From 677ddf5bbd9c172a72607c7d5d7006907071c2cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Werner Koch Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2016 18:55:06 +0100 Subject: doc: Update NEWS. -- --- NEWS | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 0aaf8630..722172a3 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -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: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- cgit v1.2.1