[Gpg4win-users-en] Gpg4win 2.2.0 released

[Dr. Peter Voigt]

Am Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:53:22 +0200
schrieb Emanuel Schütze <emanuel.schuetze at intevation.de>:

> Hello,
> 
> we are pleased to announce the availability of the new stable Gpg4win
> version 2.2.0.
> 
> The download is available via the usual download page:
> 
>         http://www.gpg4win.org/download.html
> 
> Gpg4win 2.2.0 updates GpgOL for Outlook 2010/2013, includes a new
> GpgEX which now works on Windows 64 bit and includes a lot of more
> improvements and bug fixes (see below).
> 
> Hints for users of Outlook 2010/2013:
> GpgOL now supports Outlook 2010 and 2013 but uses a makeshift format.
> The full crypto support with MIME is with Outlook technically far too
> complex. For Outlook 2003 and 2007 GpgOL uses the standard MIME
> format for crypto emails but with restrictions. For versions from
> Outlook 2010 GpgOL was newly developed and uses no MIME for the mail
> body. Signature and encryption are insert directly in the mail body.
> Especially for signing we propose a new format: "double no-mime". For
> details see wiki [1]. Some potentially usability issues of this GpgOL
> version are known. You can help us to find out if other email clients
> can handle with the "double no-mime" format.
> The best solution is a full PGP/MIME support for GpgOL. Therefore we
> searching for financing.
> 
> This software release incoporated work that was funded by a Small
> Technology Grant of the Information Security Coalition [2].
> 
> We thank very much all Gpg4win donors who financially supported the
> Gpg4win initiative. Please note that Gpg4win needs your support also
> in future. Please help the Gpg4win initiative. 100% of your donation
> goes into the maintenance and development of Gpg4win. You like
> Gpg4win? Then donate here, please: http://www.gpg4win.org/donate.html
> Thank you!
> 
> More details about Gpg4win 2.2.0 in the README:
> http://files.gpg4win.org/README-2.2.0.en.txt
> 
> 
> New in Gpg4win Version 2.2.0 (2013-08-21)
> -----------------------------------------
> - GpgEx:
>   * Now with Windows 64 bit support!
> 
> - GpgOL:
>   * Rudimentary support for Outlook 2010 and 2013.
>     The following crypto functions are already available via the new 
>     GpgOL ribbon rsp. Outlook's context menu (no MIME parsing, yet):
>     - Saving and decrypting attachments
>     - Attaching and encrypting files
>     - Encrypting/decrypting mail bodys
>     - Signing and signature verification (signing using a new format
> variant called "double no-mime")
>   * GpgOL for Outlook 2003 and 2007 is unaffected by these changes.
> 
> - Kleopatra:
>   * Kleopatra no longer crashes when started by a regular user on 
>     terminal servers (Windows Server).
>   * Kleopatra now allows it to generate keys with a size up to 4096
> bit.
>   * Extracting a tarball through the Kleopatra GUI now works reliable
> 
> - Pinentry:
>   * Pinentry now allows to paste in the passphrase.
> 
> - GnuPG-Backend:
>   * Gpg-agent may now be used as Pageant (PuTTY authentication agent) 
>     replacement with additional smartcard support.
>   * Updated to GnuPG 2.0.21.
> 
> - GPA:
>   * Fixed crash when copying a key in the clipboard (gnupg bug #1525).
> 
> - Installer:
>   * Updated license page.
>   * Removed S/MIME HOWTO page (still easily accessible via Gpg4win's
>     program menu entry).
> 
> - Gpg4win portable Version:
>   * Added mkportable.exe as a new tool to create a portable
> installation. HOWTO: Install Gpg4win with all components and then run
> from the install directory: 'mkportable.exe [OPTIONS] TARGETDIR'.
>       Use 'mkportable.exe --help' to get all options.
> 
> - Included Gpg4win components are:
>     GnuPG:          2.0.21
>     Kleopatra:      2.2.0 (2013-08-20), KDE 4.10.3
>     GPA:            0.9.4
>     GpgOL:          1.2.0
>     GpgEX:          1.0.0
>     Claws-Mail:     3.9.1
>     Kompendium DE:  3.0.0
>     Kompendium EN:  3.0.0
> 
> 
> Installation
> ------------
> For installation instructions please read the new Gpg4win Compendium:
> http://gpg4win.de/doc/en/gpg4win-compendium_11.html
> 
> The *ready to use installer* is available at:
>   http://files.gpg4win.org/gpg4win-2.2.0.exe (29M)
>   http://files.gpg4win.org/gpg4win-2.2.0.exe.sig
> 
> The second file is a digital signature of the the first file. 
> Either check that this signature is fine or compare with the
> following SHA1 checksum:
>   0c7e01c4a39029c6d3fa88c0d1d1f2388fdb5151  gpg4win-2.2.0.exe
> See also http://www.gpg4win.org/package-integrity-de.html
> 
> If you have problems downloading the above files, you may try the
> mirror server listed at the download page.
> 
> We like to thank the authors of the included packages, the NSIS
> authors, all other contributors and first of all, those folks who
> stayed with us and helped testing Gpg4win.
> 
> 
> With best regards
> 
>     your Gpg4win Development Team
> 
> [1] https://wiki.gnupg.org/SignatureHandling
> [2] https://www.informsec.net/
> 

Thanks you very much for this good news.

I'll give feedback as soon as I've some time left.

One question about installation variants and portable mode:
Which of the new packages will provide a portable installation mode?
I'm in particular in Gpg4win-Vanilla 2.2.0. Have not yet tried this
package but seems ideal for my personal needs.

Regards,
Peter