This file gives a brief overview of the major changes between each OpenSSL
release. For more details please read the CHANGES file.
+ Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.3 and OpenSSL 0.9.4:
+
+ o Transparent support for PKCS#8 format private keys: these are used
+ by several software packages and are more secure than the standard
+ form
+ o PKCS#5 v2.0 implementation
+ o Password callbacks have a new void * argument for application data
+ o Avoid various memory leaks
+ o New pipe-like BIO that allows using the SSL library when actual I/O
+ must be handled by the application (BIO pair)
+
Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.2b and OpenSSL 0.9.3:
o Lots of enhancements and cleanups to the Configuration mechanism
o RSA OEAP related fixes
- o Support for PKCS#5 v2.0 ASN1 PBES2 structures
o Added `openssl ca -revoke' option for revoking a certificate
o Source cleanups: const correctness, type-safe stacks and ASN.1 SETs
o Source tree cleanups: removed lots of obsolete files
- o Support for Thawte SXNet extensions
- o Full integration of PKCS#12 support
+ o Thawte SXNet, certificate policies and CRL distribution points
+ extension support
+ o Preliminary (experimental) S/MIME support
+ o Support for ASN.1 UTF8String and VisibleString
+ o Full integration of PKCS#12 code
+ o Sparc assembler bignum implementation, optimized hash functions
+ o Option to disable selected ciphers
Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.1c and OpenSSL 0.9.2b:
o Fixed a security hole related to session resumption