From 0a641ad25d8c3b91dc32bb9f3f1ae49ae539a4f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Werner Koch Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:52:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Release 2.1.16 --- NEWS | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 395eca94e..0eccb9119 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,6 +1,74 @@ -Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.16 (unreleased) +Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.16 (2016-11-18) ------------------------------------------------- + * gpg: New algorithm for selecting the best ranked public key when + using a mail address with -r, -R, or --locate-key. + + * gpg: New option --with-tofu-info to print a new "tfs" record in + colon formatted key listings. + + * gpg: New option --compliance as an alternative way to specify + options like --rfc2440, --rfc4880, et al. + + * gpg: Many changes to the TOFU implementation. + + * gpg: Improve usability of --quick-gen-key. + + * gpg: In --verbose mode print a diagnostic when a pinentry is + launched. + + * gpg: Remove code which warns for old versions of gnome-keyring. + + * gpg: New option --override-session-key-fd. + + * gpg: Option --output does now work with --verify. + + * gpgv: New option --output to allow saving the verified data. + + * gpgv: New option --enable-special-filenames. + + * agent, dirmngr: New --supervised mode for use by systemd and alike. + + * agent: By default listen on all available sockets using standard + names. + + * agent: Invoke scdaemon with --homedir. + + * dirmngr: On Linux now detects the removal of its own socket and + terminates. + + * scd: Support ECC key generation. + + * scd: Support more card readers. + + * dirmngr: New option --allow-version-check to download a software + version database in the background. + + * dirmngr: Use system provided CAs if no --hkp-cacert is given. + + * dirmngr: Use a default keyserver if none is explicitly set + + * gpgconf: New command --query-swdb to check software versions + against an copy of an online database. + + * gpgconf: Print the socket directory with --list-dirs. + + * tools: The WKS tools now support draft version -02. + + * tools: Always build gpg-wks-client and install under libexec. + + * tools: New option --supported for gpg-wks-client. + + * The log-file option now accepts a value "socket://" to log to the + socket named "S.log" in the standard socket directory. + + * Provide fake pinentries for use by tests cases of downstream + developers. + + * Fixed many bugs and regressions. + + * Many changes and improvements for the test suite. + Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.15 (2016-08-18) -------------------------------------------------