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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 2022. GnuPG can be updated individually from Gpg4win.
GnuPG 2.3 will be security maintained at least until the end of 2024.

Gpg4win 3.1.6 (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
- Basic ECC Support in GpgSM (including brainpool curves)
- RFC4880bis support with new AEAD methods (EAX, OCB) in GPG
- Support for OpenPGP v5 keys using SHA-256 fingerprints.
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.

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-== 2.3.4 (unscheduled)
To be done on demand only, 
if an important defect appears that needs a quick fix
and 3.0 is not ready for primetime yet.
+This page lists the major goals that are worked on. For minor
releases only the next release is listed with some more details.
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-== 3.0 Testversions
Compare to [[Gpg4win/Testversions|current testversions]].
+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]].
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-== Gpg4win 3.0-testversion* (Q1-Q4 2016)
 * Help Test features that are Planned for Gpg4win 3.0
 * Will be released irregularly once we think there are new Features to test.
+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.
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-== Gpg4win 3.0 (end of 2016)
 * Stable GnuPG 2.1 (or 2.2) integration (with ECC support and HTTPS) and TOFU Trust model.
+== Gpg4win 3.1.6 (early March 2019)
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- * Installer:
 ** Show usage hints during installation (some pictures / icons).
 ** Reduce steps by default. Enable "customized install".
 ** Allow installation as normal user.
 ** Register File Extensions / MIME Types for Gpg4win (.asc, .gpg, .sig, .key,.. etc (and the X509 extensions))
+See the [[https://dev.gnupg.org/T4264|Tracking Task]]
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- * Kleopatra:
 ** Autodetect file Contents and treat them accordingly (e.g. If a .gpg file is a cert import it. Or if encrypted decrypted it.)
 ** Rework Sign Encrypt Files Dialog to reduce steps and make certificate selection easier / better.
 ** Rework Decrypt / Verify files Dialog to have only one step and select automatic handling.
 ** Rework Key List to include Aliases for Mail adresses when filtering.
 ** Add more options to show in Keylist, especially UID Validity.
 ** Support TOFU Trust model in Dialogs.
 ** Paperkey Export / Import (Print Secret key).
 ** Add input field like GPA's Clipboard.
 ** Generally improve clipboard behavior (2.3.x versions sometimes missdetect)
 ** Based on KDE Frameworks 5, many UI improvements, additional localizations.
 ** No more need for dbus, kbuildsycoca and wrapper script to start Kleopatra.
 ** Add setting to Encrypt / Sign Folder contents.
 ** Updated / Improved first start and Key Import / Generation.
 ** Integrate Compendium for Windows and improve help buttons.
 
 * GpgOL: Stable MIME support
 ** No persistent Modifications to mail items. (Also fixing random crash on MIME Mail send)
 ** Support for Inline Message List editors.
 ** Optional Support for PGP/Inline Messages.
 ** Show if Message was encrypted directly in Outlook (no more popup)
 ** Show signature details directly in Outlook (no more popup?)
 ** Support for HTML / Multipart alternative mails
 ** Improve Error Handling
 ** Support Outlook 2007 with the new > 2010 codebase. Remove 2003 support.
 ** Full Exchange (and EAS) >= 2010 Support.
+General focus: GpgOL and bugfixes.
 * More but less secure automation support in GpgOL for ~Open~P~G~P (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.
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- * Gpg4win update notification
+== Gpg4win 3.2 (late summer 2019)
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- * GpgEX: Reduce available options thanks to autodetection.
+ * GnuPG 2.3
 ** Basic 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
 * Improved archive / folder support in Kleopatra
 * Usability improvements
 * S/MIME Adressbook integration for GpgOL
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-== Gpg4win 3.1 (Q1 2017)
 * Kleopatra:
 ** OpenPGP Smartcard Management
 * GpgOL: More Usability improvements
 ** Update / Rework used Icons for a more OL 2016 look & feel
 ** Fix bugs reported to us :-)
 ** Improve signature display and Status (no more popup!)
 ** Enable support for sending HTML (rich text?) Mails.
 ** Move encryption / decryption in a background thread (No more blocked outlook).
 ** Improve "Fluent UI" scaling
 ** Preselect Sign/Encrypt on reply or forward based on Mail Status.
 ** Support new automatic key lookup options in GnuPG.
 * Support new automatic key lookup options in Kleopatra.
+== Gpg4win 3.3 (early 2020)

 * 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.
 * Additional S/MIME Smartcard support.
 * (maybe) Rework of ~Gpg~E~X to have "ZIP Style" explorer integration for encrypted files.
 * Usability improvements
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- * Update of gnupg and libraries.
+ * Update of Gnu~P~G and libraries.
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-//Additional features from [[../Wishlist|wishlist]] depends on funding and available time.//
+//Additional features from [[../Wishlist|wishlist]] (needs cleanup) depending on funding and available time.//