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+Hello!
+
+The GnuPG Project is pleased to announce the availability of a
+new release: Version 2.1.0.
+
+The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) is a complete and free implementation of
+the OpenPGP standard as defined by RFC-4880 and better known as PGP.
+
+GnuPG, also known as GPG, allows to encrypt and sign data and
+communication, features a versatile key management system as well as
+access modules for public key directories. GnuPG itself is a command
+line tool with features for easy integration with other applications.
+A wealth of frontend applications and libraries making use of GnuPG
+are available. Since version 2 GnuPG provides support for S/MIME and
+Secure Shell in addition to OpenPGP.
+
+GnuPG is Free Software (meaning that it respects your freedom). It can
+be freely used, modified and distributed under the terms of the GNU
+General Public License.
+
+Three different versions of GnuPG are actively maintained:
+
+- GnuPG "modern" (2.1) is the latest development with a lot of new
+ features. This announcement is about the first release of this
+ version.
+
+- GnuPG "stable" (2.0) is the current stable version for general use.
+ This is what most users are currently using.
+
+- GnuPG "classic" (1.4) is the old standalone version which is most
+ suitable for older or embedded platforms.
+
+You may not install "modern" (2.1) and "stable" (2.0) at the same
+time. However, it is possible to install "classic" (1.4) along with
+any of the other versions.
+
+
+What's New in GnuPG-2.1
+=======================
+
+ - The file "secring.gpg" is not anymore used to store the secret
+ keys. Merging of secret keys is now supported.
+
+ - All support for PGP-2 keys has been removed for security reasons.
+
+ - The standard key generation interface is now much leaner. This
+ will help a new user to quickly generate a suitable key.
+
+ - Support for Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) is now available.
+
+ - Commands to create and sign keys from the command line without any
+ extra prompts are now available.
+
+ - The Pinentry may now show the new passphrase entry and the
+ passphrase confirmation entry in one dialog.
+
+ - There is no more need to manually start the gpg-agent. It is now
+ started by any part of GnuPG as needed.
+
+ - Problems with importing keys with the same long key id have been
+ addressed.
+
+ - The Dirmngr is now part of GnuPG proper and also takes care of
+ accessing keyserver.
+
+ - Keyserver pools are now handled in a smarter way.
+
+ - A new format for locally storing the public keys is now used.
+ This considerable speeds up operations on large keyrings.
+
+ - Revocation certificates are now created by default.
+
+ - Card support has been updated, new readers and token types are
+ supported.
+
+ - The format of the key listing has been changed to better identify
+ the properties of a key.
+
+ - The gpg-agent may now be used on Windows as a Pageant replacement
+ for Putty in the same way it is used for years on Unix as
+ ssh-agent replacement.
+
+ - Creation of X.509 certificates has been improved. It is now also
+ possible to export them directly in PKCS#8 and PEM format for use
+ on TLS servers.
+
+A detailed description of the changes can be found at
+https://gnupg.org/faq/whats-new-in-2.1.html .
+
+
+Getting the Software
+====================
+
+Please follow the instructions found at https://gnupg.org/download/ or
+read on:
+
+GnuPG 2.1.0 may be downloaded from one of the GnuPG mirror sites or
+direct from its primary FTP server. The list of mirrors can be found
+at https://gnupg.org/mirrors.html . Note that GnuPG is not available
+at ftp.gnu.org.
+
+On ftp.gnupg.org you find these files:
+
+ ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnupg/gnupg-2.1.0.tar.bz2 (3039k)
+ ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnupg/gnupg-2.1.0.tar.bz2.sig
+
+This is the GnuPG 2.1 source code compressed using BZIP2 and its
+OpenPGP signature.
+
+ ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/binary/gnupg-w32-2.1.0_20141105.exe (6225k)
+ ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/binary/gnupg-w32-2.1.0_20141105.exe.sig
+
+This is an experimental installer for Windows including GPA as
+graphical key manager and GpgEX as an Explorer extension. Please
+de-install an already installed Gpg4win version before trying this
+installer. This binary version has not been tested very well, thus it
+is likely that you will run into problems. The complete source code
+for the software included in this installer is in the same directory;
+use the suffix ".tar.xz" instead of ".exe".
+
+Although several beta versions have been released over the course of
+the last years, no extensive public field test has been done. Thus it
+is likely that bugs will show up. Please check the mailing list
+archives and the new wiki https://wiki.gnupg.org for latest
+information on known problems and workaround.
