MacGPG2 v2.0.17 released!

[Benjamin Donnachie]

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MacGPG2, a build of GnuPG2 for MacOSX with a native pinentry program,
has been updated to GnuPG v2.0.17.

Download available from
https://github.com/downloads/GPGTools/MacGPG2/MacGPG2-2.0.17.6.zip and
detached signature at
https://github.com/downloads/GPGTools/MacGPG2/MacGPG2-2.0.17.6.zip.asc

 * Tiger and PPC chips no longer supported.
 * v2.0.16 will be deleted from your system.
 * You may need to change the file path for gpg2 to /usr/local/MacGPG2/bin/gpg2
 * Removal now as simple as "sudo rm -fr /usr/local/MacGPG2"

Support available from the GPGTools mailing list -
http://www.gpgtools.org/about.html

Release notes follow:

Please use the detached signature to confirm the integrity of your download
prior to install.  Public key needed available from http://www.gpgtools.org/

Unzip the archive and then run the MacGPG2 installer.

 * MD5 (MacGPG2-2.0.17.zip) = f682dda810d665ed68e321dd9d230350

 * 121,836 downloads of MacGPG2 from 165 countries in two years!


What's New
bit Intel Macs running OS X Leopard (10.5) and higher.

 * Core upgraded to GnuPG v2.0.17
  = Configured to use standard socket and daemonise gpg agent on the fly if
    required

 * Maximum key size increased to 8192 bits; recommended for expert users only

 * Includes GPGTools gpg-agent cache-id option patch

 * Pinentry updated by GPGTools team and includes keychain support

 * Installs exclusively under /usr/local/MacGPG2/ removing previous
v2.0.16 install

 * Creates default gpg configuration file if none exists

 * Libksba upgraded to v1.1.0

 * Libusb upgraded to v1.0.8


Credits
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 * Werner Koch and the GnuPG Project, http://www.gnupg.org/

 * Stéphane Corthésy for the launchd patches.

 * Charly Avital for his patient testing.

 * Dr Alun J Carr for his kind donation.


Noteworthy changes in GnuPG version 2.0.17 (2011-01-13)
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 * Allow more hash algorithms with the OpenPGP v2 card.

 * The gpg-agent now te gpg-agent.conf on a HUP.

 * Fixed output of "gpgconf --check-options".

 * Fixed a bug where Scdaemon sends a signal to Gpg-agent running in
  non-daemon mode.

 * Fixed TTY management for pinentries and session variable update
  problem.

 * Minor bug fixes.

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