X-Git-Url: https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=b500ec3db4127119302d0040556a71d42e9b35a2;hp=9db4561701e0b01c0f32dde109821bad5d52a01d;hb=e29246cb179fb341dc8b66b085cc70120e214585;hpb=3ba25ee86a3758cc659c954b59718d8397030768 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 9db4561701..b500ec3db4 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -8,7 +8,132 @@ Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6 and OpenSSL 0.9.7: o New library section OCSP. - o Complete haul-over of the ASN.1 library section. + o Complete rewrite of ASN1 code. + o CRL checking in verify code and openssl utility. + o Extension copying in 'ca' utility. + o Flexible display options in 'ca' utility. + o Provisional support for international characters with UTF8. + o Support for external crypto devices ('engine') is no longer + a separate distribution. + o New elliptic curve library section. + o New AES (Rijndael) library section. + o Support for new platforms: Windows CE, Tandem OSS, A/UX, AIX 64-bit, + Linux x86_64 + o Extended support for some platforms: VxWorks + o Enhanced support for shared libraries. + o Support for pkg-config. + o Lots of new manuals. + o Change DES API to clean up the namespace (some applications link also + against libdes providing similar functions having the same name). + Provide macros for backward compatibility (will be removed in the + future). + o Unify handling of cryptographic algorithms (software and engine) + to be available via EVP routines for asymmetric and symmetric ciphers. + o NCONF: new configuration handling routines. + o Change API to use more 'const' modifiers to improve error checking + and help optimizers. + o Finally remove references to RSAref. + o Reworked parts of the BIGNUM code. + o Support for new engines: Broadcom ubsec, Accelerated Encryption + Processing, IBM 4758. + o A few new engines added in the demos area. + o Extended and corrected OID (object identifier) table. + o PRNG: query at more locations for a random device, automatic query for + EGD style random sources at several locations. + o SSL/TLS: allow optional cipher choice according to server's preference. + o SSL/TLS: allow server to explicitly set new session ids. + o SSL/TLS: support Kerberos cipher suites (RFC2712). + Only supports MIT Kerberos for now. + o SSL/TLS: allow more precise control of renegotiations and sessions. + o SSL/TLS: add callback to retrieve SSL/TLS messages. + o SSL/TLS: support AES cipher suites (RFC3268). + + Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6g and OpenSSL 0.9.6h: + + o New configuration targets for Tandem OSS and A/UX. + o New OIDs for Microsoft attributes. + o Better handling of SSL session caching. + o Better comparison of distinguished names. + o Better handling of shared libraries in a mixed GNU/non-GNU environment. + o Support assembler code with Borland C. + o Fixes for length problems. + o Fixes for uninitialised variables. + o Fixes for memory leaks, some unusual crashes and some race conditions. + o Fixes for smaller building problems. + o Updates of manuals, FAQ and other instructive documents. + + Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6f and OpenSSL 0.9.6g: + + o Important building fixes on Unix. + + Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6e and OpenSSL 0.9.6f: + + o Various important bugfixes. + + Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6d and OpenSSL 0.9.6e: + + o Important security related bugfixes. + o Various SSL/TLS library bugfixes. + + Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6c and OpenSSL 0.9.6d: + + o Various SSL/TLS library bugfixes. + o Fix DH parameter generation for 'non-standard' generators. + + Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6b and OpenSSL 0.9.6c: + + o Various SSL/TLS library bugfixes. + o BIGNUM library fixes. + o RSA OAEP and random number generation fixes. + o Object identifiers corrected and added. + o Add assembler BN routines for IA64. + o Add support for OS/390 Unix, UnixWare with gcc, OpenUNIX 8, + MIPS Linux; shared library support for Irix, HP-UX. + o Add crypto accelerator support for AEP, Baltimore SureWare, + Broadcom and Cryptographic Appliance's keyserver + [in 0.9.6c-engine release]. + + Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6a and OpenSSL 0.9.6b: + + o Security fix: PRNG improvements. + o Security fix: RSA OAEP check. + o Security fix: Reinsert and fix countermeasure to Bleichbacher's + attack. + o MIPS bug fix in BIGNUM. + o Bug fix in "openssl enc". + o Bug fix in X.509 printing routine. + o Bug fix in DSA verification routine and DSA S/MIME verification. + o Bug fix to make PRNG thread-safe. + o Bug fix in RAND_file_name(). + o Bug fix in compatibility mode trust settings. + o Bug fix in blowfish EVP. + o Increase default size for BIO buffering filter. + o Compatibility fixes in some scripts. + + Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6 and OpenSSL 0.9.6a: + + o Security fix: change behavior of OpenSSL to avoid using + environment variables when running as root. + o Security fix: check the result of RSA-CRT to reduce the + possibility of deducing the private key from an incorrectly + calculated signature. + o Security fix: prevent Bleichenbacher's DSA attack. + o Security fix: Zero the premaster secret after deriving the + master secret in DH ciphersuites. + o Reimplement SSL_peek(), which had various problems. + o Compatibility fix: the function des_encrypt() renamed to + des_encrypt1() to avoid clashes with some Unixen libc. + o Bug fixes for Win32, HP/UX and Irix. + o Bug fixes in BIGNUM, SSL, PKCS#7, PKCS#12, X.509, CONF and + memory checking routines. + o Bug fixes for RSA operations in threaded environments. + o Bug fixes in misc. openssl applications. + o Remove a few potential memory leaks. + o Add tighter checks of BIGNUM routines. + o Shared library support has been reworked for generality. + o More documentation. + o New function BN_rand_range(). + o Add "-rand" option to openssl s_client and s_server. Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.5a and OpenSSL 0.9.6: @@ -19,9 +144,12 @@ o New 'rsautl' application, low level RSA utility. o MD4 now included. o Bugfix for SSL rollback padding check. - o Support for external crypto devices. + o Support for external crypto devices [1]. o Enhanced EVP interface. + [1] The support for external crypto devices is currently a separate + distribution. See the file README.ENGINE. + Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.5 and OpenSSL 0.9.5a: o Bug fixes for Win32, SuSE Linux, NeXTSTEP and FreeBSD 2.2.8