Hello!
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We are pleased to announce the availability of a new stable
GnuPG-2
release: Version 2.0.3
This is bug fix release. There are also some minor
enhancements.
The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is GNU's tool for secure
communication
and data storage. It can be used to encrypt data, create
digital
signatures, help authenticating using Secure Shell and to
provide a
framework for public key cryptography. It includes an
advanced key
management facility and is compliant with the OpenPGP and
S/MIME
standards.
GnuPG-2 has a different architecture than GnuPG-1 (e.g.
1.4.6) in that
it splits up functionality into several modules. However,
both
versions may be installed alongside without any conflict.
In fact,
the gpg version from GnuPG-1 is able to make use of the
gpg-agent as
included in GnuPG-2 and allows for seamless passphrase
caching. The
advantage of GnuPG-1 is its smaller size and the lack of
dependency on
other modules at run and build time. We will keep
maintaining GnuPG-1
versions because they are very useful for small systems and
for server
based applications requiring only OpenPGP support.
GnuPG is distributed under the terms of the GNU General
Public License
(GPL). GnuPG-2 works best on GNU/Linux or *BSD systems.=20
Getting the Software
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Please follow the instructions found at http://www.gnupg.org/d
ownload/
or read on:
GnuPG 2.0.3 may be downloaded from one of the GnuPG mirror
sites or
direct from ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnupg/ . The list of
mirrors
can be found at http://www.gnupg.or
g/mirrors.html . Note, that GnuPG
is not available at ftp.gnu.org.
On the FTP server and ist mirrors you should find the
following files
in the *gnupg* directory:
gnupg-2.0.3.tar.bz2 (3.8M)
gnupg-2.0.3.tar.bz2.sig
GnuPG source compressed using BZIP2 and OpenPGP
signature.
gnupg-2.0.3-2.0.3.diff.bz2 (29k)
A patch file to upgrade a 2.0.2 GnuPG source. The
patch file
does not include updates of the language files.
Note, that we don't distribute gzip compressed
tarballs.=20=20
Checking the Integrity
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In order to check that the version of GnuPG which you are
going to
install is an original and unmodified one, you can do it in
one of
the following ways:
* If you already have a trusted version of GnuPG installed,
you
can simply check the supplied signature. For example to
check the
signature of the file gnupg-2.0.3.tar.bz2 you would use
this command:
gpg --verify gnupg-2.0.3.tar.bz2.sig
This checks whether the signature file matches the source
file.
You should see a message indicating that the signature is
good and
made by that signing key. Make sure that you have the
right key,
either by checking the fingerprint of that key with other
sources
or by checking that the key has been signed by a
trustworthy other
key. Note, that you can retrieve the signing key using
the command
finger wk ,at' g10code.com
or using a keyserver like
gpg --recv-key 1CE0C630
The distribution key 1CE0C630 is signed by the well known
key
5B0358A2. If you get an key expired message, you should
retrieve a
fresh copy as the expiration date might have been
prolonged.
NEVER USE A GNUPG VERSION YOU JUST DOWNLOADED TO CHECK
THE
INTEGRITY OF THE SOURCE - USE AN EXISTING GNUPG
INSTALLATION!
* If you are not able to use an old version of GnuPG, you
have to verify
the SHA-1 checksum. Assuming you downloaded the file
gnupg-2.0.3.tar.bz2, you would run the sha1sum command
like this:
sha1sum gnupg-2.0.3.tar.bz2
and check that the output matches the first line from
the
following list:
4680bcb96873191b331252ae40b35e39589c58ca
gnupg-2.0.3.tar.bz2
901b8d9fe430e12c14d16365a08d50389c305f9a
gnupg-2.0.2-2.0.3.diff.bz2
What's New
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* By default, do not allow processing multiple plaintexts
in a single
stream. Many programs that called GnuPG were assuming
that GnuPG
did not permit this, and were thus not using the
plaintext boundary
status tags that GnuPG provides. This change makes GnuPG
reject
such messages by default which makes those programs safe
again.
--allow-multiple-messages returns to the old behavior.
* New --verify-option show-primary-uid-only.=20
* gpgconf may now reads a global configuration file to
select which
options are changeable by a frontend. The new
applygnupgdefaults
tool may be used by an admin to set default options for
all users.
* The PIN pad of the Cherry XX44 keyboard is now supported.
The
DINSIG and the NKS applications are now also aware of PIN
pads.
Internationalization
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GnuPG comes with support for 27 languages. Due to a lot of
new and
changed strings most translations are not entirely complete.
The
Swedish, Turkish, German and Russian translations should be
complete.
Documentation
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We are currently working on an installation guide to explain
in more
detail how to configure the new features. As of now the
chapters on
gpg-agent and gpgsm include brief information on how to set
up the
whole thing. Please watch the GnuPG website for updates of
the
documentation. In the meantime you may search the GnuPG
mailing list
archives or ask on the gnupg-users mailing lists for advise
on how to
solve problems. Many of the new features are around for
several years
and thus enough public knowledge is already available.
KDE's KMail is
the most prominent user of GnuPG. In fact it has been
developed along
with the Kmail folks. Mutt users might want to use the
configure
option "--enable-gpgme" and "set
use_crypt_gpgme" in ~/.muttrc to make
use of GnuPG-2 to enable S/MIME in addition to a reworked
OpenPGP
support.
The manual is also available online in HTML format at
http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/=20
and as an PDF at
http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg.pdf .
Support
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Improving GnuPG is costly, but you can help! We are looking
for
organizations that find GnuPG useful and wish to contribute
back. You
can contribute by reporting bugs, improve the software, or
by donating
money.
Commercial support contracts for GnuPG are available, and
they help
finance continued maintenance. g10 Code GmbH, a Duesseldorf
based
company owned and headed by GnuPG's principal author, is
currently
funding GnuPG development. We are always looking for
interesting
development projects.
A service directory is available at:
http://www.gnupg.or
g/service.html
Thanks
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We have to thank all the people who helped with this
release, be it
testing, coding, translating, suggesting, auditing,
administering the
servers, spreading the word or answering questions on the
mailing
lists.=20=20
Happy Hacking,
The GnuPG Team (David, Marcus, Werner and all other
contributors)
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Werner Koch <wk gnupg.org>
The GnuPG Experts http://g10code.com
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