X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.ru/?p=nncp.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fnews.texi;h=1cf64c543a6552bc9bfb9ffebfa3d3d8a600d518;hp=ad825f10b7be2e4a5e5504f2627f39da1e3be1dc;hb=b47dbfe6687569650fa544a4ecf3e4ea388390cb;hpb=99c6aa8d7e77b37c58d9dc0c8f3f8ed6a94352f5 diff --git a/doc/news.texi b/doc/news.texi index ad825f1..1cf64c5 100644 --- a/doc/news.texi +++ b/doc/news.texi @@ -3,6 +3,35 @@ See also this page @ref{Новости, on russian}. +@node Release 8_0_0 +@section Release 8.0.0 +@itemize + +@item +@strong{Incompatible} encrypted packet format change: payload and pad +sizes are sent in-bound in the encrypted stream. That gives ability to +streamingly create encrypted packets, without knowing sizes in advance, +without creating temporary file or buffer data in memory. + +@item +Proper encrypted packet padding verification is done now. This is not +critical issue, but previously neither padding value, nor its size were +authenticated, giving ability to iteratively strip trailing bytes and +determine payload's size by observing the reaction of the encrypted +packet processing. + +@item +@command{nncp-exec} loses its @option{-use-tmp} option, because of +streaming-compatible encrypted packets format. + +@item +@command{nncp-file} and @command{nncp-exec} commands have +@option{-maxsize} option, limiting maximal resulting encrypted packet's +maximal size (returning error if it is exceeded). Could be useful, +because no payload size could be known in advance. + +@end itemize + @node Release 7_7_0 @section Release 7.7.0 @itemize