diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 36717e3e2..c4cbfcebc 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2003-12-21 David Shaw + + * NEWS: Note that 1.4 won't have Elgamal sign+encrypt support at + all. + 2003-12-03 Werner Koch Released 1.2.4rc1. diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 86dd543a4..bd6600a71 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.2.4 (unreleased) * Added the ability to handle messages that can be decrypted with either a passphrase or a secret key. - * Support for Elgamal sign+encrypt keys has been removed. Old - signatures may still be verified, and existing encrypted + * Most support for Elgamal sign+encrypt keys has been removed. + Old signatures may still be verified, and existing encrypted messages may still be decrypted, but no new signatures may be issued by, and no new messages will be encrypted to, these keys. Elgamal sign+encrypt keys are not part of the web of trust. The only new message that can be generated by an Elgamal - sign+encrypt key is a key revocation. + sign+encrypt key is a key revocation. Note that in a future + version of GnuPG (currently planned for 1.4), all support for + Elgamal sign+encrypt keys will be removed, so take this + opportunity to revoke old keys now. * A Russian translation is included again as well as a new Belarusian translation.