In `openpgp.sign`, the signing key preferences are considered instead,
since no "recipient keys" are available.
The hash algo selection logic has been reworked as follows:
if `config.preferredHashAlgo` appears in the prefs of all recipients, we pick it;
otherwise, we use the strongest supported algo (note: SHA256 is always implicitly supported by all keys),
as long as it is compatible with the signing key (e.g. ECC keys require minimum digest sizes).
Previously, only the preferences of the signing key were used to determine the hash algo to use,
but this is in contrast to the RFC: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9580.html#section-5.2.3.16-2 .
Also, an algo stronger than `config.preferredHashAlgo` would be used, if the signing key
declared it as first preference.
With this change, `config.preferredHashAlgo` is picked even if it's weaker than the
preferences of the recipient keys.
Previously, `readKey` and `readPrivateKey` would throw when given a block
of keys as input.
With this change, the first parsable key is returned by both functions:
the behaviour is equivalent to calling `readKeys` (resp. `readPrivateKeys`)
and taking the first array entry.
This is to signal support to senders who wish to use these algos.
Note that SHA256 remains as first default preference, followed by SHA512,
as in the context of OpenPGP signatures they provide
better performance/security ratio than their SHA3 counterparts.
This subpacket replaces both symmetric algorithm preferences and
AEAD algorithm preferences when AEAD is supported, by providing
sets of preferred symmetric and AEAD algorithm pairs.
We still keep the symmetric algorithm preferences in case AEAD is
not supported.
The AEAD Encrypted Data packet has been removed from the draft
in favor of version 2 of the Sym. Encrypted Integrity Protected
Data packet. It also has a new feature flag to match.
Breaking changes:
- a new `format` option has been added to `openpgp.encrypt`, `sign` and
`encryptSessionKey` to select the format of the output message. `format`
replaces the existing `armor` option, and accepts three values:
* if `format: 'armor'` (default), an armored signed/encrypted message is
returned (same as `armor: true`).
* if `format: 'binary'`, a binary signed/encrypted message is returned (same
as `armor: false`).
* if `format: 'object'`, a Message or Signature object is returned (this was
not supported before).
This change is to uniform the output format selection across all top-level
functions (following up to #1345).
- All top-level functions now throw if unrecognised options are passed, to make
library users aware that those options are not being applied.
API changes:
- `Key.isPublic()` has been removed, since it was redundant and it would
introduce TypeScript issues. Call `!Key.isPrivate()` instead.
TypeScript changes:
- the `openpgp.readKey(s)` functions are now declared as returning a `Key`
instead of a `PublicKey`. This is just a readability improvement to make it
clearer that the result could also be a `PrivateKey`.
- All `Key` methods that return a key object now have the narrowest possible
return type.
- The `Key.isPrivate()` method can now be used for type inference, allowing the
compiler to distinguish between `PrivateKey` and `PublicKey`.
Calling `key.isPrivate()` is the recommended way of distinguishing between a
`PrivateKey` and `PublicKey` at runtime, over using `key instanceof ...`, since
the latter depends on the specifics of the `Key` class hierarchy.
- `openpgp.generateKey`, `reformatKey` and `revokeKey` take a new `format`
option, whose possible values are: `'armor', 'binary', 'object'` (default is
`'armor'`).
- `generateKey` and `reformatKey` now return an object of the form `{
publicKey, privateKey, revocationCertificate }`, where the type of `publicKey`
and `privateKey` depends on `options.format`:
* if `format: 'armor'` then `privateKey, publicKey` are armored strings;
* if `format: 'binary'` then `privateKey, publicKey` are `Uint8Array`;
* if `format: 'object'` then `privateKey, publicKey` are `PrivateKey` and
`PublicKey` objects respectively;
- `revokeKey` now returns `{ publicKey, privateKey }`, where:
* if a `PrivateKey` is passed as `key` input, `privateKey, publicKey` are of the
requested format;
* if a `PublicKey` is passed as `key` input, `publicKey` is of the requested format,
while `privateKey` is `null` (previously, in this case the `privateKey` field
was not defined).
Breaking changes:
- In `revokeKey`, if no `format` option is specified, the returned `publicKey,
privateKey` are armored strings (they used to be objects).
- In `generateKey` and `reformatKey`, the `key` value is no longer returned.
- For all three functions, the `publicKeyArmored` and `privateKeyArmored`
values are no longer returned.
