Software-update: Gpg4win 4.0.0

Gpg4win heeft als doel om een eenvoudige installatie van GnuPG en aanverwante tools op het Windows-platform te bewerkstelligen. Met GnuPG kun je communicatiestromen en data beveiligen met encryptie en digitale handtekeningen. Het ondersteunt zowel OpenPGP als s/mime-standaarden. De ontwikkelaars van Gpg4win hebben enkele dagen geleden versie 4.0 uitgebracht en hierin zijn de volgende aanpassingen doorgevoerd:

Crypto Backend (GnuPG 2.3) Gpg4win 4 is a major update to the underlying crypto backend. The new GnuPG 2.3 is the future-proof foundation for the secure exchange of data and mails over the next years. The user interface stays mostly the same, while the backend provides more:

• Support for the upcoming refresh of the OpenPGP-Standards.
• ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) support for S/MIME. Including brainpool curves.
• New smartcard handling with better support for multiple smartcards.
• New support for:
  • Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards.
  • Telesec Signature Cards v2.0.
  • ECC in S/MIME for Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity cards.
  • Curve X448 (ed448, cv448).
• Extended, regular expression based, password rules.
• Full unicode support on the command line.
• A new storage for certificates (public keys). To enable it put "use-keyboxd" into gpg.conf and gpgsm.conf. Public keys are stored in an SQLite database, which makes lookups much faster.
• ECC with Curve25519 is the new default when creating fresh OpenPGP keys.

Crypto-Manager (Kleopatra)

• Groups enable you to regularly adress the same communication partners. They can also be exported and imported, including both the S/MIME and OpenPGP certificates.
• Improved accessibility so that Kleopatra can be used for encryption while using a screenreaders
• UI for multiple smartcards.
• New configuration settings for administrators to restrict actions.
• Improved symmetric (password based) encryption, including generating passwords.

Outlook Plugin (GpgOL) The Outlook add-in is mostly the same as in Version 3, but GpgOL profits from the new crypto backend and will get more features in the following Gpg4win 4 releases.

Note on compliance The new version of the crypto backend is not yet approved for VS-NfD / RESTRICTED communication. Where an officially approved version is required, please use our product variant with support from the vendor: GnuPG VS-Desktop.

Versienummer	4.0.0
Releasestatus	Final
Besturingssystemen	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
Website	Gpg4win
Download	https://www.gpg4win.org/get-gpg4win.html
Bestandsgrootte	29,24MB
Licentietype	GPL