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* doc/samplekeys.asc: Added gnupg distribution key 57548DCD.

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* doc/faq.raw: Inserted Douglas Calvert as new maintainer.
* README: Fixed some minor things.
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Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.7 (2002-04-29)
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* Secret keys are now stored and exported in a new format which
uses SHA-1 for integrity checks. This format renders the
Rosa/Klima attack useless. Other OpenPGP implementations might
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the old vulnerable format.
* The default cipher algorithm for encryption is now CAST5,
default default hash algorithm is SHA-1. This will give us
better interoperability with other OpenPGP implementations.
default hash algorithm is SHA-1. This will give us better
interoperability with other OpenPGP implementations.
* Symmetric encrypted messages now use a fixed file size if
possible. This is a tradeoff: it breaks PGP 5, but fixes PGP 2,
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* The entire keyring management has been revamped.
* The way signature stati are store has changed, so that v3
* The way signature stati are store has changed so that v3
signatures can be supported. To increase the speed of many
operations for existing keys you can use the new
operations for existing keyrings you can use the new
--rebuild-keydb-caches command.
* The entire key validation process (trustdb) has been revamped.