The first beta release of OpenSSL 0.9.5 is now available from the OpenSSL FTP site <URL: ftp://ftp.openssl.org/source/>. The release of OpenSSL 0.9.5 is scheduled for next Monday. To make sure that it will work correctly, please test this version (especially on less common platforms), and report any problems to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. New features in version 0.9.5 include: o S/MIME support in new 'smime' command o Documentation for the OpenSSL command line application o Automation of 'req' application o Fixes to make s_client, s_server work under Windows o Support for multiple fieldnames in SPKACs o New SPKAC command line utilty and associated library functions o Options to allow passwords to be obtained from various sources o New public key PEM format and options to handle it o Many other fixes and enhancements to command line utilities o Usable certificate chain verification o Certificate purpose checking o Certificate trust settings o Support of authority information access extension o Extensions in certificate requests o Simplified X509 name and attribute routines o Initial (incomplete) support for international character sets o New DH_METHOD, DSA_METHOD and enhanced RSA_METHOD o Read only memory BIOs and simplified creation function o TLS/SSL protocol bugfixes: Accept TLS 'client hello' in SSL 3.0 record; allow fragmentation and interleaving of handshake and other data o TLS/SSL code now "tolerates" MS SGC o Work around for Netscape client certificate hang bug o RSA_NULL option that removes RSA patent code but keeps other RSA functionality o Memory leak detection now allows applications to add extra information via a per-thread stack o PRNG robustness improved o BIGNUM library bug fixes o faster DSA parameter generation o Enhanced support for Alpha Linux o Experimental MacOS support ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Announcement Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
