avoid buffer overrun with more than 16 PC/SC readers. [T7129, rG524e3a9345] * scd: Fix how the scdaemon on its pipe connection finishes. [T7160] * gpgconf: Check readability of some files with -X and change its output format. [rG759adb2493] * gpg-mail-tube: New tool to apply PGP/MIME encryption to a mail. [rGa564a9f66c] * Fix a race condition in creating the socket directory. [T7332] * Fix some uninitialized variables and double frees in error code paths. [T7129]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.4.7 ===================================
* gpg: Allow the use of an ADSK subkey as ADSK subkey. [T6882] * gpg: Avoid a failure exit code for expired ultimately trusted keys. [T7351] * gpg: Fix comparing ed448 to ed25519 with --assert-pubkey-algo. [T7425] * gpg: Retain binary representation for import->export with Ed25519 key signatures. [T7426] * gpgsm: Improvement for some rare P12 files. [rG5f9975abf5] * scd: More mitigations against lock ups with multiple cards or apps. [T7323, T7402] * gpgtar: Fix directory creation during extraction. [T7380] * gpg-mail-tube: Minor fixes. * gpgconf: Add list flag to trusted-key et al. [T7313] * Fix a build problem on macOS (missing unistd.h). [T7193]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.2 (2024-12-05) ================================================ [compared to version 2.5.1]
* gpg: Add option 16 to --full-gen-key to create ECC+Kyber. [T6638] * gpg: For composite algos add the algo string to the colons listings. [T6638] * gpg: Validate the trustdb after the import of a trusted key. [T7200] * gpg: Exclude expired trusted keys from the key validation process. [T7200] * gpg: Fix a wrong decryption failed status for signed and OCB encrypted messages without a signature verification key. [T7042] * gpg: Retain binary representation for import->export with Ed25519 key signatures. [T7426] * gpg: Fix comparing ed448 to ed25519 with --assert-pubkey-algo. [T7425] * gpg: Avoid a failure exit code for expired ultimately trusted keys. [T7351] * gpg: Emit status error for an invalid ADSK. [T7322] * gpg: Allow the use of an ADSK subkey as ADSK subkey. [T6882] * gpg: Fix --quick-set-expire for V5 subkey fingerprints. [T7298] * gpg: Robust error handling for SCD READKEY. [T7309] * gpg: Fix cv25519 v5 export regression. [T7316] * gpgsm: Nearly fourfold speedup of validated certificate listings. [T7308] * gpgsm: Improvement for some rare P12 files. [rGf50dde6269] * gpgsm: Terminate key listing on output write error. [T6185] * agent: Add option --status to the LISTRUSTED command. [rG4275d5fa7a] * agent: Fix detection of the yet unused trustflag de-vs. [T5079] * agent: Allow ssh to sign data larger than the Assuan line length. [T7436] * keyboxd: Fix a race condition on the database handle. [T7294] * dirmngr: A list of used URLs for loaded CRLs is printed first in the output of the LISTCRL command. [T7337]
* scd: More mitigations against lock ups with multiple cards or apps. [T7323, T7402] * gpgtar: Use log-file from common.conf only in --batch mode. [rGb389e04ef5] * gpgtar: Fix directory creation during extraction. [T7380] * gpg-mail-tube: Minor fixes. * gpgconf: Add list flag to trusted-key et al. [T7313] * Implement GNUPG_ASSUME_COMPLIANCE envvar and registry key for testing de-vs compliance mode. [rGb287fb5775,rG7b0be541a9] * Enable additional runtime protections in speedo builds for Windows. [rG39aa206dc5] * Fix a race condition in creating the socket directory. [T7332] * Fix a build problem on macOS (missing unistd.h). [T7193]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.3 (2025-01-09) ================================================ [compared to version 2.5.2]
* gpg: Allow for signature subpackets of up to 30000 octets. [rG36dbca3e69] * gpg: Silence expired trusted-key diagnostics in quiet mode. [T7351] * gpg: Allow smaller session keys with Kyber and enforce the use of AES-256 if useful. [T7472] * gpg: Fix regression in key generation from existing card key. [T7309,T7457] * gpg: Print a warning if the card backup key could not be written. [T2169] * The --supervised options of gpg-agent and dirmngr have been renamed to --deprecated-supervised as preparation for their removal. [rGa019a0fcd8] * There is no more default for a keyserver.
Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.4 (2025-02-12) ================================================ [compared to version 2.5.3]
* gpg: New option --disable-pqc-encryption. [rG00c31f8b04] * gpg: Fix --quick-add-key for Weierstrass ECC with usage given. [T7506] * gpg: Fix handling with no CRC armor. [T7071] * gpg: New private Kyber keys are now cross-referenced using a new Link attribute. [T6638] * gpg: Fix an import problem with keys having another primary key as a subkey. [T7527] * gpgsm: Allow unattended PKCS#12 export without passphrase. [rG159e801043] * gpgsm: Allow CSR generation with an unprotected key. [rG89055f24f4] * agent: New option --change-std-env-name. [T7522] * agent: Fix ssh-agent's request_identities for skipped Brainpool keys. [rG2469dc5aae] * Do not package zlib and bzip2 object files in a Speedo release build. [T7442]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.5 (2025-03-07) ================================================ [compared to version 2.5.4]
* gpg: Fix a verification DoS due to a malicious subkey in the keyring. [T7527] * dirmngr: Fix possible hangs due to blocking connection requests. [T6606, T7434] * w32: On socket nonce mismatch close the socket. [T7434] * w32: Print more detailed diagnostics for IPC errors. * GPGME is not any more distributed with the Windows installer. Please install gpg4win to get gpgme version.
Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.6 (2025-05-08) ================================================ [compared to version 2.5.5]
* gpg: Add a flag to the filter expressions for left anchored substring match. [rGc12b7d047e] * gpg: New list option "show-trustsig" to avoid resorting to colon mode for this info. [rG41d6ae8f41] * gpg: New command --quick-tsign-key to create a trust signature. [rGd90b290f97] * gpg: New keygen parameter "User-Id". [rGcfd597c603] * gpg: New list options "show-trustsig". [rGrG41d6ae8f41] * gpg: Fix double free of internal data in no-sig-cache mode [T7547] * gpg: Signatures from revoked or expired keys do not anymore show up as missing keys. Fixes regression in 2.5.5. [T7583] * gpgsm: Extend --learn-card by an optional s/n argument. [T7379] * gpgsm: Skip expired certificates when selection a certificate by subject. [rG4cf83273e8] * card: New command "ll" as alias for "list --cards". [rGd6ee7adebe] * scd: Fix posssible lockup on Windows due to a lost select result. [rGa7ec3792c5] * scd:p15: Accept P15 cards with a zero-length label. [rGdb25aa9887] * keyboxd: Use case-insensitive search for mail addresses. [T7576] * dirmngr: Fix a problem in libdns related to an address change from 127.0.0.1. [T4021] * gpgconf: Fix reload and kill of keyboxd. [T7569] * Fix logic for certain recsel conditions. [rG8968e84903] * Add Solaris support to get_signal_name. [T7638] * Fix build error of the test shell on AIX. [T7632]
About the vulnerability: Embedded malicious fonts in a PDF file may lead to code execution in Okular. CVSS Base Score: 8.1 (v3.1) Details https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2025-6367 (alternative ids: CVE-2025-27363, GHSA-g8qj-jv5h-78cp)
There are other good things in Gpg4win 4.4.1, for example * improvements in the Outlook Add-in (GpgOL) * a better Kleopatra * GnuPG upgraded to v2.4.8
Check out the https://www.gpg4win.org/change-history.html
Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.7 (2025-06-02) ================================================ [compared to version 2.5.6]
* gpg: Allow updating a SHA-1 key certification w/o using the --force-sign-key option. [T7663] * gpg: The group key flag has now been fully implemented. [rG8833a34bf0] * gpg: Make combination of show-only-fpr-mbox and show-unusable-uid work. [rGd5a4a2dc89] * gpg: Do not allow compressed key packets on import. [T7014] * gpgsm: Allow an empty subject DN also during import. [T7171] * agent: Recover the old behavior with max-cache-ttl=0. [T6681] * agent: Fix ECC key on smartcard for composite KEM with PQC. [T7648] * scd: Fix a harmless read buffer over-read in a function used by PKCS#15 cards. [T7662] * gpg-mail-tube,wks: Support templates for mail content. [T7381] * Use the KEM interface of Libgcrypt for encryption/decryption. [T7649] * Fix a glitch in socket handling in Windows in case of a nonce mismatch. [rG645cf7d8fc]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.8 (2025-06-20) ================================================ [compared to version 2.5.7]
