1
1
This NEWS file records noteworthy changes, very tersely.
2
2
See the manual for detailed information.
4
Version 1.7.19 (2018-02-22)
6
** Do not print "unlink(...): No such file or directory".
7
** Bug fixes: Fix file descriptor leaks.
8
** Bug fix: Don't use leak sanitizer with leaking libraries.
10
Version 1.7.18 (2018-02-12)
12
** Bug fix: Revert faulty fix for a nonexistent bug in the
15
Version 1.7.17 (2018-02-10)
17
** Bug fix: Fix a memory leak in the plugin-runner
18
** Bug fix: Fix memory leaks in the plymouth plugin
20
Version 1.7.16 (2017-08-20)
22
** Bug fix: ignore "resumedev" entries in initramfs' cryptroot file
23
** Bug fix in plymouth plugin: fix memory leak, avoid warning output
25
Version 1.7.15 (2017-02-23)
27
** Bug fix: Respect the mandos.conf "zeroconf" and "restore" options
29
** Bug fix in mandos-keygen: Handle backslashes in passphrases
31
Version 1.7.14 (2017-01-25)
33
** Use "Requisite" instead of "RequisiteOverridable" in systemd
36
Version 1.7.13 (2016-10-08)
38
** Minor bug fix: Don't ask for passphrase or fail when generating
39
keys using GnuPG 2.1 in a chrooted environment.
41
Version 1.7.12 (2016-10-05)
43
** Bug fix: Don't crash after exit() when using DH parameters file
45
Version 1.7.11 (2016-10-01)
47
** Security fix: Don't compile with AddressSanitizer
49
** Bug fix: Find GnuTLS library when gnutls28-dev is not installed
50
** Bug fix: Include "Expires" and "Last Checker Status" in mandos-ctl
52
** New option for mandos-ctl: --dump-json
54
Version 1.7.10 (2016-06-23)
56
** Security fix: restrict permissions of /etc/mandos/plugin-helpers
58
** Bug fix: Make the --interface flag work with Python 2.7 when "cc"
61
Version 1.7.9 (2016-06-22)
63
** Do not include intro(8mandos) man page
65
Version 1.7.8 (2016-06-21)
67
** Include intro(8mandos) man page
68
** mandos-keygen: Use ECDSA SSH keys by default
69
** Bug fix: Work with GnuPG 2 when booting (Debian bug #819982)
70
by copying /usr/bin/gpg-agent into initramfs
72
** Bug fix: Work with GnuPG 2 (don't use --no-use-agent option)
73
** Bug fix: Make the --interface option work when using Python 2.7
74
by trying harder to find SO_BINDTODEVICE
76
Version 1.7.7 (2016-03-19)
78
** Fix bug in Plymouth client, broken since 1.7.2
80
Version 1.7.6 (2016-03-13)
82
** Fix bug where stopping server would time out
83
** Make server runnable with Python 3
85
Version 1.7.5 (2016-03-08)
87
** Fix security restrictions in systemd service file.
88
** Work around bug where stopping server would time out
90
Version 1.7.4 (2016-03-05)
92
** Bug fix: Tolerate errors from configure_networking (Debian Bug
94
** Compilation: Only use sanitizing options which work with the
95
compiler used when building. This should fix compilation with GCC
96
4.9 on mips, mipsel, and s390x.
98
** Add extra security restrictions in systemd service file.
100
Version 1.7.3 (2016-02-29)
102
** Bug fix: Remove new type of keyring directory user by GnuPG 2.1.
103
** Bug fix: Remove "nonnull" attribute from a function argument, which
104
would otherwise generate a spurious runtime warning.
106
Version 1.7.2 (2016-02-28)
108
** Stop using python-gnutls library; it was not updated to GnuTLS 3.3.
109
** Bug fix: Only send D-Bus signal ClientRemoved if using D-Bus.
110
** Use GnuPG 2 if available.
112
** Compile with various sanitizing flags.
114
Version 1.7.1 (2015-10-24)
116
** Bug fix: Can now really find Mandos server even if the server has
117
an IPv6 address on a network other than the one which the Mandos
120
Version 1.7.0 (2015-08-10)
122
** Bug fix: Handle local Zeroconf service name collisions better.
123
** Bug fix: Finally fix "ERROR: Child process vanished" bug.
124
** Bug fix: Fix systemd service file to start server correctly.
125
** Bug fix: Be compatible with old 2048-bit DSA keys.
126
** The D-Bus API now provides the standard D-Bus ObjectManager
127
interface, and deprecates older functionality. See the DBUS-API
128
file for the currently recommended API. Note: the original API
129
still works, but is deprecated.
131
** Can now find Mandos server even if the server has an IPv6 address
132
on a network without IPv6 Router Advertisment (like if the Mandos
133
client itself is the router, or there is an IPv6 router advertising
134
a network other than the one which the Mandos server is on.)
