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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 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
- Basic ECC Support in GpgSM (including brainpool curves)
- rfc4880bis support with new AEAD methods (EAX, OCB) in GPG
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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-== Gpg4win 3.0 stable (~End of August 2017)
 * Stable GnuPG 2.2 integration (with ECC support and ~H~T~T~P~S), ~TOFU trust model and WKD/WKS support.
+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 2020. GnuPG can be updated individually from Gpg4win.
 * GnuPG 2.3 will be security maintained at least until the end of 2022.
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- * 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 3.1.6 (early March 2019)
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- * GpgEX: 
 ** Reduce available options (thanks to autodetection).
+See the [[https://dev.gnupg.org/T4264|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))
+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.
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- * General:
 ** Gpg4win update notification
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- * Crypto-Manager/Expert Interface (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).
 
== Gpg4win 3.0.x (Q3-Q4 2017)
+ * GnuPG 2.3
 ** Basic ECC Support in GpgSM (including brainpool curves)
 ** rfc4880bis support with new AEAD methods (EAX, OCB) in GPG
 * Better support for [[https://wiki.gnupg.org/AutomatedEncryption|automated encryption]] for OpenPGP in GpgOL
 * Improved archive / folder support in Kleopatra
 * Usability improvements
 * S/MIME Adressbook integration for GpgOL
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-* contains security and bug fixes
+== Gpg4win 3.3 (early 2020)
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-== Gpg4win 3.1 (Q1 2018)

 * GpgOL
 ** Remove support for Outlook 2003/2007 (Microsofts' Extended Support ends 2017-12-31).
 * more features ...


== 2.3.5(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.
+ * 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
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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.//