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@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
* 1.7.6
- - Initial support for Windows DLLs
+ - Initial support for Windows DLLs, from Joel Low
+ - Timer objects are now treated as entropy sources
- Removed the AEP module, due to inability to test
+ - Removed Global_RNG and rng.h
+ - Removed system_clock
+ - Removed Library_State::UI and the pulse callback logic
-* 1.7.5, April 12, 2008
+* 1.7.5, 2008-04-12
- The API of X509_CA::sign_request was altered to avoid race conditions
- New type Pipe::message_id to represent the Pipe message number
- Remove the Named_Mutex_Holder for a small performance gain
@@ -15,7 +19,7 @@
- The size of random blinding factors is now a compile time setting
- The install target no longer tries to set a particular owner/group
-* 1.7.4, March 10, 2008
+* 1.7.4, 2008-03-10
- Use unaligned memory read/writes on systems that allow it, for performance
- Assembly for x86-64 for accessing the bswap instruction
- Use larger buffers in ARC4 and WiderWAKE for significant throughput increase
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@
- Build fix for NetBSD systems
- Prevent es_dev from being built except on Unix systems
-* 1.7.3, January 23, 2008
+* 1.7.3, 2008-01-23
- New invocation syntax for configure.pl with several new options
- Support for IPv4 addresses in a subject alternative name
- New fast poll for the generic Unix entropy source (es_unix)
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@
- Truncate X9.42 PRF output rather than allow counter overflow
- PowerPC is now assumed to be big-endian
-* 1.7.2, October 13, 2007
+* 1.7.2, 2007-10-13
- Initialize the global library state lazily
- Add plain CBC-MAC for backwards compatability with old systems
- Clean up some of the self test code
@@ -43,11 +47,11 @@
- Add newly assigned OIDs for SHA-2 and DSA with SHA-224/256
- Fix a Visual Studio compilation problem in x509stat.cpp
-* 1.6.3, July 23, 2007
+* 1.6.3, 2007-07-23
- Fix a race condition in the algorithm lookup cache
- Fix problems building the memory pool on some versions of Visual C++
-* 1.7.1, July 23, 2007
+* 1.7.1, 2007-07-23
- Fix a race condition in the algorithm object cache
- HMAC key schedule optimization
- The build header sets a macro defining endianness, if known
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@
- Modify most of the library to avoid use the C-style casts
- Use higher resolution timers in symmetric benchmarks
-* 1.7.0, May 19, 2007
+* 1.7.0, 2007-05-19
- DSA parameter generation now follows FIPS 186-3
- Added OIDs for Rabin-Williams and Nyberg-Rueppel
- Somewhat better support for out of tree builds
@@ -63,25 +67,25 @@
- Documentation updates
- Update the todo list
-* 1.6.2, March 24, 2007
+* 1.6.2, 2007-03-24
- Fix autodection on Athlon64s running Linux
- Fix builds on QNX and compilers using STLport
- Remove a call to abort() that crept into production
-* 1.6.1, January 20, 2007
+* 1.6.1, 2007-01-20
- Fix some base64 decoder bugs
- Add a new option to base64 encoding, to always append a newline
- Fix some build problems under Visual Studio with debug enabled
- Fix a bug in BER_Decoder that was triggered under some compilers
-* 1.6.0, December 17, 2006
+* 1.6.0, 2006-12-17
- Minor cleanups versus 1.5.13
-* 1.5.13, December 10, 2006
+* 1.5.13, 2006-12-10
- Compilation fixes for the bzip2, zlib, and GNU MP modules
- Better support for Intel C++ and EKOpath C++ on x86-64
-* 1.5.12, October 27, 2006
+* 1.5.12, 2006-10-27
- Cleanups in the initialization routines
- Add some x86-64 assembly for multiply-add
- Fix problems generating very small (below 384 bit) RSA keys
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@
- Bring some of the documentation up to date
- More improvements to the Python bindings
-* 1.5.11, September 10, 2006
+* 1.5.11, 2006-09-10
