[Announce] Libgcrypt 1.9.2 relased

Wed Feb 17 09:41:31 CET 2021

Hello!

The GnuPG Project is pleased to announce the availability of Libgcrypt
version 1.9.2.  This is a maintenance release.

Libgcrypt is a general purpose library of cryptographic building blocks.
It is originally based on code used by GnuPG.  It does not provide any
implementation of OpenPGP or other protocols.  Thorough understanding of
applied cryptography is required to use Libgcrypt.

Noteworthy changes in Libgcrypt 1.9.2
=====================================

 * Bug fixes:

   - Fix build problem for macOS in the random code.  [#5268]

   - Fix building with --disable-asm on x86.  [#5277]

   - Check public key for ECDSA verify operation.  [#5282]

   - Make sure gcry_get_config (NULL) returns a nul-terminated string.
     [8716e4b2ad]

   - Fix a memory leak in the ECDH code.  [289543544e]

   - Fix a reading beyond end of input buffer in SHA2-avx2.
     [24af2a55d8]

 * Other features:

   - New test driver to allow for standalone regression
     tests. [b142da4c88]

 For a list of links to commits and bug numbers
 see the release info at https://dev.gnupg.org/T5276

Download
========

Source code is hosted at the GnuPG FTP server and its mirrors as listed
at https://gnupg.org/download/mirrors.html.  On the primary server
the source tarball and its digital signature are:

 https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.9.2.tar.bz2
 https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.9.2.tar.bz2.sig

or gzip compressed:

 https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.9.2.tar.gz
 https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.9.2.tar.gz.sig

In order to check that the version of Libgcrypt you downloaded is an
original and unmodified file please follow the instructions found at
https://gnupg.org/download/integrity_check.html.  In short, you may
use one of the following methods:

 - Check the supplied OpenPGP signature.  For example to check the
   signature of the file libgcrypt-1.9.2.tar.bz2 you would use this
   command:

     gpg --verify libgcrypt-1.9.2.tar.bz2.sig libgcrypt-1.9.2.tar.bz2

   This checks whether the signature file matches the source file.
   You should see a message indicating that the signature is good and
   made by one or more of the release signing keys.  Make sure that
   this is a valid key, either by matching the shown fingerprint
   against a trustworthy list of valid release signing keys or by
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   See the end of this mail for information on the signing keys.

 - If you are not able to use an existing version of GnuPG, you have
   to verify the SHA-1 checksum.  On Unix systems the command to do
   this is either "sha1sum" or "shasum".  Assuming you downloaded the
   file libgcrypt-1.9.2.tar.bz2, you run the command like this:

     sha1sum libgcrypt-1.9.2.tar.bz2

   and check that the output matches the first line from the
   this list:

29bd5d0a8f674d4521167dd518ef99b26d1e8f27  libgcrypt-1.9.2.tar.bz2
a2972134c55870264a136b37d51836926e13ce60  libgcrypt-1.9.2.tar.gz

   You should also verify that the checksums above are authentic by
   matching them with copies of this announcement.  Those copies can be
   found at other mailing lists, web sites, and search engines.

Copying
=======

Libgcrypt is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General
Public License (LGPLv2.1+).  The helper programs as well as the
documentation are distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
License (GPLv2+).  The file LICENSES has notices about contributions
that require that these additional notices are distributed.

Support
=======

For help on developing with Libgcrypt you should read the included
manual and if needed ask on the gcrypt-devel mailing list.

In case of problems specific to this release please first check
https://dev.gnupg.org/T5276 for updated information.

Please also consult the archive of the gcrypt-devel mailing list before
reporting a bug: https://gnupg.org/documentation/mailing-lists.html .
We suggest to send bug reports for a new release to this list in favor
of filing a bug at https://bugs.gnupg.org.  If you need commercial
support go to https://gnupg.com or https://gnupg.org/service.html .

If you are a developer and you need a certain feature for your project,
please do not hesitate to bring it to the gcrypt-devel mailing list for
discussion.

Thanks
======

Since 2001 maintenance and development of GnuPG is done by g10 Code
GmbH and still mostly financed by donations.  Three full-time employed
developers as well as two contractors exclusively work on GnuPG and
closely related software like Libgcrypt, GPGME, and Gpg4win.

We like to thank all the nice people who are helping Libgcrypt, be it
testing, coding, suggesting, auditing, administering the servers,
spreading the word, or answering questions on the mailing lists.

Many thanks to our numerous financial supporters, both corporate and
individuals.  Without you it would not be possible to keep GnuPG and
Libgcrypt in a good and secure shape and to address all the small and
larger requests made by our users.  Thanks.

Happy hacking,

   Your Libgcrypt hackers

p.s.
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p.p.s
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-- 
"If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy."
                                               - PRZ 1991
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