News
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+.. _release6.1:
+
+6.1
+---
+* UTCTime and GeneralizedTime allowed values to have plus sign in them,
+ passing int() check successfully. Prohibit that incorrect behaviour
+* Explicitly Check that all ObjectIdentifier arcs are non-negative
+
+.. _release6.0:
+
+6.0
+---
+* ``.copy()`` method removed: ``copy.copy()`` is preferred way to copy
+ objects now
+* Copies made previously with ``.copy()`` lacked ``.defined`` field,
+ now they are not
+* All objects are friendly to ``pickle`` libraries
+* ``PrintableString`` has ``allow_asterisk`` and ``allow_ampersand``
+ properties
+* ``.hexencode()``, ``.hexdecode()`` and ``.hexdecod()`` methods
+ appeared, working with hexadecimal encoded data
+
.. _release5.6:
5.6
---
* Convenient ``.decod()`` method, that raises if tail is not empty
+* Control characters (like newlines) of text fields in pprinted output
+ are escaped
+* Ability to allow asterisk and ampersand characters
+ (``allow_asterisk``, ``allow_ampersand`` kwargs) in
+ ``PrintableString``, that unfortunately could be met
+ in X.509 certificates
.. _release5.5: