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| author | Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> | 2004-08-16 20:40:52 +0000 |
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| committer | Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> | 2004-08-16 20:40:52 +0000 |
| commit | f63bd9e268bdda1ac29d8420b0cecb13b092ec73 (patch) | |
| tree | 3f495d5272a7ca0c061f5ccc65c0a5d94e0d99cd | |
| parent | 9d831f7e91fdfb8ecca0b7fe028e5153c630f144 (diff) | |
| download | gnutls-f63bd9e268bdda1ac29d8420b0cecb13b092ec73.tar.gz | |
Fix.
| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 11 |
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@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ Version 1.1.17 - Initiated move from Libgcrypt to generic crypto API, with fallback on Nettle. - Currently Libgcrypt is still required. If you specify --with-nettle, - Nettle will be used for encryption/decryption functions. Nettle is included - with GnuTLS. The goal here is to make GnuTLS build standalone, in case - Libgcrypt is not available, but also to allow other crypto libraries to be - used easily. + If you specify --with-nettle, Nettle will be used for encryption, + decryption, and hashing. Furthermore, gathering randomness will read + system device files (e.g., /dev/urandom) directly. + A copy of Nettle is included with GnuTLS. The goal here is to make + GnuTLS build standalone, in case Libgcrypt is not available, but + also to allow easy use of other crypto libraries or crypto hardware. - Removed length limit on passwords read by 'certtool'. - Documentation fixes. |