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@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.8.0 (unreleased) [C21/A1/R_] blocking read of /dev/random. This allows other nPth threads to run while Libgcrypt is gathering entropy. + - 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. + * Interface changes relative to the 1.6.0 release: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |