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diff --git a/Readme.txt b/Readme.txt
index 5b0cc9ed..396dc117 100644
--- a/Readme.txt
+++ b/Readme.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Crypto++: free C++ Class Library of Cryptographic Schemes

-Version 6.0 - JAN/22/2018

+Version 6.1 - FEB/22/2018

 

 Crypto++ Library is a free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes.

 Currently the library contains the following algorithms:

@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ Currently the library contains the following algorithms:
 

  authenticated encryption schemes  GCM, CCM, EAX

 

-        high speed stream ciphers  ChaCha (ChaCha8/12/20), Panama, Sosemanuk,

-                                   Salsa20, XSalsa20

+        high speed stream ciphers  ChaCha (8/12/20), Panama, Sosemanuk, Salsa20,

+                                   XSalsa20

 

            AES and AES candidates  AES (Rijndael), RC6, MARS, Twofish, Serpent,

                                    CAST-256

 

                                    ARIA, IDEA, Blowfish, Triple-DES (DES-EDE2 and

-                                   DES-EDE3), Camellia, SEED, Kalyna(128/256/512),

+                                   DES-EDE3), Camellia, SEED, Kalyna (128/256/512),

               other block ciphers  RC5, SIMON-64, SIMON-128, SPECK-64, SPECK-128,

-                                   Skipjack, SHACAL-2, SM4, Threefish(256/512/1024),

+                                   Skipjack, SHACAL-2, SM4, Threefish (256/512/1024),

                                    TEA, XTEA

 

   block cipher modes of operation  ECB, CBC, CBC ciphertext stealing (CTS),

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Currently the library contains the following algorithms:
                                    Poly1305, SipHash, Two-Track-MAC, VMAC,

 

                                    BLAKE2s, BLAKE2b, Keccack (F1600), SHA-1,

-                   hash functions  SHA-2(224/256/384/512), SHA-3(224/256/384/512),

+                   hash functions  SHA-2 (224/256/384/512), SHA-3 (224/256/384/512),

                                    SipHash, SM3, Tiger, RIPEMD-128, RIPEMD-160,

                                    RIPEMD-256, RIPEMD-320, WHIRLPOOL

 

@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ line of defense uses hardware instructions when possible. The library also uses
 cache-aware algoirthms and access patterns to minimize leakage. If you suspect

 or find an information leak then please report it.

 

+Crypto++ does not enagage Specter remediations at this time. The GCC options for

+Specter are -mfunction-return=thunk and -mindirect-branch=thunk, and the library

+uses them during testing. If you want the Specter workarounds then add the GCC

+options to your CXXFLAGS when building the library.

+

 *** Documentation and Support ***

 

 Crypto++ is documented through inline comments in header files, which are

@@ -277,7 +282,63 @@ documentation is one of the highest returns on investment.
 The items in this section comprise the most recent history. Please see History.txt

 for the record back to Crypto++ 1.0.

 

-5.6.4 - maintenance release, honored API/ABI/Versioning requirements

+6.1.0 - February 22, 2018

+      - minor release, maintenance items

+      - expanded community input and support

+         * 46 unique contributors as of this release

+      - use 2048-bit modulus default for DSA

+      - fix build under Linuxbrew

+      - use /bin/sh in GNUmakefile

+      - fix missing flags for SIMON and SPECK in GNUMakefile-cross

+      - fix ARM and MinGW misdetection

+      - port setenv-android.sh to latest NDK

+      - fix Clang check for C++11 lambdas

+      - Simon and Speck to little-endian implementation

+      - use LIB_MAJOR for ABI compatibility

+      - fix ODR violation in AdvancedProcessBlocks_{ARCH} templates

+      - handle C++17 std::uncaught_exceptions

+      - ported to MSVC 2017, Xcode 8.1, Sun Studio 12.5, GCC 8.0.1,

+        MacPorts GCC 7.0, Clang 4.0, Intel C++ 17.00, IBM XL C/C++ 13.1

+

+6.0.0 - January 22, 2018

+      - major release, recompile of programs required

+      - expanded community input and support

+         * 43 unique contributors as of this release

+      - fixed CVE-2016-9939 (Issue 346, transient DoS)

+      - fixed CVE-2017-9434 (Issue 414, misidentified memory error)

+      - converted to BASE+SIMD implementation

+         * BASE provides an architecture neutral C++ implementation

+         * SIMD provides architecture specific hardware acceleration

+      - improved PowerPC Power4, Power7 and Power8 support

+      - added ARIA, EC German DSA, Deterministic signatures (RFC 6979),

+        Kalyna, NIST Hash and HMAC DRBG, Padlock RNG, Poly1305, SipHash,

+        Simon, Speck, SM3, SM4, Threefish algorithms

+      - added NaCl interface from the compact library

+         * x25519 key exhange and ed25519 signing provided through NaCl interface

+      - improved Testing and QA

+      - ported to MSVC 2017, Xcode 8.1, Sun Studio 12.5, GCC 7.3,

+        MacPorts GCC 7.0, Clang 4.0, Intel C++ 17.00, IBM XL C/C++ 13.1

+

+5.6.5 - October 11, 2016

+      - maintenance release, recompile of programs recommended

+      - expanded community input and support

+         * 25 unique contributors as of this release

+      - fixed CVE-2016-7420 (Issue 277, document NDEBUG for production/release)

+      - fixed CVE-2016-7544 (Issue 302, avoid _malloca and _freea)

+      - shipped library in recommended state

+         * backwards compatibility achieved with <config.compat>

+      - Visual Studio project file cleanup

+         * improved X86 and X64 MSBuild support

+         * added ARM-based MSBuild awareness

+      - improved Testing and QA

+         * expanded platforms and compilers

+         * expanded Coverity into OS X and Windows platforms

+         * added Windows test scripts using Strawberry Perl

+      - ported to MSVC 2015 SP3, Xcode 7.3, Sun Studio 12.5, GCC 7.0,

+        MacPorts GCC 7.0, Clang 3.8, Intel C++ 17.00

+

+5.6.4 - September 11, 2016

+      - maintenance release, honored API/ABI/Versioning requirements

       - expanded community input and support

          * 22 unique contributors for this release

       - fixed CVE-2016-3995

@@ -319,39 +380,8 @@ for the record back to Crypto++ 1.0.
       - ported to MSVC 2015 SP3, Xcode 9.0, Sun Studio 12.5, GCC 7.0,

         MacPorts GCC 7.0, Clang 3.8, Intel C++ 17.00

 

-5.6.5 - maintenance release, recompile of programs recommended

-      - expanded community input and support

-         * 25 unique contributors as of this release

-      - fixed CVE-2016-7420 (Issue 277, document NDEBUG for production/release)

-      - fixed CVE-2016-7544 (Issue 302, avoid _malloca and _freea)

-      - shipped library in recommended state

-         * backwards compatibility achieved with <config.compat>

-      - Visual Studio project file cleanup

-         * improved X86 and X64 MSBuild support

-         * added ARM-based MSBuild awareness

-      - improved Testing and QA

-         * expanded platforms and compilers

-         * expanded Coverity into OS X and Windows platforms

-         * added Windows test scripts using Strawberry Perl

-      - ported to MSVC 2015 SP3, Xcode 7.3, Sun Studio 12.5, GCC 7.0,

-        MacPorts GCC 7.0, Clang 3.8, Intel C++ 17.00

-

-6.0.0 - Major release, recompile of programs required

-      - expanded community input and support

-         * 43 unique contributors as of this release

-      - fixed CVE-2016-9939 (Issue 346, transient DoS)

-      - fixed CVE-2017-9434 (Issue 414, misidentified memory error)

-      - converted to BASE+SIMD implementation

-         * BASE provides an architecture neutral C++ implementation

-         * SIMD provides architecture specific hardware acceleration

-      - improved PowerPC Power4, Power7 and Power8 support

-      - added ARIA, EC German DSA, Deterministic signatures (RFC 6979),

-        Kalyna, NIST Hash and HMAC DRBG, Padlock RNG, Poly1305, SipHash,

-        Simon, Speck, SM3, SM4, Threefish algorithms

-      - added NaCl interface from the compact library

-         * x25519 key exhange and ed25519 signing provided through NaCl interface

-      - improved Testing and QA

-      - ported to MSVC 2017, Xcode 8.1, Sun Studio 12.5, GCC 7.0,

-        MacPorts GCC 7.0, Clang 4.0, Intel C++ 17.00, IBM XL C/C++ 13.1

+June 2015 - Changing of the guard. Wei Dai turned the library over to the

+        community. Wei is no longer involved with the daily operations of

+        the project. Wei still provides guidance when we have questions.

 

 Written by Wei Dai and the Crypto++ Project