- Removed the Algorithm base class
- Various cleanups in the public key inheritance hierarchy
- Major overhaul of the configure/build setup
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@
- Various improvements to the Python wrappers
- Work around a Visual Studio compiler bug
-* 1.5.10, August 13, 2006
+* 1.5.10, 2006-08-13
- Add x86 assembler versions of MD4, MD5, and SHA-1
- Expand InitializerOptions' language to support on/off switches
- Fix definition of OID 2.5.4.8; was accidentally changed in 1.5.9
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@
- Expand the xor_ciph example to support longer keys
- Some updates to the documentation
-* 1.5.9, July 12, 2006
+* 1.5.9, 2006-07-12
- Fixed bitrot in the AEP engine
- Fix support for marking certificate/CRL extensions as critical
- Significant cleanups in the library state / initialization code
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@
- Add some STL wrappers for the delete operator
- Change how certificates are created to be more flexible and general
-* 1.5.8, June 23, 2006
+* 1.5.8, 2006-06-23
- Many internal cleanups to the X.509 cert/CRL code
- Allow for application code to support new X.509 extensions
- Change the return type of X509_Certificate::{subject,issuer}_info
@@ -132,13 +136,13 @@
- Disable es_unix module on FreeBSD due to build problem on FreeBSD 6.1
- Support for GCC 2.95.x has been dropped in this release
-* 1.5.7, May 28, 2006
+* 1.5.7, 2006-05-28
- Further, major changes to the BER/DER coding system
- Updated the Qt mutex module to use Mutex_Factory
- Moved the library global state object into an anonymous namespace
- Drop the Visual C++ x86 assembly module due to bugs
-* 1.5.6, March 1, 2006
+* 1.5.6, 2006-03-01
- The low-level DER/BER coding system was redesigned and rewritten
- Portions of the certificate code were cleaned up internally
- Use macros to substantially clean up the GCC assembly code
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@
- Avoid a couple of spurious warnings under Visual C++
- Some slight cleanups in X509_PublicKey::key_id
-* 1.5.5, February 4, 2006
+* 1.5.5, 2006-02-04
- Fixed a potential infinite loop in the memory pool code (Matt Johnston)
- Made Pooling_Allocator::Memory_Block an actual class of sorts
- Some small optimizations to the division and modulo computations
@@ -157,7 +161,7 @@
- Fixed some annoying bugs in the benchmark code
- Added a real credits file
-* 1.5.4, January 29, 2006
+* 1.5.4, 2006-01-29
- Integrated x86 and amd64 assembly code, contributed by Luca Piccarreta
- Fixed a memory access off-by-one in the Karatsuba code
- Changed Pooling_Allocator's free list search to a log(N) algorithm
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@
- Removed some dead code from bigint_modop
- Fix the definition of same_mem
-* 1.5.3, January 24, 2006
+* 1.5.3, 2006-01-24
- Many optimizations in the low-level multiple precision integer code
- Added hooks for assembly implementations of the MPI code
- Support for the X.509 issuer alternative name extension in new certs
@@ -186,13 +190,13 @@
- Fixed the mp_asm64 module, which was entirely broken in 1.5.2
- Fixed some module build problems on FreeBSD and Tru64
-* 1.4.12, January 15, 2006
+* 1.4.12, 2006-01-15
- Fixed an off-by-one memory read in MISTY1::key()
- Fixed a nasty memory leak in Output_Buffers::retire()
- Changed maximum HMAC keylength to 1024 bits
- Fixed a build problem in the hardware timer module on 64-bit PowerPC
-* 1.5.2, January 15, 2006
+* 1.5.2, 2006-01-15
- Fixed an off-by-one memory read in MISTY1::key()
- Fixed a nasty memory leak in Output_Buffers::retire()
- Reimplemented the memory allocator from scratch
@@ -208,7 +212,7 @@
- Enabled the symmetric algorithm tests, which were accidentally off in 1.5.1
- Removed the Default_Mutex's unused clone() member function
-* 1.5.1, January 8, 2006