+
+
+Checking the Integrity
+======================
+
+In order to check that the version of GnuPG which you are going to
+install is an original and unmodified one, you can do it in one of
+the following ways:
+
+ * If you already have a version of GnuPG installed, you can simply
+ verify the supplied signature. For example to verify the signature
+ of the file gnupg-2.1.0.tar.bz2 you would use this command:
+
+ gpg --verify gnupg-2.1.0.tar.bz2.sig
+
+ 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
+ checking that the key has been signed by trustworthy other keys.
+ See below 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 gnupg-2.1.0.tar.bz2, you would run the command like this:
+
+ sha1sum gnupg-2.1.0.tar.bz2
+
+ and check that the output matches the first line from the
+ following list:
+
+2fcd0ca6889ef6cb59e3275e8411f8b7778c2f33 gnupg-2.1.0.tar.bz2
+9907cb6509a0e63331b27a92e25c1ef956caaf3b gnupg-w32-2.1.0_20141105.exe
+28dc1365292c61fbb2bbae730d4158f425463c91 gnupg-w32-2.1.0_20141105.tar.xz
+
+
+Release Signing Keys
+====================
+
+To guarantee that a downloaded GnuPG version has not been tampered by
+malicious entities we provide signature files for all tarballs and
+binary versions. The keys are also signed by the long term keys of
+their respective owners. Current releases are signed by one or more
+of these four keys:
+
+ 2048R/4F25E3B6 2011-01-12 [expires: 2019-12-31]
+ Key fingerprint = D869 2123 C406 5DEA 5E0F 3AB5 249B 39D2 4F25 E3B6
+ Werner Koch (dist sig)
+
+ rsa2048/E0856959 2014-10-29 [expires: 2019-12-31]
+ Key fingerprint = 46CC 7308 65BB 5C78 EBAB ADCF 0437 6F3E E085 6959
+ David Shaw (GnuPG Release Signing Key) <dshaw 'at' jabberwocky.com>
+
+ rsa2048/33BD3F06 2014-10-29 [expires: 2016-10-28]
+ Key fingerprint = 031E C253 6E58 0D8E A286 A9F2 2071 B08A 33BD 3F06
+ NIIBE Yutaka (GnuPG Release Key) <gniibe 'at' fsij.org>
+
+ rsa2048/7EFD60D9 2014-10-19 [expires: 2020-12-31]
+ Key fingerprint = D238 EA65 D64C 67ED 4C30 73F2 8A86 1B1C 7EFD 60D9
+ Werner Koch (Release Signing Key)
+
+You may retrieve these files from the keyservers using this command
+
+ gpg --recv-keys 249B39D24F25E3B6 04376F3EE0856959 \
+ 2071B08A33BD3F06 8A861B1C7EFD60D9
+
+The keys are also available at https://gnupg.org/signature_key.html
+and in the released GnuPG tarball in the file g10/distsigkey.gpg .
+Note that this mail has been signed using my standard PGP key.
+
+
+Internationalization
+====================
+
+This new branch of GnuPG has support for 4 languages: French, German,
+Japanese, and Ukrainian. More translations can be expected with the
+next point releases.
+
+
+Documentation
+=============
+
+If you used GnuPG in the past you should read the description of
+changes and new features at doc/whats-new-in-2.1.txt or online at
+
+ https://gnupg.org/faq/whats-new-in-2.1.html
+
+The file gnupg.info has the complete user manual of the system.
+Separate man pages are included as well but they have not all the
+details available in the manual. It is also possible to read the
+complete manual online in HTML format at
+
+ https://gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/
+
+or in Portable Document Format at
+
+ https://gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg.pdf .
+
+The chapters on gpg-agent, gpg and gpgsm include information on how
+to set up the whole thing. You may also want search the GnuPG mailing
+list archives or ask on the gnupg-users mailing lists for advise on
+how to solve problems. Many of the new features are around for
+several years and thus enough public knowledge is already available.
+
+
+Support
+========
+
+Please consult the archive of the gnupg-users 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>. For commercial support
+requests we keep a list of known service companies at:
+
+ https://gnupg.org/service.html
+
+The driving force behind the development of GnuPG is the company of
+its principal author, Werner Koch. Maintenance and improvement of
+GnuPG and related software takes up most of their resources. To allow
+him to continue this work he kindly asks to either purchase a support
+contract, engage g10 Code for custom enhancements, or to donate money:
+
+ https://gnupg.org/donate/
+
+
+Thanks
+======
+
+We have to thank all the people who helped with this release, be it
+testing, coding, translating, suggesting, auditing, administering the
+servers, spreading the word, and answering questions on the mailing
+lists. A final big Thank You goes to Hal Finney, who too early passed
+away this year. Hal worked on PGP and helped to make OpenPGP a great
+standard; it has been a pleasure having worked with him.
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