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5 This file gives a brief overview of the major changes between each OpenSSL
6 release. For more details please read the CHANGES file.
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2 NEWS
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5 This file gives a brief overview of the major changes between each OpenSSL
6 release. For more details please read the CHANGES file.
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8 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.7c and OpenSSL 0.9.8d:
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10 o Introduce limits to prevent malicious key DoS (CVE-2006-2940)
11 o Fix security issues (CVE-2006-2937, CVE-2006-3737, CVE-2006-4343)
12 o Changes to ciphersuite selection algorithm
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14 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.8b and OpenSSL 0.9.8c:
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16 o Fix Daniel Bleichenbacher forged signature attack, CVE-2006-4339
17 o New cipher Camellia
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8 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.8a and OpenSSL 0.9.8b:
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10 o Cipher string fixes.
11 o Fixes for VC++ 2005.
12 o Updated ECC cipher suite support.
13 o New functions EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free().
14 o Zlib compression usage fixes.
15 o Built in dynamic engine compilation support on Win32.
16 o Fixes auto dynamic engine loading in Win32.
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18 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.8 and OpenSSL 0.9.8a:
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19 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.8a and OpenSSL 0.9.8b:
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21 o Cipher string fixes.
22 o Fixes for VC++ 2005.
23 o Updated ECC cipher suite support.
24 o New functions EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free().
25 o Zlib compression usage fixes.
26 o Built in dynamic engine compilation support on Win32.
27 o Fixes auto dynamic engine loading in Win32.
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29 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.8 and OpenSSL 0.9.8a:
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20 o Fix potential SSL 2.0 rollback, CAN-2005-2969
31 o Fix potential SSL 2.0 rollback, CVE-2005-2969
21 o Extended Windows CE support
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23 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.7g and OpenSSL 0.9.8:
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25 o Major work on the BIGNUM library for higher efficiency and to
26 make operations more streamlined and less contradictory. This
27 is the result of a major audit of the BIGNUM library.
28 o Addition of BIGNUM functions for fields GF(2^m) and NIST

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89 o New BIGNUM blinding.
90 o Added support for the RSA-PSS encryption scheme
91 o Added support for the RSA X.931 padding.
92 o Added support for BSD sockets on NetWare.
93 o Added support for files larger than 2GB.
94 o Added initial support for Win64.
95 o Added alternate pkg-config files.
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32 o Extended Windows CE support
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34 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.7g and OpenSSL 0.9.8:
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36 o Major work on the BIGNUM library for higher efficiency and to
37 make operations more streamlined and less contradictory. This
38 is the result of a major audit of the BIGNUM library.
39 o Addition of BIGNUM functions for fields GF(2^m) and NIST

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100 o New BIGNUM blinding.
101 o Added support for the RSA-PSS encryption scheme
102 o Added support for the RSA X.931 padding.
103 o Added support for BSD sockets on NetWare.
104 o Added support for files larger than 2GB.
105 o Added initial support for Win64.
106 o Added alternate pkg-config files.
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108 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.7j and OpenSSL 0.9.7k:
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110 o Fix Daniel Bleichenbacher forged signature attack, CVE-2006-4339
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97 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.7i and OpenSSL 0.9.7j:
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99 o Visual C++ 2005 fixes.
100 o Update Windows build system for FIPS.
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102 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.7h and OpenSSL 0.9.7i:
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104 o Give EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE it's old value, except for a FIPS build.
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106 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.7g and OpenSSL 0.9.7h:
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112 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.7i and OpenSSL 0.9.7j:
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114 o Visual C++ 2005 fixes.
115 o Update Windows build system for FIPS.
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117 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.7h and OpenSSL 0.9.7i:
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119 o Give EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE it's old value, except for a FIPS build.
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121 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.7g and OpenSSL 0.9.7h:
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108 o Fix SSL 2.0 Rollback, CAN-2005-2969
123 o Fix SSL 2.0 Rollback, CVE-2005-2969
109 o Allow use of fixed-length exponent on DSA signing
110 o Default fixed-window RSA, DSA, DH private-key operations
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112 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.7f and OpenSSL 0.9.7g:
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114 o More compilation issues fixed.
115 o Adaptation to more modern Kerberos API.
116 o Enhanced or corrected configuration for Solaris64, Mingw and Cygwin.

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125 o Default fixed-window RSA, DSA, DH private-key operations
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127 Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.7f and OpenSSL 0.9.7g:
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129 o More compilation issues fixed.
130 o Adaptation to more modern Kerberos API.
131 o Enhanced or corrected configuration for Solaris64, Mingw and Cygwin.

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