+* 1.5.1, 2006-01-08
- Implemented Montgomery exponentiation
- Implemented generalized Karatsuba multiplication and squaring
- Implemented Comba squaring for 4, 6, and 8 word inputs
@@ -221,7 +225,7 @@
- Replaced BigInt's get_nibble with the more general get_substring
- Some documentation updates
-* 1.5.0, January 1, 2006
+* 1.5.0, 2006-01-01
- Moved all global/shared library state into a single object
- Mutex objects are created through mutex factories instead of a global
- Removed ::get_mutex(), ::initialize_mutex(), and Mutex::clone()
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@
- Removed the deprecated algorithms SEAL, ISAAC, and HAVAL
- Change es_ftw to use unbuffered I/O
-* 1.4.11, December 31, 2005
+* 1.4.11, 2005-12-31
- Changed Whirlpool diffusion matrix to match updated algorithm spec
- Fixed several engine module build errors introduced in 1.4.10
- Fixed two build problems in es_capi; reported by Matthew Gregan
@@ -241,7 +245,7 @@
- Merged doc/rngs.txt into the main API document
- Thanks to Joel Low for several bugreports on early tarballs of 1.4.11
-* 1.4.10, December 18, 2005
+* 1.4.10, 2005-12-18
- Added an implementation of KASUMI, the block cipher used in 3G phones
- Refactored Pipe; output queues are now managed by a distinct class
- Made certain Filter facilities only available to subclasses of Fanout_Filter
@@ -259,7 +263,7 @@
- The header util.h was split into bit_ops.h, parsing.h, and util.h
- Cleaned up some redundant include directives
-* 1.4.9, November 6, 2005
+* 1.4.9, 2005-11-06
- Added the IBM-created AES candidate algorithm MARS
- Added the South Korean block cipher SEED
- Added the stream cipher Turing
@@ -274,14 +278,14 @@
- Added more test vectors for some algorithms, including all the AES finalists
- Various cosmetic source code cleanups
-* 1.4.8, October 16, 2005
+* 1.4.8, 2005-10-16
- Resolved a bad performance problem in the allocators; fix by Matt Johnston
- Worked around a Visual Studio 2003 compilation problem introduced in 1.4.7
- Renamed OMAC to CMAC to match the official NIST naming
- Added single byte versions of update() to PK_Signer and PK_Verifier
- Removed the unused reverse_bits and reverse_bytes functions
-* 1.4.7, September 25, 2005
+* 1.4.7, 2005-09-25
- Fixed major performance problems with recent versions of GNU C++
- Added an implementation of the X9.31 PRNG
- Removed the X9.17 and FIPS 186-2 PRNG algorithms
@@ -296,7 +300,7 @@
- Fix some build problems with Visual C++ 2005 beta
- Fix some build problems with Visual C++ 2003 Workshop
-* 1.4.6, March 13, 2005
+* 1.4.6, 2005-03-13
- Fix an error in the shutdown code introduced in 1.4.5
- Setting base/pkcs8_tries to 0 disables the builtin fail-out
- Support for XMPP identifiers in X.509 certificates
@@ -304,7 +308,7 @@
- More fixes for Borland C++, from Friedemann Kleint
- Add a workaround for buggy iostreams
-* 1.4.5, February 26, 2005
+* 1.4.5, 2005-02-26
- Add support for AES encryption of private keys
- Minor fixes for PBES2 parameter decoding
- Internal cleanups for global state variables
@@ -317,14 +321,14 @@
- Removed some left-over debugging code
- Removed SSL3_MAC, SSL3_PRF, and TLS_PRF
-* 1.4.4, December 2, 2004
+* 1.4.4, 2004-12-02
- Further tweaks to the pooling allocator
- Modified EMSA3 to support SSL/TLS signatures
- Changes to support Qt/QCA, from Justin Karneges
- Moved mux_qt module code into mod_qt
- Fixes for HP-UX from Mike Desjardins
-* 1.4.3, November 6, 2004
+* 1.4.3, 2004-11-06
- Split up SecureAllocator into Allocator and Pooling_Allocator
- Memory locking allocators are more likely to be used
- Fixed the placement of includes in some modules
@@ -332,7 +336,7 @@
- Fixes in configure script to support alternate install programs
- Modules can specify the minimum version they support
-* 1.4.2, October 31, 2004
+* 1.4.2, 2004-10-31
- Fixed a major CRL handling bug
