Compatibility version between version 1.2 and 1.4.10

[David Shaw]

On Jan 4, 2010, at 10:02 AM, Stringer, Robert wrote:

> Hi
>  
> We just downloaded the latest version of GNuPg, version 1.4.10. 
>  
> Questions:
>  
> Can we reuse the same keys to encrypt the data?

Impossible to say without knowing how you are using GPG.  I can say "almost certainly", though.

> Can we use the 1.4.10 version without any modifications on our systems?

Impossible to say without knowing how you are using GPG.  I can say "probably", though.

> Is there any issues we must be aware regarding the new version?

Read the NEWS file that comes with every version of GPG.  The file is updated for every release.  In your case, you should read the sections between 1.4.10 and 1.2.

David