Gpg4win Roadmap
This page lists the major goals that are worked on. For minor releases only the next release is listed with some more details.
One focus is improved hardware token support (Yubikey, GnuK-Token) and for the GnuK-Token to improve availability in Europe.
The other focus is improved usability and automation.
Life Cycle
- GnuPG 2.2 will be security maintained at least until the end of 2020. GnuPG can be updated individually from Gpg4win.
- GnuPG 2.3 will be security maintained at least until the end of 2022.
Gpg4win 3.1.6 (early March 2019)
See the Tracking Task
General focus: GpgOL and bugfixes.
- More but less secure automation support in GpgOL for OpenPGP (default off)
- Basic support to read encrypted subjects in GpgOL
- Better attachment handling in GpgOL
- Option to decrypt permanently in GpgOL
- Update to latest KDE and Qt with performance improvements for Kleopatra.
Gpg4win 3.2 (late summer 2019)
- GnuPG 2.3
- Better support for automated encryption for OpenPGP in GpgOL
- Improved archive / folder support in Kleopatra
- Usability improvements
- S/MIME Adressbook integration for GpgOL
Gpg4win 3.3 (early 2020)
- Authenticated encryption support for S/MIME in GpgSM
- Better Microsoft Exchange / GAL integration for GpgOL (fingerprints and encryption info as attributes in the GAL)
- Further improvements to automated encryption -> default on.
- Additional S/MIME Smartcard support.
- (maybe) Rework of GpgEX to have "ZIP Style" explorer integration for encrypted files.
- Usability improvements
For each release
- Update of third party libraries.
- Update of gnupg and libraries.
Additional features from wishlist (needs cleanup) depending on funding and available time.