X-Git-Url: https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=a2084af8e654f1c5d071074501374df143f098a6;hp=c152b7155d8f46f8db3f16303f174706dc4d1995;hb=8f6dc9c50fe537b4ba21ab96af556d20b3ceee9d;hpb=c97cbcb35bb5e29b896efbbc1d73fc62db40522e diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index c152b7155d..a2084af8e6 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -5,6 +5,42 @@ 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 0.9.4 and OpenSSL 0.9.5: + + o S/MIME support in new 'smime' command + o Documentation for the OpenSSL command line application + o Automation of 'req' application + o Fixes to make s_client, s_server work under Windows + o Support for multiple fieldnames in SPKACs + o New SPKAC command line utilty and associated library functions + o Options to allow passwords to be obtained from various sources + o New public key PEM format and options to handle it + o Many other fixes and enhancements to command line utilities + o Usable certificate chain verification + o Certificate purpose checking + o Certificate trust settings + o Support of authority information access extension + o Extensions in certificate requests + o Simplified X509 name and attribute routines + o Initial (incomplete) support for international character sets + o New DH_METHOD, DSA_METHOD and enhanced RSA_METHOD + o Read only memory BIOs and simplified creation function + o TLS/SSL protocol bugfixes: Accept TLS 'client hello' in SSL 3.0 + record; allow fragmentation and interleaving of handshake and other + data + o TLS/SSL code now "tolerates" MS SGC + o Work around for Netscape client certificate hang bug + o RSA_NULL option that removes RSA patent code but keeps other + RSA functionality + o Memory leak detection now allows applications to add extra information + via a per-thread stack + o PRNG robustness improved + o EGD support + o BIGNUM library bug fixes + o Faster DSA parameter generation + o Enhanced support for Alpha Linux + o Experimental MacOS support + Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.3 and OpenSSL 0.9.4: o Transparent support for PKCS#8 format private keys: these are used