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* set default charset from nl_langinfo.
* check all mpi_read() for error returns.
* --preserve-perms so that permissions set on a secring don't get changed.
* Check that no secret temporary results are stored in the result parameter
of the mpi functions. We have already done this for mpi-mul.c
* check whether we can remove all the expire stuff in trustdb because this
is now done in getkey.
* We need another special packet at the end of a clearsign message to mark
it's end and allow for multiple signature for one message. And
add a real grammar to the code in mainproc.c
* option to set the signature expiration time for key sigs.
* Option to warn when a non MDC message is decrypted?
* If there is no secure memory, allocate more memory for the secure
memory block or do it in all cases.
* add a way to set expiration time for key signatures.
* add some minor things vor VMS.
* Don't get the ultimately trusted keys from the secring but store
it permanently in the trustdb. This way we don't need a secring at all.
[ currently solved by re-introducing --trusted-key ] Eventually we
will have commands --{add,remove}-trusted-key which keeps them in
special trustdb records.
* Use DSA keys with the test suite (partly done)
* g10/trustdb.c (make_sig_records): fix the fixme.
* Replace Valid/Invalid by Known/Unknown?
* Fix the bug in the mips assembler code
* Add a way to show the fingerprint of an key signator's keys
* New option --file-remove path-to-wipe-program ?
* Add an is_valid flag to each user ID.
* Do not create a secring.gpg if it is not needed; I have fixed this
sometime ago but it has later reappeared.
* Check for consistent spelling of user ID, key ID etc.
Replace "user id not found" in getkey.c by "no valid user ID found".
* Do not return "[revoked] User Name" unless in verbose mode, so that
revoked user IDs are better hidden.
* Replace the printing of the user name by [self-signature] when
appropriate so that a key listing does not get clobbered.
* "Michael T. Babcock" <mbabcock@fibrespeed.net> suggested to write
an even log so that other software can display a key history or
alike with GnuPG results. This should be connected to the keyrings.
Scheduled for 1.1
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* export by user-IDs does only export the first matching name which leads
to a problem in cases where there are 2 keys with identically user-IDs.
* With option -i prompt before adding a key to the keyring and show some
info what we are about to add.
* Speed up calculation of key validation.
* --disable-asm should still assemble _udiv_qrnnd when needed
* Skip RO keyrings when importing a key.
* replace the keyserver stuff either by a call to a specialized
utility and SOCKSify this utility.
* Check the beginning of file to detect already compressed files (gzip,
bzip2, xdelta and some picture formats)
* Get new assembler stuff from gmp 3.1
Nice to have
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* use DEL and ^H for erasing the previous character (util/ttyio.c).
or better readline.
* Print a warning if the directory mode is wrong.
* Do a real fix for bug #7 or document that it is a PGP 5 error.
* preferences of hash algorithms are not yet used.
* Replace the SIGUSR1 stuff by semaphores to avoid loss of a signal.
or use POSIX.4 realtime signals. Overhaul the interface and the
test program. Use it with the test suite?
* add test cases for invalid data (scrambled armor or other random data)
* add checking of armor trailers
* the pubkey encrypt functions should do some sanity checks.
* dynload: implement the hint stuff.
* "gpg filename.tar.gz.asc" should work like --verify (-sab).
* for messages created with "-t", it might make sense to append the
verification status of the message to the output (i.e. write something to
the --output file and not only to stderr.
* configure option where to find zlib
* Evaluate whether it make sense to replace the namehashs either by
using the user ID directly or by using pointers into the trustdb.