- Cipher and hash operations can be offloaded to engines
- Added support for cipher and hash offload in OpenSSL engine
@@ -344,7 +348,7 @@
- Lots of fixes and cleanups in the configure script
- Updated the Gentoo ebuild file
-* 1.4.1, October 10, 2004
+* 1.4.1, 2004-10-10
- Fixed major errors in the X.509 and PKCS #8 copy_key functions
- Added a LAST_MESSAGE meta-message number for Pipe
- Added new aliases (3DES and DES-EDE) for Triple-DES
@@ -353,7 +357,7 @@
- Disabled tm_posix on *BSD due to header issues
- Fixed a build problem on PowerPC with GNU C++ pre-3.4
-* 1.4.0, June 26, 2004
+* 1.4.0, 2004-06-26
- Added the FIPS 186 RNG back
- Added copy_key functions for X.509 public keys and PKCS #8 private keys
- Fixed PKCS #1 signatures with RIPEMD-128
@@ -362,7 +366,7 @@
- Fixed some build problems on Tru64, HP-UX
- Fixed compile problems with Intel C++, Compaq C++
-* 1.3.14, June 12, 2004
+* 1.3.14, 2004-06-12
- Added support for AEP's AEP1000/AEP2000 crypto cards
- Added a Mutex module using Qt, from Justin Karneges
- Added support for engine loading in LibraryInitializer
@@ -386,14 +390,14 @@
- Changed MP_WORD_BITS macro to BOTAN_MP_WORD_BITS to clean up namespace
- Documentation updates
-* 1.3.13, May 15, 2004
+* 1.3.13, 2004-05-15
- Major fixes for Cygwin builds
- Minor MacOS X install fixes
- The configure script is a little better at picking the right modules
- Removed ml_unix from the 'unix' module set for Cygwin compatibility
- Fixed a stupid compile problem in pkcs10.h
-* 1.3.12, May 2, 2004
+* 1.3.12, 2004-05-02
- Added ability to remove old entries from CRLs
- Swapped the first two arguments of X509_CA::update_crl()
- Added an < operator for MemoryRegion, so it can be used as a std::map key
@@ -406,7 +410,7 @@
- Corrected errors in the API doc, fixes from Ken Perano
- More documentation about the Pipe/Filter code
-* 1.3.11, April 1, 2004
+* 1.3.11, 2004-04-01
- Fixed two show-stopping bugs in PKCS10_Request
- Added some sanity checks in Pipe/Filter
- The DNS and URI entries would get swapped in subjectAlternativeNames
@@ -416,7 +420,7 @@
- Fixed some problems in the tutorial pointed out by Dominik Vogt
- Documentation updates
-* 1.3.10, March 27, 2004
+* 1.3.10, 2004-03-27
- Added support for OpenPGP's ASCII armor format
- Cleaned up the RNG system; seeding is much more flexible
- Added simple autoconfiguration abilities to configure.pl
@@ -424,7 +428,7 @@
- Updated the example configuration file
- Documentation updates
-* 1.3.9, March 7, 2004
+* 1.3.9, 2004-03-07
- Added an engine using OpenSSL (requires 0.9.7 or later)
- X509_Certificate would lose email addresses stored in the DN
- Fixed a missing initialization in a BigInt constructor
@@ -432,7 +436,7 @@
- Fixed some BeOS build problems
- Fixed the WiderWake benchmark
-* 1.3.8, December 30, 2003
+* 1.3.8, 2003-12-30
- Internal changes to PK algorithms to divide data and algorithms
- DSA/DH/NR/ElGamal constructors accept taking just the private key again
- ElGamal keys now support being imported/exported as ASN.1 objects
@@ -453,7 +457,7 @@
- Moved more shared code into MDx_HashFunction
- Added a policy hook for specifying the encoding of X.509 strings
-* 1.3.7, December 12, 2003
+* 1.3.7, 2003-12-12
- Fixed a big security problem in es_unix
- Fixed several stability problems in es_unix
- Expanded the list of programs es_unix will try to use
@@ -464,13 +468,13 @@
- Removed the (never tested) VAX support
- Added support for S/390 Linux
-* 1.3.6, December 7, 2003
+* 1.3.6, 2003-12-07
- Added a new module 'minimal', which disables most algorithms
- SecureAllocator allocates a few blocks at startup
- A few minor MPI cleanups
- RPM spec file cleanups and fixes
-* 1.3.5, November 30, 2003
+* 1.3.5, 2003-11-30
- Major improvements in ASN.1 string handling
- Added partial support for ASN.1 UTF8 STRINGs and BMP STRINGs
