Software Update: GnuPG 2.2.26

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GnuPG stands for GNU Privacy Guard and is also often abbreviated to GPG. This is a collection of tools for securing communication flows and data. It can be used to encrypt data and create digital signatures, and to provide a framework for public-key cryptography. It supports both OpenPGP and s/mime standards. For more information, please refer to this page. The developers have released GnuPG 2.2.26 with the following changes:

Noteworthy changes in version 2.2.26

  • gpg: New AKL method “ntds”.
  • gpg: Fix –trusted-key with fingerprint arg.
  • scd: Fix writing of ECC keys to an OpenPGP card. [#5163]
  • scd: Make an USB error fix specific to SPR532 readers. [#5167]
  • dirmngr: With new LDAP keyservers store the new attributes. Never store the useless pgpSignerID. Fix a long standing bug malfunctioning some keys on an ldap server.
  • dirmngr: Support the new Active Directory LDAP schema for keyservers.
  • dirmngr: Allow LDAP OpenPGP searches via fingerprint.
  • dirmngr: Do not block other threads during keyserver LDAP calls.
  • Support global configuration files. [#4788]
  • Fix the iconv fallback handling to UTF-8. [#5038]

Release info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T5153

Version number 2.2.26
Release status Final
Operating systems Windows 7, Linux, BSD, macOS, Solaris, UNIX, Windows 8, Windows 10
Website GnuPG
Download https://www.gnupg.org/download/index.html
License type GPL
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