X-Git-Url: https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=c152b7155d8f46f8db3f16303f174706dc4d1995;hp=8d783e6515b648cd32a4bb43786f7a1562905393;hb=52732b38da995490fa33f8062a25d37cd7e7abcc;hpb=d343d272f521bd3cc94f87d1e82570963d486c9f diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 8d783e6515..c152b7155d 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -5,6 +5,31 @@ 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 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 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 o Fixed RSA encryption routines for the p < q case