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authorBodo Möller <bodo@openssl.org>2001-09-11 14:26:56 +0200
committerBodo Möller <bodo@openssl.org>2001-09-11 14:26:56 +0200
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parentex_data situation is no longer that bad (diff)
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@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@
o New library section OCSP.
o Complete haul-over of the ASN.1 library section.
+ o Support for external crypto devices ('engine') is no longer
+ a separate distribution.
+
+ Changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6a and OpenSSL 0.9.6b:
+
+ o Security fix: PRNG improvements.
+ o Security fix: RSA OAEP check.
+ o Security fix: Reinsert and fix countermeasure to Bleichbacher's
+ attack.
+ o MIPS bug fix in BIGNUM.
+ o Bug fix in "openssl enc".
+ o Bug fix in X.509 printing routine.
+ o Bug fix in DSA verification routine and DSA S/MIME verification.
+ o Bug fix to make PRNG thread-safe.
+ o Bug fix in RAND_file_name().
+ o Bug fix in compatibility mode trust settings.
+ o Bug fix in blowfish EVP.
+ o Increase default size for BIO buffering filter.
+ o Compatibility fixes in some scripts.
Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6 and OpenSSL 0.9.6a:
@@ -44,9 +63,12 @@
o New 'rsautl' application, low level RSA utility.
o MD4 now included.
o Bugfix for SSL rollback padding check.
- o Support for external crypto devices.
+ o Support for external crypto devices [1].
o Enhanced EVP interface.
+ [1] The support for external crypto devices is currently a separate
+ distribution. See the file README.ENGINE.
+
Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.5 and OpenSSL 0.9.5a:
o Bug fixes for Win32, SuSE Linux, NeXTSTEP and FreeBSD 2.2.8