135
** Use a better value than 1024 for the default number of DH bits.
136
This better value is either provided by a DH parameters file (see
137
below) or an appropriate number of DH bits is determined based on
139
** Bug fix: mandos-keygen now generates correct output for the
140
"Checker" variable even if the SSH server on the Mandos client has
141
multiple SSH key types.
142
** Can now use pre-generated Diffie-Hellman parameters from a file.
144
Version 1.6.9 (2014-10-05)
146
** Changed to emit standard D-Bus signal when D-Bus properties change.
147
(The old signal is still emitted too, but marked as deprecated.)
149
Version 1.6.8 (2014-08-06)
151
** Bug fix: mandos-keygen now generates working SSH checker commands.
153
** Bug fix: "mandos-monitor" now really redraws screen on Ctrl-L.
154
** Now requires Python 2.7.
156
Version 1.6.7 (2014-07-17)
158
** Bug fix: Now compatible with GPGME 1.5.0.
159
** Bug fix: Fixed minor memory leaks.
161
** "mandos-monitor" now has verbose logging, toggleable with "v".
163
Version 1.6.6 (2014-07-13)
165
** If client host has an SSH server, "mandos-keygen --password" now
166
outputs "checker" option which uses "ssh-keyscan"; this is more
167
secure than the default "fping" checker.
168
** Bug fix: allow "." in network hook names, to match documentation.
169
** Better error messages.
171
** New --no-zeroconf option.
172
** Bug fix: Fix --servicename option, broken since 1.6.4.
173
** Bug fix: Fix --socket option work for --socket=0.
175
Version 1.6.5 (2014-05-11)
177
** Work around bug in GnuPG <http://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue1622>
178
** Give better error messages when run without sufficient privileges
179
** Only warn if workaround for Debian bug #633582 was necessary and
180
failed, not if it failed and was unnecessary.
182
Version 1.6.4 (2014-02-16)
184
** Very minor fix to self-test code.
186
Version 1.6.3 (2014-01-21)
188
** Add systemd support.
189
** For PID file, fall back to /var/run if /run does not exist.
191
** Moved files from /usr/lib/mandos to whatever the architecture
192
specifies, like /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mandos or
195
Version 1.6.2 (2013-10-24)
197
** PID file moved from /var/run to /run.
198
** Bug fix: Handle long secrets when saving client state.
199
** Bug fix: Use more magic in the GnuTLS priority string to handle
200
both old DSA/ELG 2048-bit keys and new RSA/RSA 4096-bit keys.
202
** mandos-keygen: Bug fix: now generate RSA keys which GnuTLS can use.
203
Bug fix: Output passphrase prompts even when
204
redirecting standard output.
206
Version 1.6.1 (2013-10-13)
208
** All client options for time intervals now also take an RFC 3339
209
duration. The same for all options to mandos-ctl.
210
** Bug fix: Handle fast checkers (like ":") correctly.
211
** Bug fix: Don't print output from checkers when running in
213
** Bug fix: Do not fail when client is removed from clients.conf but
214
saved settings remain.
215
** Bug fix: mandos-monitor now displays standout (reverse video) again
216
using new version of Urwid.
217
** Bug fix: Make boolean options work from the config file again.
218
** Bug fix: Make --no-ipv6 work again.
219
** New default priority string to be slightly more compatible with
220
older versions of GnuTLS.
222
** Bug fix: Fix bashism in mandos-keygen.
223
** Default key and subkey types are now RSA and RSA, respectively.
224
Also, new default key size is 4096 bits.
226
Version 1.6.0 (2012-06-18)
228
** Takes new --foreground option
229
** Init script supports new "status" action.
231
** Now uses all interfaces by default; the --interface option can
232
still be used to restrict it, and the argument to --interface (as
233
well as the $DEVICE environment variable for the network hooks) is
234
now a comma-separated list of interfaces to use.
236
Version 1.5.5 (2012-06-01)
238
** Server takes new --socket option
240
Version 1.5.4 (2012-05-20)
242
** Bug fix: Regression fix: Make non-zero approval timeout values work.
243
** Bug fix: Regression fix: Allow changing the Timeout D-Bus property.
244
** Fall back to not bind to an interface if an invalid interface name
246
** Removed support for undocumented feature of using plain "%%s" in
247
"checker" client option.
248
** Old D-Bus interface are now marked as deprecated.
249
** mandos-monitor: Bug fix: show approval timers correctly.
250
** mandos-ctl: Show "Extended Timeout" correctly, not as milliseconds.
252
Version 1.5.3 (2012-01-15)
254
** Add D-Bus property se.recompile.Client.LastCheckerStatus and use it
257
** Fix bugs in the example "bridge" network hook.
4
259
Version 1.5.2 (2012-01-08)
6
261
** Removed D-Bus signal se.recompile.Mandos.NewRequest() added in
added
removed
NEWS
