GnuPG VS-Desktop 3.1.21

GnuPG VS-Desktop® version 3.1.21 is available since 2022-02-11. The previous version was 3.1.20.

New Features

GUI (Kleopatra)

  • Additional help documents are now added in the help menu.
  • The key creation wizard can now hide advanced settings through configuration. (T5690)
  • When searching for keys a Web Key Directory is also searched if this is available for the searched domain. (T5334)
  • A new setting in group [Smartcard] "AlwaysSearchCardOnKeyserver" enables the query of any configured keyserver for certificates of a smartcard if set to true. (T5735)
  • Additional dialogs have file endings preset when saving crypto files. (T5736)
  • Secret subkeys can now be exported and imported. (T5755)
  • Opening external links can now be administratively prohibited. (T5777)
  • When opening Outlook attachments the default output path is now in the Documents folder of the user. (T5774)
  • In the certificate details certification view it is now possible to retrieve all certifier certificates. (T5805)
  • It is now possible to fetch the keys of certifiers automatically on import. This can be enabled through the setting "RetrieveSignerKeysAfterImport" in the "Import" group. (T5805)
  • Configurating both, an OpenPGP and an X.509, keyserver has been improved. (T5801)

Outlook Add-In (GgpOL)

  • Draft encryption can now be enabled through the Registry by setting the value "auto" for "draftKey". (T5564).

Engine (GnuPG)

  • When importing certificates, certificates with specific identifiers can now be filtered out. This allows to avoid the automatic import of certificates used by other applications, like Rohde & Schwarz Trusted Disk.

Solved Bugs

GUI (Kleopatra)

  • The keyserver configuration now properly resets to the default value on empty configuration. (T5711)
  • The configuration of "default-new-key-algo" is simplified for ECC curves. (T5717)
  • Error handling for failed PKCS#12 imports has been improved. (T5713)
  • An information is now shown if a keyserver returns invalid search results. (T5725)
  • Configuration settings which are forced in the global configuration are now properly greyed out. (T5791)
  • Automatic detection of new smartcards has been improved. (T5782)

Outlook Add-In (GgpOL)

  • A problem has been fixed which could cause cleartext to be sent to the Exchange server. This occurred when modifying an encrypted draft. (T5564)

Engine (GnuPG)

  • Windows account names with special characters like umlauts are working again.
  • A delay on the first keyserver access has been fixed.
  • Configuration values from the Windows Registry are now properly shown by gpgconf --show-configs. (T5724)

Versions of the Components

Component Version Remarks
GnuPG 2.2.34 T5703
Kleopatra 3.1.21  
GpgOL 2.5.2  
GpgEX 1.0.8  
Libgcrypt 1.8.9 T5467