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| author | Niels Möller <nisse@lysator.liu.se> | 2017-09-28 21:27:01 +0200 |
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| committer | Niels Möller <nisse@lysator.liu.se> | 2017-09-28 21:27:01 +0200 |
| commit | 3579fb347add58440cdcd111b5cab1a684621e3f (patch) | |
| tree | 4d83ec3e13ab5f1ccb8d28d8f98c88f6fecf5f41 /misc/plan.html | |
| parent | 61990ebc6cae0a00f16d7ad4b1de356103609ac3 (diff) | |
| download | nettle-3579fb347add58440cdcd111b5cab1a684621e3f.tar.gz | |
Update release plan.
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diff --git a/misc/plan.html b/misc/plan.html index 71ddba3a..0f902e97 100644 --- a/misc/plan.html +++ b/misc/plan.html @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ <body> <h1> Nettle release plans </h1> <p> This is an attempt at defining a development target for - Nettle-3.3, inspired by similar pages for recent GMP releases. - [Last updated 2016-09-19]</p> + Nettle-3.4, inspired by similar pages for recent GMP releases. + [Last updated 2017-09-25]</p> <p class='should'> This really ought to be done before release </p> @@ -30,19 +30,34 @@ <h1> Plans for nettle-3.3 </h1> + <h2> Bug fixes </h2> + <p class='should'> Fix issues with sizes of objects like the + nettle_hashes array and the ecc_curve structs accidentally leaking + into the ABI. Fix by another level of indirection, with a function + call to return the start address. + </p> + <h2> New features </h2> <p class='postponed'> Add larger "safe" curves, e.g., M-383, curve41417, curve448 and - E-521. + E-521. (curve448 in progress, on its own branch). </p> + <p class='postponed'> Add functions for converting ECC points to and from ANSI x9.62. </p> - <p class='done'> - Use side-channel silent mpz_powm_sec for RSA and DSA. + + <p class='postponed'> + Support for the Skein hash function. </p> - <p class='done'> - Side-channel silent memeql_sec. + + <p class='postponed'> + Support for more GOST standard algorithms. + </p> + + <p class='wish'> + Support for CFB mode (patch by Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov posted on + the list). </p> <h2> Optimizations </h2> @@ -58,42 +73,43 @@ </p> <h2> Miscellaneous </h2> - <p class='done'> Use GMP-5 functions unconditionally. </p> <p class='postponed'> Use more functions from GMP-6 and later, when available: mpn_sec_add_1, mpn_sec_tabselect, mpn_sec_invert, mpn_cnd_swap, ... </p> - <h2> Documentation </h2> - <p class='done'> - Document memeql_sec. + <p class='should'> Change base16 and base64 interfaces to use char + for encoded data, and fix remaining pointer-signedness warnings. </p> + <h2> Documentation </h2> + + <h2> Build system </h2> - <p class='postponed'> - Update AX_CREATE_STDINT_H to the latest version. + <p class='should'> + Delete AX_CREATE_STDINT_H, use stdint.h unconditionally. </p> <h2> Testing </h2> <p> Since xenofarm isn't up and running, do some manual testing: </p> <ul> - <li class='done'> x86_64-linux-gnu</li> - <li class='done'> x86-linux-gnu</li> - <li class='done'> x86_64-freebsd</li> - <li class='done'> x86-w*ndows (using cross compiler and wine)</li> - <li class='done'> x86_64-w*ndows (using cross compiler and wine)</li> + <li class='should'> x86_64-linux-gnu</li> + <li class='should'> x86-linux-gnu</li> + <li class='should'> x86_64-freebsd</li> + <li class='should'> x86-w*ndows (using cross compiler and wine)</li> + <li class='should'> x86_64-w*ndows (using cross compiler and wine)</li> <li class='should'> x86-darwin (needs help from Nettle users)</li> <li class='should'> x86_64-darwin (needs help from Nettle users)</li> <li class='should'> armv5-linux-gnu (qemu)</li> - <li class='done'> armv7-linux-gnu (qemu)</li> + <li class='should'> armv7-linux-gnu (qemu)</li> <li class='should'> armv8-linux-gnu (qemu)</li> <li class='should'> ppc64-linux-gnu (qemu)</li> <li class='should'> ppc32-linux-gnu (qemu)</li> - <li class='done'> mips64-linux-gnu (qemu)</li> + <li class='should'> mips64-linux-gnu (qemu)</li> <li class='should'> mips32-linux-gnu (qemu)</li> - <li class='done'> m68k-linux-gnu (aranym)</li> + <li class='should'> m68k-linux-gnu (aranym)</li> <li class='wish'> armv7-android </li> </ul> |