= 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 [[https://dev.gnupg.org/T4363|Europe]].

The other focus is improved usability and automation.

== Life Cycle 

 * GnuPG 2.2 will be security maintained at least until the end of 2022. GnuPG can be updated individually from Gpg4win.
 * GnuPG 2.3 will be security maintained at least until the end of 2024.
 * Gpg4win 3.1.x with GnuPG 2.2 will be maintained as part of GnuPG VS-Desktop [[https://gnupg.com/gnupg-desktop.de.html|GnuPG Desktop]] at least until Gpg4win 4 gains approval for restricted communication in Germany.

== Gpg4win 4 Beta (Q3 2020)
 * GnuPG 2.3 
 * Improved Subkey handling in GpgOL and Kleopatra to better support "rules of representation (Vertreterregeln)".
 * New smartcard handling with support for multiple smartcards.
 * Additional Smartcard support for PIV Application - with GUI
 * ECC Support in ~Gpg~S~M (including brainpool curves)
 * [[https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-openpgp-rfc4880bis|RFC4880bis]] support with new ~A~E~A~D methods (EAX, OCB) in GPG
 * Support for OpenPGP v5 keys using SHA-256 fingerprints. 
 * Better support for [[https://wiki.gnupg.org/AutomatedEncryption|automated encryption]] for ~Open~P~G~P in GpgOL
 * Usability improvements

== Gpg4win 4 Final (Q4 2020)
 * Feedback and improvements from the Beta

== Ongoing developments

 * Authenticated encryption support for S/MIME in Gpg~S~M
 * Better Microsoft Exchange / GAL integration for GpgOL (fingerprints and encryption info as attributes in the GAL)
 * Further improvements to automated encryption -> default on.
 * Usability improvements

== For each release
 * Update of third party libraries. 
 * Update of Gnu~P~G and libraries.

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