- Added partial support for the X.509v3 certificate policies extension
@@ -489,10 +493,10 @@
- RPM changed to install into /usr instead of /usr/local
- Added support for QNX
-* 1.2.8, November 21, 2003
+* 1.2.8, 2003-11-21
- Merged several important bug fixes from 1.3.x
-* 1.3.4, November 21, 2003
+* 1.3.4, 2003-11-21
- Added a module that does certain MPI operations using GNU MP
- Added the X9.42 Diffie-Hellman PRF
- The Zlib and Bzip2 objects now use custom allocators
@@ -501,7 +505,7 @@
- Some cleanups in the low-level MPI code
- Created separate AES-{128,192,256} objects
-* 1.3.3, November 17, 2003
+* 1.3.3, 2003-11-17
- The library can now be repeatedly initialized and shutdown without crashing
- Fixed an off-by-one error in the CTS code
- Fixed an error in the EMSA4 verification code
@@ -517,7 +521,7 @@
- Updated the example config file with new OIDSs
- Moved the build instructions into a separate document, building.tex
-* 1.3.2, November 13, 2003
+* 1.3.2, 2003-11-13
- Fixed a bug preventing DSA signatures from verifying on X.509 objects
- Made the X509_Store search routines more efficient and flexible
- Added a function to X509_PublicKey to do easy public/private key matching
@@ -536,12 +540,12 @@
- Various new hacks in the configure script
- Removed the already nominal support for SunOS
-* 1.3.1, November 4, 2003
+* 1.3.1, 2003-11-04
- Generalized a few pieces of the DER encoder
- PKCS8::load_key would fail if handed an unencrypted key
- Added a failsafe so PKCS #8 key decoding can't go into an infinite loop
-* 1.3.0, November 2, 2003
+* 1.3.0, 2003-11-02
- Major redesign of the PKCS #8 private key import/export system
- Added a small amount of UI interface code for getting passphrases
- Added heuristics that tell if a key, cert, etc is stored as PEM or BER
@@ -549,7 +553,7 @@
- Removed certain deprecated constructors of RSA, DSA, DH, RW, NR
- Made PEM decoding more forgiving of extra text before the header
-* 1.2.7, October 31, 2003
+* 1.2.7, 2003-10-31
- Added support for reading configuration files
- Added constructors so NR and RW keys can be imported easily
- Fixed mp_asm64, which was completely broken in 1.2.6
@@ -562,7 +566,7 @@
- Updated the RPM spec file
- Added to the tutorial
-* 1.2.6, July 4, 2003
+* 1.2.6, 2003-07-04
- Major performance increase for PK algorithms on most 64-bit systems
- Cleanups in the low-level MPI code to support asm implementations
- Fixed build problems with some versions of Compaq's C++ compiler
@@ -570,7 +574,7 @@
- Removed support for the patch_file directive in module files
- Removed several deprecated functions
-* 1.2.5, June 22, 2003
+* 1.2.5, 2003-06-22
- Fixed a tricky and long-standing memory leak in Pipe
- Major cleanups and fixes in the memory allocation system
- Removed alloc_mlock, which has been superseded by the ml_unix module
@@ -591,13 +595,13 @@
- Removed the (empty) desx.h header
- Documentation updates
-* 1.2.4, May 29, 2003
+* 1.2.4, 2003-05-29
- Fixed a bug in EMSA1 affecting NR signature verification
- Fixed a few latent bugs in BigInt related to word size
- Removed an unused function, mp_add2_nc, from the MPI implementation
- Reorganized the core MPI files
-* 1.2.3, May 20, 2003
+* 1.2.3, 2003-05-20
- Fixed a bug that prevented DSA/NR key generation
- Fixed a bug that prevented importing some root CA certs
- Fixed a bug in the BER decoder when handing optional bit or byte strings
@@ -609,7 +613,7 @@
- Added a simplistic X.509 CA example
- Cleaned up some of the examples
-* 1.2.2, May 13, 2003
+* 1.2.2, 2003-05-13
- Add checks to prevent any BigInt bugs from revealing an RSA or RW key
- Changed the interface of Global_RNG::seed
- Major improvements for the es_unix module
@@ -620,7 +624,7 @@
- Fixed a file descriptor leak in the EGD module
- Fixed a few locking bugs
-* 1.2.1, May 6, 2003
+* 1.2.1, 2003-05-06
- Added ANSI X9.23 compatible CBC padding