* gpg: Show revocation reason with a standard -k listing. [T7083] * gpg: Emit a revocation reason as comment in a "pub" record. [T7083] * agent: Fix regression in 2.5.7 decrypting with a card based cv25519 key. [T7676] * scd:openpgp: Fix a regression in exporting card based ed25519 ssh keys. [T7589] * dirmngr: Do not require a keyserver for "gpg --fetch-key". [T7693]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.9 (2025-07-10) ================================================ [compared to version 2.5.8]
* gpg: Add the revocation reason to the sigclass of a "rev" line. Regression in 2.5.7. [T7073] * gpg: Do not show the non-standard secp256k1 curve in the menu to select the curve. It can however be specified using its name. [rG49a9171f63] * gpg: Fix regression in using the secp256k1 curve. [T7698] * dirmngr: New option --user-agent and send a default User-Agent of "GnuPG/2.6" for all HTTP requests. [T7715]
GnuPG 2.5.12 (テスト版だけど "fully supported and thus ready for production use" と謳ってる) Gpg4winの新しいベータ版はまだ出てない
Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.12 (2025-09-02) ================================================= [compared to version 2.5.11]
* gpg: New options --[no-]auto-key-upload. [T7333] * gpg: Keys send to an LDAP server are now first updated from that server. New keyserver option "no-update-before-send" to disable this feature. [T7730] * gpg: Disable default compression for 7z compressed input. [rG53252628de] * gpg: Fix a regression with composite PQC and ECC algos. [T7649] * gpg: Fix the list of possible algos for --edit-key:addkey. [T7788] * gpg: Allow to select the Kyber variants with --edit-key:addkey. [T7792] * gpg: Avoid a second Pinentry pop-up for a configured ADSK during key generation. [T7491] * gpg: Change the ADSK key binding time to use the current time. [T6882] * gpgsm: Add option --no-qes-note and new trustlist flag "noconsent". [T7713] * agent: Enable "relax" in the trustlist by default and add flag "norelax". [rG7b133027ae] * agent: Fix a crash on Windows in the Putty support. [T7799] * dirmgr: Support LDAP servers using a schema like the Windows LDS servers. [T7742] * scd:openpgp: Support Yubikey attestation generation. [rG5ddfedf24a] * gpgtar: Fix regression in end-of-archive detection. [T7757]
Noteworthy changes in version 2.5.13 (2025-10-22) ================================================= [compared to version 2.5.12]
* gpg: Fix de-vs compliance with OCB and additional password. [T7804] * gpg: Detect duplicate keys with --add-recipients. [T1825] * gpg: Take care about the prefix for cv25519 encryption. [T7649] * gpg: Avoid potential downgrade to SHA1 in 3rd party key signatures. [rGdb9705ef59] * gpg: Error out on unverified output for non-detached signatures. [rG8abc320f2a] * gpgsm: Use KEM interface for en- and decryption. [T7811,T7845] * gpgsm: Fix delete and store certificate locking glitches. [T7855] * gpg,gpgsm: Run keybox compression only when there are no other users. [T7855] * gpg,gpgsm: Improve keybox closing and locking order on read and write. [T7855] * gpg,gpgsm: Always use share mode read-write for the keybox file access. [T7829] * scd:openpgp: Fix an oddity in changing the PIN. [T7840] * dirmngr: New LDAP keyserver flag "upload". [T7866] * agent: Retry private key deletion in case of sharing violations for up to 400ms. [T7863] * Take care of a possible race on daemon startup under Windows. [T7829] * Improve file renaming on Windows in case of a sharing violation error. [T7829]
