Prepare for Crypto++ 7.0 releaseCRYPTOPP_7_0_0

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/Readme.txt b/Readme.txt
index 396dc117..8967f568 100644
--- a/Readme.txt
+++ b/Readme.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Crypto++: free C++ Class Library of Cryptographic Schemes

-Version 6.1 - FEB/22/2018

+Version 7.0 - APR/08/2018

 

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

 Currently the library contains the following algorithms:

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Other features include:
   * pseudo random number generators (PRNG): ANSI X9.17 appendix C, RandomPool,

     VIA Padlock, RDRAND, RDSEED, NIST Hash and HMAC DRBGs

   * password based key derivation functions: PBKDF1 and PBKDF2 from PKCS #5,

-    PBKDF from PKCS #12 appendix B, HKDF from RFC 5869

+    PBKDF from PKCS #12 appendix B, HKDF from RFC 5869, Scrypt from RFC 7914

   * Shamir's secret sharing scheme and Rabin's information dispersal algorithm

     (IDA)

   * fast multi-precision integer (bignum) and polynomial operations

@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ The following compilers are supported for this release. Please visit
 http://www.cryptopp.com the most up to date build instructions and porting notes.

 

   * Visual Studio 2003 - 2017

-  * GCC 3.3 - 7.2

-  * Apple Clang 4.3 - 8.3

+  * GCC 3.3 - 8.0

+  * Apple Clang 4.3 - 9.3

   * LLVM Clang 2.9 - 4.0

   * C++Builder 2010

   * Intel C++ Compiler 9 - 16.0

@@ -282,6 +282,27 @@ 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.

 

+7.0.0 - April 8, 2018

+      - major release, recompile of programs required

+      - expanded community input and support

+         * 48 unique contributors as of this release

+      - fix incorrect result when using Integer::ModInverse

+         * may be CVE worthy, but request was not submitted

+      - fix ARIA/CTR bus error on Sparc64

+      - fix incorrect result when using a_exp_b_mod_c

+      - fix undeclared identifier uint32_t on early Visual Studio

+      - fix iPhoneSimulator build on i386

+      - fix incorrect adler32 in ZlibDecompressor

+      - fix Power7 test using PPC_FEATURE_ARCH_2_06

+      - workaround incorrect Glibc sysconf return value on ppc64-le

+      - add KeyDerivationFunction interface

+      - add scrypt key derivation function

+      - add Salsa20_Core transform callable from outside class

+      - add sbyte, sword16, sword32 and sword64

+      - remove s_nullNameValuePairs from unnamed namespace

+      - ported to MSVC 2017, Xcode 9.3, 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

+

 6.1.0 - February 22, 2018

       - minor release, maintenance items

       - expanded community input and support

@@ -381,7 +402,8 @@ for the record back to Crypto++ 1.0.
         MacPorts GCC 7.0, Clang 3.8, Intel C++ 17.00

 

 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.

+        community. The first community release was Crypto++ 5.6.3. 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

+Originally written by Wei Dai, maintained by the Crypto++ Project