- Added an entropy source using Win32 CryptoAPI
- Removed the Pipe I/O operators taking a FILE*
@@ -628,13 +632,13 @@
- Integrated several fixes for VC++ 7 (from Hany Greiss)
- Fixed the configure.pl script for Windows builds
-* 1.2.0, April 28, 2003
+* 1.2.0, 2003-04-28
- Tweaked the Karatsuba cut-off points
- Increased the allowed keylength of HMAC and Blowfish
- Removed the 'mpi_ia32' module, pending rewrite
- Workaround a GCC 2.95.x bug in eme1.cpp
-* 1.1.13, April 22, 2003
+* 1.1.13, 2003-04-22
- Added OMAC
- Added EAX authenticated cipher mode
- Diffie-Hellman would not do blinding in some cases
@@ -648,7 +652,7 @@
- Removed 'es_pthr' module, pending further testing
- Cleaned up get_ciph.cpp
-* 1.1.12, April 15, 2003
+* 1.1.12, 2003-04-15
- Fixed a ASN.1 string encoding bug
- Fixed a pair of X509_DN encoding problems
- Base64_Decoder and Hex_Decoder can now validate input
@@ -658,7 +662,7 @@
- Updated the RPM .spec file
- Major documentation updates
-* 1.1.11, April 7, 2003
+* 1.1.11, 2003-04-07
- Added PKCS #10 certificate requests
- Changed X509_Store searching interface to be more flexible
- Added a generic Certificate_Store interface
@@ -667,7 +671,7 @@
- New examples for PKCS #10 and self-signed certificates
- Some documentation updates
-* 1.1.10, April 3, 2003
+* 1.1.10, 2003-04-03
- X509_CA can now generate new X.509 CRLs
- Added blinding for RSA, RW, DH, and ElGamal to prevent timing attacks
- More certificate and CRL extensions/attributes are supported
@@ -678,7 +682,7 @@
- Added a (slow) pthreads based EntropySource
- Fixed some threading bugs
-* 1.1.9, February 25, 2003
+* 1.1.9, 2003-02-25
- Added support for using X.509v2 CRLs
- Fixed several bugs in the path validation algorithm
- Certificates can be verified for a particular usage
@@ -686,7 +690,7 @@
- Cleaned up the code for the es_beos, es_ftw, es_unix modules
- Documentation updates
-* 1.1.8, January 29, 2003
+* 1.1.8, 2003-01-29
- Fixes for the certificate path validation algorithm in X509_Store
- Fixed a bug affecting X509_Certificate::is_ca_cert()
- Added a general configuration interface for policy issues
@@ -697,17 +701,17 @@
- Fixed problems compiling with GCC 2.95.3 and GCC 2.96
- Fixed a configure bug (reported by Jon Wilson) affecting MinGW
-* 1.1.7, January 12, 2003
+* 1.1.7, 2003-01-12
- Fixed an obscure but dangerous bug in SecureVector::swap
- Consolidated SHA-384 and SHA-512 to save code space
- Added SSL3-MAC and SSL3-PRF
- Documentation updates, including a new tutorial
-* 1.0.2, January 12, 2003
+* 1.0.2, 2003-01-12
- Fixed an obscure SEGFAULT causing bug in Pipe
- Fixed an obscure but dangerous bug in SecureVector::swap
-* 1.1.6, December 10, 2002
+* 1.1.6, 2002-12-10
- Initial support for X.509v3 certificates and CAs
- Major redesign/rewrite of the ASN.1 encoding/decoding code
- Added handling for DSA/NR signatures encoded as DER SEQUENCEs
@@ -715,13 +719,13 @@
- Added an (untested) entropy source for BeOS
- Various cleanups and bug fixes
-* 1.1.5, November 17, 2002
+* 1.1.5, 2002-11-17
- Added the discrete logarithm integrated encryption system (DLIES)
- Various optimizations for BigInt
- Added support for assembler optimizations in modules
- Added BigInt x86 optimizations module (mpi_ia32)
-* 1.1.4, November 10, 2002
+* 1.1.4, 2002-11-10
- Speedup of 15-30% for PK algorithms
- Implemented the PBES2 encryption scheme
- Fixed a potential bug in decoding RSA and RW private keys
@@ -733,7 +737,7 @@
- A botan-config script is generated at configure time
- Documentation updates
-* 1.1.3, November 3, 2002
+* 1.1.3, 2002-11-03
- Added a generic public/private key loading interface
- Fixed a small encoding bug in RSA, RW, and DH
- Changed the PK encryption/decryption interface classes
@@ -746,7 +750,7 @@
- Added tests for PKCS #8 encoding/decoding
- Added more tests for ECB and CBC
-* 1.1.2, October 21, 2002
