Freenet 0.7.5 build 1421 is now available, hopefully your node will update automatically, if not please do so manually. This build includes major changes to the auto-updating system. In particular, we now support it downloading multiple files before deploying a new version. We use this to distribute the Bouncycastle crypto library (bcprov-jdk15on-147.jar), which will be used by 1422 or 1423 to implement a new connection setup algorithm based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography, which will be faster and more secure. The file will be automatically downloaded by any Freenet node with auto-update enabled.
This build is not mandatory, but nonetheless you should upgrade soon (possibly after using the verify-build script). Also, it will automatically change the auto-updater key to a new USK. The revocation key is unchanged. This is on much the same principle as changing your GPG key every few years: it was old and should be replaced. We will support upgrading old nodes automatically to 1421 and then beyond for 6 months, via "Update Over Mandatory", the system that lets your freenet node download an update even when all its peers are listed as "TOO NEW". After that we will probably remove support for the old connection types and so old nodes will have to be upgraded manually. Thanks!
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