[Libpki-devel] New LibPKI Version (v0.1.8) available

[Massimiliano P. <pa...@cs...>]

     Announcement:
     =============

       The OpenCA Team announce the availability of the new version of the LibPKI
       library:

	Current Version: v0.1.8


     Project Overview:
     =================

       The LibPKI Project is aimed to provide an easy-to-use PKI library for PKI
       enabled application development. The library provides the developer
       the needed functionalities to manage Public Key Certificates, from generation
       to validation.
       The LibPKI Project enables developers with the possibility to implement complex
       cryptographic operations with a few simple function calls by implementing an
       high-level cryptographic API.

       The library constitutes the core of the OpenCA-NG Project, anyway we provide it
       as a separate package in order to encourage applications developers to use it in
       their packages.

       Currently support for OpenSSL and KMF libraries is provided as low-level crypto
       provider.


     Project Status:
     ===============

       o [25 Oct 2007] Second release available for download (libpki v0.1.8)
       o [23 Mar 2007] First initial code available for download (libpki v0.1.1)


     Major Changes and Fixes:
     ========================

       o Added a Log subsystem
       o Integrated new version of PRQP
       o Added support for OpenSSL ENGINE usage
       o Added first support for PKCS11 URL retrieval (pkcs11://)
       o Added MySQL support for URL retrieval
       o Fixed support for LDAP URL retrieval
       o Added support for SCEP messages to the library
       o Initial CMS support added
       o support for extensions management into libpki by using certificate profiles
         and oid configuration file (xml based)
       o Added support for certificate, request and certificate chain writing
         through PKI_TOKEN interface
       o Added support for different signature schemes (RSA/DSA/ECDSA with RC2/RC5/SHA1)
       o Fixed compilation problems on Solaris 9/Solaris 10/Solaris 11
       o Fixed compilation problems on FreeBSD
       o Fixed LDAP differences with OpenLDAP and Sun's LDAP (support for both is
         provided)


     Current Project developers' Tasks:
     ==================================

       Massimiliano Pala is currently working on:
       - Integration of TPM for Key operations/management;
       - Adding support for PKCS#11 devices;
       - Fixing extension management code;
       - Extending the Log subsystem to provide signed and verifiable logs;


     Open Issues:
     ============

       o Extensions management is still not stable for complex exts, the code
         needs to be checked and extended
       o Integration with TPM in development
       o Still deciding if to provide our own PKCS#11 subsystem or rely on
         the crypto lower layer (e.g., ENGINE or KMF)
       o Binary Packages generation for Ubuntu (linux) and MacOS X
       o Porting to Win32 (provide support for Microsoft Crypto API)


     Wishes:
     =======

      o Let us know (!)


     References:
     ===========

     The OpenCA Project main website can be found at

          http://www.openca.org/

     You can find all current versions and available documentation there. You
     can also download any part of the software or documentation also at the
     official ftp site:

	http://www.openca.org/projects/libpki
	http://ftp.openca.org/libpki

     or from one of the official mirrors:

	http://www.openca.org/mirrors.shtml

     Thanks
     ======

     Thank you for supporting the Open Source community by using/contributing to/
     reporting bugs/cheering this project! Now go ahead and actively contribute to
     make the world a better place!


                                                        - The OpenCA Team -