krb5 commit [krb5-1.18]: Fix typo and DES section in 1.18 README
Greg Hudson <[email protected]>
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https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/78a945c179afcc870f445813aa33202c2383ca91 commit 78a945c179afcc870f445813aa33202c2383ca91 Author: Greg Hudson <[email protected]> Date: Tue Mar 17 14:54:27 2020 -0400 Fix typo and DES section in 1.18 README README | 13 +++++-------- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 368ecab..abf0d57 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -64,14 +64,11 @@ and using the "Guest Login" button. Please note that the web interface to our bug database is read-only for guests, and the primary way to interact with our bug database is via email. -DES transition --------------- +DES no longer supported +----------------------- -The Data Encryption Standard (DES) is widely recognized as weak. The -krb5-1.7 release contains measures to encourage sites to migrate away -from using single-DES cryptosystems. Among these is a configuration -variable that enables "weak" enctypes, which defaults to "false" -beginning with krb5-1.8. +Beginning with the krb5-1.18 release, single-DES encryption types are +no longer supported. Major changes in 1.18 (2019-02-12) ---------------------------------- @@ -134,7 +131,7 @@ Code quality: * The libkrb5 serialization code (used to export and import krb5 GSS security contexts) has been simplified and made type-safe. -* The libkrb5 code for creating KRB-PRIV, KRB-SAFE, and KRB-CRED d +* The libkrb5 code for creating KRB-PRIV, KRB-SAFE, and KRB-CRED messages has been revised to conform to current coding practices. * The test suite has been modified to work with macOS System Integrity