What's New in PGP Software Developer's Kit
Version 1.7.2
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Thank you for using Network Associates' products. This What's New file contains important information regarding the PGPsdk. Network Associates strongly recommends that you read this entire document. Network Associates welcomes your comments and suggestions. Please use the information provided in this file to contact us. Warning: Export of this software may be restricted by the U.S. Government. WHAT'S IN THIS FILE
New Features Documentation System Requirements Year 2000 Compliance Contacting Network Associates
NEW FEATURES Expanded X.509 certificate support. X.509 certificate requests can be created for existing PGP keys. Additionally, existing X.509 certificates can be imported onto a PGP key ring. The PGPsdk recognizes X.509 certificate revocation lists (CRLs) and incorporates the revoked certificate information therein into validity calculations for imported X.509 certificates. X.509 Certificate Authority (CA) support. The PGPsdk supports performing online certificate requests and retrievals, CRL retrievals from Network Associates Net Tools PKI 1.0, VeriSign OnSite PKI 4.0, and Entrust PKI 4.0 (using the Entrust VPN Connector 4.1). X.509 TLS support. X.509 certificates and certificate chains can now be used to authenticate a PGP Transport Layer Security (TLS) session. X.509 private key import. X.509 private keys created with other products (e.g., web browsers, etc.) can now be imported into a PGP keyring using the PKCS #8 or #12 interchange formats. Low-level session key support. The session key used to encrypt a PGP message can now be retrieved during encryption and a message can be explicitly encrypted using a given session key. This feature allows for decrypting a specific message without explicit knowledge of the passphrase for the private key if the session key for the message is known. Random pool security enhancement. Additions to the random pool are bufferred internally to impede state-following attacks. Miscellaneous. DSS key sizes are now forced to be multiple of 64 bits as required by the standard. The internal limit on the number of outstanding key sets have been increased approximately five fold. New features in Version 1.7.2 Intel Pentium III Random Number Generator (RNG) support. If your computer is equipped with the Intel RNG, PGP will use the random data generated by the chip in addition to our own entropy collection whenever random data is needed for key generation and encryption. The Intel RNG is currently only available with select Pentium III chipsets, including the Intel 810 chipset. DOCUMENTATION Also included with this release are the following manuals, which can be viewed on-line as well as printed: PGPsdk User's Guide PGPsdk Reference Guide Each document is saved in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (.PDF). You can view and print these documents with Adobe's Acrobat Reader. PDF files can include hypertext links and other navigation features to assist you in finding answers to questions about your Network Associates product. To download Adobe Acrobat Reader from the World Wide Web, visit Adobe's Web site. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is also included on this product CD. Documentation feedback is welcome. Send e-mail to tns_documentation@nai.com. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows: Windows 95b (OSR 2), 98, NT 4.0, or 2000 with Service Pack 3/4/5 32 MB RAM Macintosh: System 7.6.1 or later. Power Macintosh (PowerPC processor required). 32 MB RAM Solaris/Sparc: Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, or 2.7 Linux/x86: Red Hat Linux 5.x or higher YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE Information regarding NAI products that are Year 2000 compliant and its Year 2000 standards and testing models may be obtained from NAI’s website at NAI’s website. For further information, email y2k@nai.com. CONTACTING NETWORK ASSOCIATES For questions, orders, problems, or comments Contact the Network Associates Customer Service department: Phone (408) 988-3832 Monday-Friday, 6:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. Pacific time Fax (408) 970-9727 24-hour, Group III Fax Send correspondence to the following Network Associates location:
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Or you can receive online assistance through any of the following resources: Internet E-mail: pgpsupport@pgp.com Internet FTP: ftp.nai.com World Wide Web: http://support.nai.com America Online: keyword MCAFEE CompuServe: GO NAI To provide the answers you need quickly and efficiently, the Network Associates technical support staff needs some information about your computer and your software. Please have this information ready when you call: Program name and version number Computer brand and model Any additional hardware or peripherals connected to your computer Operating system type and version numbers Network name, operating system, and version Network card installed, where applicable Modem manufacturer, model, and speed, where applicable Relevant browsers or applications and their version numbers, where applicable How to reproduce your problem: when it occurs, whether you can reproduce it regularly, and under what conditions Information needed to contact you by voice, fax, or e-mail We also seek and appreciate general feedback. For product upgrades To make it easier for you to receive and use Network Associates products, we have established a reseller's program to provide service, sales, and support for our products worldwide. For a listing of resellers, see the resellers.txt file or contact Network Associates Customer Service for resellers near you. For reporting problems Network Associates prides itself on delivering a high-quality product. If you find any problems, please take a moment to review the contents of this file. If the problem you've encountered is documented, there is no need to report the problem to Network Associates. If you find any feature that does not appear to function properly on your system, or if you believe an application would benefit greatly from enhancement, please contact Network Associates with your suggestions or concerns. For on-site training information Contact Network Associates Customer Service at (800) 338-8754. |