+* 1.1.2, 2002-10-21
- Support for PKCS #8 encoded RSA, DSA, and DH private keys
- Support for Diffie-Hellman X.509 public keys
- Major reorganization of how X.509 keys are handled
@@ -761,7 +765,7 @@
- Renamed CTR class to CTR_BE
- Updated the RSA and DSA examples to use X.509 and PKCS #8 key formats
-* 1.1.1, October 15, 2002
+* 1.1.1, 2002-10-15
- Added the Korean hash function HAS-160
- Partial support for RSA and DSA X.509 public keys
- Added a mostly functional BER encoder/decoder
@@ -774,7 +778,7 @@
- Discrete logarithm groups are checked for safety more closely now
- For compatibility with GnuPG, ElGamal now supports DSA-style groups
-* 1.1.0, September 14, 2002
+* 1.1.0, 2002-09-14
- Added entropy estimation to the RNGs
- Improved the overall design of both Randpool and ANSI_X917_RNG
- Added a separate RNG for nonce generation
@@ -791,20 +795,20 @@
- Added support for variable-pass Tiger
- Major speedup for Rabin-Williams key generation
-* 1.0.1, September 14, 2002
+* 1.0.1, 2002-09-14
- Fixed a minor bug in Randpool::random()
- Added some new aliases and typedefs for 1.1.x compatibility
- The 4096-bit RSA benchmark key was decimal instead of hex
- EMAC was returning an incorrect name
-* 1.0.0, August 26, 2002
+* 1.0.0, 2002-08-26
- Octal I/O of BigInt is now supported
- Fixed portability problems in the es_egd module
- Generalized IV handling in the block cipher modes
- Added Karatsuba multiplication and k-ary exponentiation
- Fixed a problem in the multiplication routines
-* 0.9.2, August 18, 2002
+* 0.9.2, 2002-08-18
- DH_PrivateKey::public_value() was returning the wrong value
- Various BigInt optimizations
- The filters.h header now includes hex.h and base64.h
@@ -812,7 +816,7 @@
- Fixed a couple minor problems with VC++ 7
- Fixed problems with the RPM spec file
-* 0.9.1, August 10, 2002
+* 0.9.1, 2002-08-10
- Grand rename from OpenCL to Botan
- Major optimizations for the PK algorithms
- Added ElGamal encryption
@@ -827,12 +831,12 @@
- Removed some old examples that weren't that interesting
- Documented the compression modules
-* 0.9.0, August 3, 2002
+* 0.9.0, 2002-08-03
- EMSA4 supports variable salt size
- PK_* can take a string naming the encoding method to use
- Started writing some internals documentation
-* 0.8.7, July 30, 2002
+* 0.8.7, 2002-07-30
- Fixed bugs in EME1 and EMSA4
- Fixed a potential crash at shutdown
- Cipher modes returned an ill-formed name
@@ -841,7 +845,7 @@
- Minor additions to the documentation
- First stab at a Visual C++ makefile (doc/Makefile.vc7)
-* 0.8.6, July 25, 2002
+* 0.8.6, 2002-07-25
- Added EMSA4 (aka PSS)
- Brought the manual up to date; many corrections and additions
- Added a parallel hash function construction
@@ -862,7 +866,7 @@
- Made validation tests more verbose
- Updated the check and example applications
-* 0.8.5, July 21, 2002
+* 0.8.5, 2002-07-21
- Major changes to constructors for DL-based cryptosystems (DSA, NR, DH)
- Added a DL_Group class
- Reworking of the pubkey internals
@@ -879,7 +883,7 @@
- Fixes for HP's aCC compiler
- Cleanups in BigInt
-* 0.8.4, July 14, 2002
+* 0.8.4, 2002-07-14
- Added Nyberg-Rueppel signatures
- Added Diffie-Hellman key exchange (kex interface is subject to change)
- Added KDF2
@@ -894,7 +898,7 @@
- FTW_EntropySource was not closing the files it read
- Fixed line breaking problem in Hex_Encoder
-* 0.8.3, June 9, 2002
+* 0.8.3, 2002-06-09
- Added DSA and Rabin-Williams signature schemes
- Added EMSA3
- Added PKCS#1 v1.5 encryption padding
@@ -911,7 +915,7 @@
- Numerous bugfixes and cleanups
- Documentation updates
-* 0.8.2, May 18, 2002
+* 0.8.2, 2002-05-18
- Added an (experimental) algorithm lookup interface
- Added code for directly testing BigInt
- Added SHA2-384
@@ -925,7 +929,7 @@
- Better support for PowerPC, ARM, and Alpha
- Some more cleanups
-* 0.8.1, May 6, 2002
+* 0.8.1, 2002-05-06
