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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 3.1.8 (Early June 2019)

Tracking Task

Draft encryption in GpgOL (experimental)
S/MIME Addressbook integration for GpgOL
Configurable Key table in Kleopatra with additional columns
Fix for a hang of the GnuPG System together with S/MIME ( T5005 )
Fixed several attachment handling and mail forwarding issues in GpgOL

Gpg4win 3.1.9 (August 2019)

More quality / stability improvements.
File -> Save As fixed in GpgOL.
First start experience in GpgOL improved for S/MIME users.
Improved archive / folder support in Kleopatra
Draft encryption in GpgOL. (stable)
Long term support package.

Gpg4win 3.2 (October 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
Usability improvements

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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+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 beta (2016 - Q2 2017)
 * see [[Gpg4win/Testversions|current testversions]]
 * Helps to 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.
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+== Life Cycle
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-== Gpg4win 3.0 stable (Q2 2017)
 * Stable GnuPG 2.1 integration (with ECC support and ~H~T~T~P~S), ~TOFU trust model and WKD/WKS support.
+ * 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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- * Kleopatra:
 ** Autodetect file contents and treat them accordingly (e.g. If a .gpg file is a cert import it. Or if encrypted decrypt 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 email addresses when filtering.
 ** Add more options to show in keylist, especially UID validity.
 ** Support TOFU trust model in dialogs.
 ** OpenPGP Smartcard Management
 ** 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 and additional localizations.
 ** No more need for dbus, kbuildsycoca and wrapper script to start Kleopatra.
 ** Add setting to Sign/Encrypt folder contents.
 ** Improve first start (provide key import or key pair generation).
 ** Integrate Gpg4win compendium for Windows and improve help buttons.
 ** Support new automatic key lookup options in Kleopatra (WKD).
 
 * GpgOL: 
 ** Stable MIME support
 ** No persistent modifications to email items. (Also fixing random crash on MIME Mail send.)
 ** Support for Outlooks' inline editor in message list.
 ** 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 emails
 ** Improve error handling
 ** Full support for MS Exchange (and EAS) >= 2010.
 ** Improve signature display and Status (no more popup!)
 ** Enable support for sending HTML emails.
 ** Move decryption in a background thread (no more blocking Outlook).
 ** Improve "Fluent UI" scaling
 ** Preselect Sign/Encrypt on reply or forward based on email status.
 ** Support new automatic key lookup options in GnuPG (WKD).
+== Gpg4win 3.1.8 (Early June 2019)
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- * GpgEX: 
 ** Reduce available options (thanks to autodetection).
+ [[https://dev.gnupg.org/T4389|Tracking Task]]
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- * Gpg4win 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))
+ * Draft encryption in GpgOL (experimental)
 * S/MIME Addressbook integration for GpgOL
 * Configurable Key table in Kleopatra with additional columns
 * Fix for a hang of the GnuPG System together with S/MIME ( T5005 )
 * Fixed several attachment handling and mail forwarding issues in GpgOL
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- * General:
 ** Gpg4win update notification
+== Gpg4win 3.1.9 (August 2019)
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+ * More quality / stability improvements.
 * File -> Save As fixed in GpgOL.
 * First start experience in GpgOL improved for S/MIME users.
 * Improved archive / folder support in Kleopatra
 * Draft encryption in GpgOL. (stable)
 * Long term support package.
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-== Gpg4win 3.1.x (Q3-Q4 2017)
+== Gpg4win 3.2 (October 2019)
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-* contains security and bug fixes
+ * 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
 * Usability improvements
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-== Gpg4win 3.1 (Q1 2018)
+== Gpg4win 3.3 (early 2020)
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- * GpgOL
 ** Remove support for Outlook 2003/2007 (Micrsofts' Extended Support ends 2017-12-31).
 * more features ...
+ * 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.//