Download GnuPG 2.4.5

Version 2.4.5 of GnuPG was recently released. GnuPG stands for GNU Privacy Guard and is 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 most important changes made in this release are listed below.

Noteworthy changes in version 2.4.5

• gpg,gpgv: New option –assert-pubkey-algo. [T6946]
• gpg: Emit status lines for errors in the compression layer. [T6977]
• gpg: Fix invocation with –trusted-keys and –no-options. [T7025]
• gpgsm: Allow for a longer salt in PKCS#12 files. [T6757]
• gpgtar: Make –status-fd=2 work on Windows. [T6961]
• scd: Support for the ACR-122U NFC reader. [rG1682ca9f01]
• scd: Support D-TRUST ECC cards. [T7000,T7001]
• scd: Allow auto detaching of kernel drivers; can be disabled with the new compatibility flag ccid-no-auto-detach. [rGa1ea3b13e0]
• scd: Allow setting a PIN length of 6 also with a reset code for openpgp cards. [T6843]
• agent: Allow GET_PASSPHRASE in restricted mode. [rGadf4db6e20]
• dirmngr: Trust system's root CAs for checking CRL issuers. [T6963]
• dirmngr: Fix regression in 2.4.4 in fetching keys via hkps. [T6997]
• gpg-wks-client: Make option –mirror work properly w/o specifying domains. [rG37cc255e49]
• g13,gpg-wks-client: Allow command style options as in “g13 mount foo”. [rGa09157ccb2]
• Allow tilde expansion for the foo-program options. [T7017]
• Make the getswdb.sh tool usable outside the GnuPG tree.