GnuPG 2.1.3 Adds New Features

Written by Michael Larabel in GNU on 12 April 2015 at 08:42 AM EDT. Add A Comment
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A new version of the modern GnuPG was released on Saturday by Werner Koch.

GnuPG 2.1.3 adds LDAP keyserver support to the 2.1 modern series, new GPG options, improves searching for mail addresses when using a keybox, changed the default algorithms with gpgsm to AES-128 and SHA-256, and provides various other fixes.

Those wanting to learn more about GNU Privacy Guard 2.1.3 update can see the mailing list release announcement.
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