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* Makefile (version): Changed to "1.0.1".
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This NEWS file records noteworthy changes, very tersely.
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See the manual for detailed information.
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* Makefile (version): Changed to "1.0.10".
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Version 1.0.10 (2009-05-17)
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* Client
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** Security bug fix: Fix permissions on initrd.img-*.bak files when
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   upgrading from older versions.
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* Makefile (version): Changed to "1.0.9".
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Version 1.0.9 (2009-05-17)
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* Client
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** Security bug fix: Fix permissions on initrd.img file when
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   installing new linux-image-* packages calling mkinitramfs-kpkg (all
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   version lower than 2.6.28-1-* does this).
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* Makefile (version): Changed to "1.0.8".
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Version 1.0.8 (2009-02-25)
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* Client
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** Bug fix: Fix missing quote characters in initramfs-tools-hook.
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* Makefile (version): Changed to "1.0.7".
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Version 1.0.7 (2009-02-24)
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* Client
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** Bug fix: Do not depend on GNU awk.
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* Makefile (version): Changed to "1.0.6".
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Version 1.0.6 (2009-02-13)
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* Server
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** Fix bug where server would stop responding, with a zombie checker
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** Support for disabling IPv6 (only for advanced users)
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** Fix bug which made server not change group ID
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* Client
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** Bug fix: Fix permission for /lib64 (on relevant architechtures).
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** Add support for IPv4 addresses.
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** Add support in mandos-client for not bringing up a network
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   interface by specifying an empty string to "--interface".
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** Make password prompt on boot not be mangled by kernel log messages
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   about network interface.
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** Get network interface from initramfs.conf and/or from kernel
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   command line.
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** If set by "ip=" kernel command line, configure network on boot.
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** Support connecting directly using "mandos=connect" kernel command.
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   line option, provided network is configured using "ip=".
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** Fix bug which made plugin-runner and mandos-client not change group
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   ID.
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** Fix bug where the "--options-for" option of plugin-runner would
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   truncate the value at the first colon character.
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** Fix bug where plugin-runner would not go to fallback if all plugins
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   failed.
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** Fix bug where mandos-client would not clean temporary directory on
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   a signal or on certain file systems.
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** Bug fix: remove bashism in /bin/sh script "mandos-keygen".
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* Makefile (version): Changed to "1.0.5".
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Version 1.0.5 (2009-01-17)
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* Client
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** Fix small memory leak in plugin-runner.
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* debian/changelog (1.0.4-1): New entry.
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Version 1.0.4 (2009-01-15)
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* Server
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** Only find matched user/group pairs when searching for suitable
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   nonprivileged user/group to switch to.
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* Client
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** New kernel parameter "mandos=off" makes client not run at boot.
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** Fix linking errors and compilation warnings on AMD64.
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** Parse numbers in command line options better.
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** The splashy and usplash plugins are more robust while traversing
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   /proc, and will not abort if a process suddenly disappears.
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* Makefile (version): Changed to "1.0.3".
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Version 1.0.3 (2009-01-06)
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* Server
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** Now tries to change to user and group "_mandos" before falling back
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   to trying the old values "mandos", "nobody:nogroup", and "65534".
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** Now does not abort on startup even if no clients are defined in
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   clients.conf.
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* Client
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** Plugins named "*.dpkg-bak" are now ignored.
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** Hopefully fixed compilation failure on some architectures where the
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   C compiler does not recognize the "-z" option as a linker option.
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* Makefile (version): Changed to "1.0.2".
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Version 1.0.2 (2008-10-17)
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* mandos-keygen now signs the encrypted key blobs.  This signature is
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  not currently verified by mandos-client, but this may change in the
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  future.
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229 by Teddy Hogeborn
* Makefile (version): Changed to "1.0.1".
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Version 1.0.1 (2008-10-07)
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* Server
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** Expand environment variables and ~user in clients.conf's "secfile"
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   The "secfile" option in /etc/mandos/clients.conf now expands
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   "~user/foo" and "$ENVVAR" strings.
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* Client (plugin-runner, plugins, etc.)
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** Manual pages for the usplash, splashy, and askpass-fifo plugins.
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   All plugins now have man pages.
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** More secure compilation and linking flags.
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   All programs are now compiled with "-fstack-protector-all -fPIE
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   -pie", and linked using "-z relro -pie" for additional security.
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* There is now a "NEWS" file (this one), giving a history of
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  noteworthy changes.