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author | Werner Koch <wk@gnupg.org> | 2017-01-27 09:13:07 +0100 |
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committer | Werner Koch <wk@gnupg.org> | 2017-01-27 09:18:06 +0100 |
commit | 8bbefa2ab283dd1443cb7453749aa0b51aec6ec4 (patch) | |
tree | 2fa16049bd8d2c0b2881ecf7e414c61f50674c0d /NEWS | |
parent | 39b9302da5d08bd52688d20befe626fee0b6c41d (diff) | |
download | libgcrypt-8bbefa2ab283dd1443cb7453749aa0b51aec6ec4.tar.gz |
Update NEWS with release info from 1.7.4 to 1.7.6.
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@@ -10,6 +10,22 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.8.0 (unreleased) [C21/A1/R_] - GCRYCTL_PRINT_CONFIG does now also print build information for libgpg-error and the used compiler version. + * Performance: + + - More ARMv8/AArch32 improvements for AES, GCM, SHA-256, and SHA-1. + [also in 1.7.4] + + - Add ARMv8/AArch32 assembly implementation for Twofish and + Camellia. [also in 1.7.4] + + - Add bulk processing implementation for ARMv8/AArch32. + [also in 1.7.4] + + - Add Stribog OIDs. [also in 1.7.4] + + - Improve the DRBG performance and sync the code with the Linux + version. [also in 1.7.4] + * Internal changes: - Libgpg-error 1.25 is now required. This avoids stalling of nPth @@ -26,54 +42,33 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.8.0 (unreleased) [C21/A1/R_] allocated as needed. These new pools are not protected against being swapped out (mlock can't be used). However, these days this is considered a minor issue and can easily be mitigated by - using encrypted swap space. - - - * Interface changes relative to the 1.7.0 release: - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - GCRYCTL_REINIT_SYSCALL_CLAMP NEW macro. - - -Noteworthy changes in version 1.7.5 (2016-12-15) [C21/A1/R5] ------------------------------------------------- + using encrypted swap space. [also in 1.7.4] * Bug fixes: - - Fix regression in mlock detection [bug#2870]. + - Fix AES CTR self-check detected failure in the SSSE3 based + implementation. [also in 1.7.6] + - Remove gratuitous select before the getrandom syscall. + [also in 1.7.6] -Noteworthy changes in version 1.7.4 (2016-12-09) [C21/A1/R4] ------------------------------------------------- + - Fix regression in mlock detection. [bug#2870] [also in 1.7.5] - * Performance: + - Fix GOST 28147 CryptoPro-B S-box. [also in 1.7.4] - - More ARMv8/AArch32 improvements for AES, GCM, SHA-256, and SHA-1. - - - Add ARMv8/AArch32 assembly implementation for Twofish and - Camellia. - - - Add bulk processing implementation for ARMv8/AArch32. - - - Add Stribog OIDs. - - - Improve the DRBG performance and sync the code with the Linux - version. - - * Internal changes: + - Fix error code handling of mlock calls. [also in 1.7.4] - - When secure memory is requested by the MPI functions or by - gcry_xmalloc_secure, they do not anymore lead to a fatal error if - the secure memory pool is used up. Instead new pools are - allocated as needed. These new pools are not protected against - being swapped out (mlock can't be used). However, these days - this is considered a minor issue and can easily be mitigated by - using encrypted swap space. - * Bug fixes: + * Interface changes relative to the 1.7.0 release: + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + GCRYCTL_REINIT_SYSCALL_CLAMP NEW macro. - - Fix GOST 28147 CryptoPro-B S-box. - - Fix error code handling of mlock calls. + * Release dates of 1.7.x versions: + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + Version 1.7.6 (2017-01-18) [C21/A1/R6] + Version 1.7.5 (2016-12-15) [C21/A1/R5] + Version 1.7.4 (2016-12-09) [C21/A1/R4] Noteworthy changes in version 1.7.3 (2016-08-17) [C21/A1/R3] |