Software-update: GnuPG 2.1.15

GnuPG staat voor GNU Privacy Guard en wordt ook vaak afgekort tot GPG. Dit is een verzameling tools voor het beveiligen van communicatiestromen en data. Het kan worden gebruikt om data te versleutelen en digitale handtekeningen aan te maken, en voor het aanbieden van een framework voor public key-cryptografie. Het ondersteunt zowel OpenPGP als s/mime-standaarden. Voor meer informatie verwijzen we naar deze pagina. De ontwikkelaars hebben GnuPG 2.1.15 uitgebracht met de volgende aankondiging:

GnuPG 2.1.15 released

Hello!

The GnuPG team is pleased to announce the availability of a new release of GnuPG modern: Version 2.1.15. See below for a list of new features and bug fixes.

Noteworthy changes in version 2.1.15

• gpg: Remove the --tofu-db-format option and support for the split TOFU database.
• gpg: Add option --sender to prepare for coming features.
• gpg: Add option --input-size-hint to help progress indicators.
• gpg: Extend the PROGRESS status line with the counted unit.
• gpg: Avoid publishing the GnuPG version by default with --armor.
• gpg: Properly ignore legacy keys in the keyring cache.
• gpg: Always print fingerprint records in --with-colons mode.
• gpg: Make sure that keygrips are printed for each subkey in --with-colons mode.
• gpg: New import filter "drop-sig".
• gpgsm: Fix a bug in the machine-readable key listing.
• gpg,gpgsm: Block signals during keyring updates to limits the effects of a Ctrl-C at the wrong time.
• g13: Add command --umount and other fixes for dm-crypt.
• agent: Fix regression in SIGTERM handling.
• agent: Cleanup of the ssh-agent code.
• agent: Allow import of overly long keys.
• scd: Fix problems with card removal.
• dirmngr: Remove all code for running as a system service.
• tools: Make gpg-wks-client conforming to the specs.
• tests: Improve the output of the new regression test tool.
• tests: Distribute the standalone test runner.
• tests: Run each test in a clean environment.
• Spelling and grammar fixes.

A detailed description of the changes found in the 2.1 branch can be found at https://gnupg.org/faq/whats-new-in-2.1.html.

Please be aware that there are still known bugs which we are working on. Check https://bugs.gnupg.org, https://wiki.gnupg.org, and the mailing list archives for known problems and workarounds.

Versienummer	2.1.15
Releasestatus	Final
Besturingssystemen	Windows 7, Linux, BSD, macOS, Solaris, UNIX, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows 10
Website	GnuPG
Download	https://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html
Licentietype	GPL