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@@ -16,6 +16,33 @@ o Support for external crypto devices ('engine') is no longer a separate distribution. o New elliptic curve library section. + o New AES (Rijndael) library section. + o Change DES API to clean up the namespace (some applications link also + against libdes providing similar functions having the same name). + Provide macros for backward compatibility (will be removed in the + future). + o Unifiy handling of cryptographic algorithms (software and + engine) to be available via EVP routines for asymmetric and + symmetric ciphers. + o NCONF: new configuration handling routines. + o Change API to use more 'const' modifiers to improve error checking + and help optimizers. + o Finally remove references to RSAref. + o Reworked parts of the BIGNUM code. + o Support for new engines: Broadcom ubsec, Accelerated Encryption + Processing, IBM 4758. + o PRNG: query at more locations for a random device, automatic query for + EGD style random sources at several locations. + o SSL/TLS: allow optional cipher choice according to server's preference. + o SSL/TLS: allow server to explicitly set new session ids. + o SSL/TLS: support Kerberos cipher suites (RFC2712). + o SSL/TLS: allow more precise control of renegotiations and sessions. + o SSL/TLS: add callback to retrieve SSL/TLS messages. + + Changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6c and OpenSSL 0.9.6d: + + o Various SSL/TLS library bugfixes. + o Fix DH parameter generation for 'non-standard' generators. Changes between OpenSSL 0.9.6b and OpenSSL 0.9.6c: |