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Noteworthy changes in version 0.9.x (2003-10-20) |
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(0.9.0) |
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* Support to verify data which was signed by more than one secret key. |
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This means the verify dialog supports multiple signatures. |
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* Now the proxy support even works when the host name has a HTTP prefix. |
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* Key generation wizard to allow newbie user to create a key pair without |
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any knowledge about cryptography. |
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* Disallow 8-bit characters in passphrases to avoid problems. |
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* Support for the edit-key command "primary". |
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* The refresh command now only shows errors and not a status box for |
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each received key. |
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* Improved system to check if the program has write access to the |
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keyring where appropriate. |
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* Better code to check the minimum GPG version. Together with a more |
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informative error description. |
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* Several GPGME improvements. In other words, WinPT now can use several |
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new features that come along with GPG. A disadvantage is, that now |
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GPG 1.2.3 or higher is required. |
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* New backup system for keyrings. |
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* Some hotkeys were swapped in the past, this should be fixed now. |
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* Support for new features in GPG 1.3.x. |
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* Progress bar dialog for GPG operations. |
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* GPG smart card support (currently only the OpenPGP card). |
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* Card status overview |
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* Ability to change some card attributes (name, sex, lang, url). |
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* Setup reader driver via an easy to use dialog. |
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* Change the various card pins. |
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Transparent interface because there is no difference in using cards |
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or secret keys stored on disk. |
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(0.9.1) |
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* Improved GPG logging scheme. If there is no error description for |
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the current problem, display the GPG console output. |
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* Improved card support. |
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* Removed all support for ElGamal Sign+Encrypt keys and warn the user |
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if there exist one or more keys in the keyring. |
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* MAPI support to send public keys. |
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(0.9.2) |
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* Ability to set an expire date for signatures. |
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* Some minor bug fixes for the MAPI interface. |
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* A lot of smaller bug fixes in the GPG interface. |
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* A toolbar for the key manager and other UI improvments. |
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* Fixes for the smart card support. Key generation should |
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now work again and the configuration is much easier now. |
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Allow to change the pin of the card again. |
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* Better MAPI integration. A small front-end is provided to |
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send encrypted mails directly. And this tool also protects |
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the attachments. |
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* Improvments for the user interface, especially the key manager. |
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Now it has a tool bar to access the most frequently used items. |
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And the windows are really centered. |
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(0.9.3) |
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* A lot of smaller bug fixes for various GPG commands. |
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* A new trust column for the Key Manager. |
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* Change cosmetic changes to improve the usability of the program. |
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* File Manager sign & encrypt now supports to select the secret key. |
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(0.9.90) |
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* Show an apprioate error message when a hotkey could not be |
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registered. |
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* Fix problem with the font size of the clipboard editor. |
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* Some more features for the OpenPGP smartcard. |
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* Support alternative GPG home directory (CSIDL_APPDATA). |
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* Perform some texts to warn the user if the file to clearsigned |
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is not 7-bit text. |
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* The program now supports to show the JPG photo-ID's directly. |
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loadimage.exe is now obsolete. |
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* Really show all designated revokers. |
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* Fixes for the File Manager: |
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- The passphrase dialog is now visible again. |
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- Symmetrically encrypted files are recognized as such. |
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- Do not cache symmetric passphrases. |
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* In case of an error, let the user specify a new home directory. |