- Major code cleanup (check doc/deprecated.txt)
- Various bugs fixed, including several portability problems
- Renamed MessageAuthCode to MessageAuthenticationCode
@@ -934,7 +938,7 @@
- Added ANSI X9.19 compatible CBC-MAC
- TripleDES now supports 128 bit keys
-* 0.8.0, April 24, 2002
+* 0.8.0, 2002-04-24
- Merged BigInt: many bugfixes and optimizations since alpha2
- Added RSA (rsa.h)
- Added EMSA2 (emsa2.h)
@@ -952,7 +956,7 @@
- Documentation updates for the new stuff (still incomplete)
- Many new deprecated things: check doc/deprecated.txt
-* 0.7.10, April 7, 2002
+* 0.7.10, 2002-04-07
- Added EGD_EntropySource module (es_egd)
- Added a file tree walking EntropySource (es_ftw)
- Added MemoryLocking_Allocator module (alloc_mlock)
@@ -967,7 +971,7 @@
- Removed some Pipe functions deprecated since 0.7.8
- Some fixes for the configure program
-* 0.7.9, March 19, 2002
+* 0.7.9, 2002-03-19
- Memory allocation substantially revamped
- Added memory allocation method based on mmap(2) in the mmap_mem module
- Added ECB and CTS block cipher modes (ecb.h, cts.h)
@@ -981,7 +985,7 @@
- Made X917 safer (and about 1/3 as fast)
- Documentation updates
-* 0.7.8, February 28, 2002
+* 0.7.8, 2002-02-28
- More capabilities for Pipe, inspired by SysV STREAMS, including peeking,
better buffering, and stack ops. NOT BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE: SEE DOCUMENTATION
- Added a BufferingFilter class
@@ -995,7 +999,7 @@
- Fixed various minor bugs
- Added a couple of new example programs (stack and hasher2)
-* 0.7.7, November 24, 2001
+* 0.7.7, 2001-11-24
- Filter::send now works in the constructor of a Filter subclass
- You may now have to include <opencl/pipe.h> explicitly in some code
- Added preliminary PK infrastructure classes in pubkey.h and pkbase.h
@@ -1008,7 +1012,7 @@
- Added portions of the BigInt code into the main library
- Support for VAX, SH, POWER, PowerPC-64, Intel C++
-* 0.7.6, October 14, 2001
+* 0.7.6, 2001-10-14
- Fixed several serious bugs in SecureVector created in 0.7.5
- Square optimizations
- Fixed shared objects on MacOS X and HP-UX
@@ -1017,7 +1021,7 @@
- Added a table of prime numbers < 2**16 (primes.h)
- Some minor documentation updates
-* 0.7.5, August 19, 2001
+* 0.7.5, 2001-08-19
- Split checksum.h into adler32.h, crc24.h, and crc32.h
- Split modes.h into cbc.h, cfb.h, and ofb.h
- CBC_wPadding* has been replaced by CBC_Encryption and CBC_Decryption
@@ -1034,7 +1038,7 @@
- Various non-user-visible cleanups
- Shared library soname is now set to the full version number
-* 0.7.4, July 15, 2001
+* 0.7.4, 2001-07-15
- New modules: Zlib, gettimeofday and x86 RTC timers, Unix I/O for Pipe
- Fixed a vast number of errors in the config script/makefile/specfile
- Pipe now has a stdio(3) interface as well as C++ iostreams
@@ -1046,14 +1050,14 @@
- filtbase.h now includes <iosfwd>, not <iostream>
- Minor documentation updates
-* 0.7.3, June 8, 2001
+* 0.7.3, 2001-06-08
- Fix build problems on Solaris/SPARC
- Fix build problems with Perl versions < 5.6
- Fixed some stupid code that broke on a few compilers
- Added string handling functions to Pipe
- MISTY1 optimizations
-* 0.7.2, June 3, 2001
+* 0.7.2, 2001-06-03
- Build system supports modules
- Added modules for mlock, a /dev/random EntropySource, POSIX1.b timers
- Added Bzip2 compression filter, contributed by Peter Jones
@@ -1062,7 +1066,7 @@
- Various other minor fixes and changes
- Updates to the documentation
-* 0.7.1, May 16, 2001
+* 0.7.1, 2001-05-16
- Rewrote configure script: more consistent and complete
- Made it easier to find out parameters of types at run time (opencl.h)
- New functions for finding the version being used (version.h)
@@ -1074,5 +1078,6 @@
- Many more entries in the test vector file
- Fixed minor and idiotic bug in check.cpp
-* 0.7.0, March 1, 2001
+* 0.7.0, 2001-03-01
- First public release
+