- Throw on signature parsing (e.g. in `openpgp.readSignature`) if the
creation time subpacket is missing
- `SignaturePacket.verify` now directly checks for signature creation
and expiration times. This makes it easier to thoroughly check the
validity of signatures. Also:
- `openpgp.revokeKey` now takes a `date` to check the provided
revocation certificate
- `openpgp.decryptSessionKeys` now takes a `date` to check the
validity of the provided private keys
- whenever a `date` is used internally, the function accepts a
`date` param to allow passing the correct date
- Add tests for all of the above
- Like `openpgp.generateKey`, `openpgp.reformatKey` now also requires
`options.userIDs`
- Simplify calling `SubKey.isRevoked/update/getExpirationTime` by
adding the `SubKey.mainKey` field to hold the reference of the
corresponding `Key`
Breaking changes in low-level functions:
- Added/removed `date` params:
- `Key.update(key, config)` -> `update(key, date, config)`
- `Key.applyRevocationCertificate(revocationCertificate, config)` ->
`applyRevocationCertificate(revocationCertificate, date, config)`
- `Key.signAllUsers(privateKeys, config)` ->
`signAllUsers(privateKeys, date, config)`
- `Key.verifyAllUsers(keys, config)` ->
`verifyAllUsers(keys, date, config)`
- `new SignaturePacket(date)` -> `new SignaturePacket()`
- `SignaturePacket.sign(key, data, detached)` ->
`sign(key, data, date, detached)`
- `Message.sign(primaryKey, privateKeys, config)` ->
`sign(primaryKey, privateKeys, date, config)`
- `Message.decrypt(privateKeys, passwords, sessionKeys, config)` ->
`decrypt(privateKeys, passwords, sessionKeys, date, config)`
- `Message.decryptSessionKeys(privateKeys, passwords, config)` ->
`decryptSessionKeys(privateKeys, passwords, date, config)`
- Removed `primaryKey` params:
- `SubKey.isRevoked(primaryKey, signature, key, date, config)` ->
`isRevoked(signature, key, date, config)`
- `SubKey.update(subKey, primaryKey, date, config)` ->
`update(subKey, date, config)`
- `SubKey.getExpirationTime(primaryKey, date, config)` ->
`getExpirationTime(date, config)`
- Add `PrivateKey` and `PublicKey` classes. A `PrivateKey` can always
be passed where a `PublicKey` key is expected, but not vice versa.
- Unexport `Key`, and export `PrivateKey` and `PublicKey`.
- Rename `Key.packetlist2structure` to `Key.packetListToStructure`.
- Change `Key.update` to return a new updated key, rather than
modifying the destination one in place.
- Add `openpgp.readPrivateKey` and `openpgp.readPrivateKeys` to avoid
having to downcast the result of `readKey(s)` in TypeScript.
- Make fingerprint and key ID computation async, and rely on Web Crypto
for hashing if available
- Always set fingerprint and keyID on key parsing / generation
- Introduce `*KeyPacket.computeFingerprint()` and
`*KeyPacket.computeFingerprintAndKeyID()`
- Change `getKeyID` and `getFingerprint*` functions to return the
pre-computed key ID and fingerprint, respectively
- Make `PublicKeyPacket.read` async
- Add `PacketList.fromBinary` which parses binary data and returns a
`PacketList`. Using it instead of `PacketList.read` avoids being left
with partially read data in case of errors.
- Rename `toPacketlist` to `toPacketList` in `Key`, `Subkey` and `User`
classes
- In `readMessage`, pass down `config` to `PacketList.read`
- Add `config` param to `CompressedDataPacket.decompress`,
`AEADEncryptedDataPacket.decrypt` and `Message.appendSignature`
- Use PascalCase for classes, with uppercase acronyms.
- Use camelCase for function and variables. First word/acronym is always
lowercase, otherwise acronyms are uppercase.
Also, make the packet classes' `tag` properties `static`.
- Add `config.rejectPublicKeyAlgorithms` to disallow using the given algorithms
to verify, sign or encrypt new messages or third-party certifications.
- Consider `config.minRsaBits` when signing, verifying and encrypting messages
and third-party certifications, not just on key generation.
- When verifying a message, if the verification key is not found (i.e. not
provided or too weak), the corresponding `signature` will have
`signature.valid=false` (used to be `signature.valid=null`).
`signature.error` will detail whether the key is missing/too weak/etc.
Generating and verifying key certification signatures is still permitted in all cases.
- Rename `config.compression` to `config.preferredCompressionAlgorithm`
- Rename `config.encryptionCipher` to `config.preferredSymmetricAlgorithm`
- Rename `config.preferHashAlgorithm` to `config.preferredHashAlgorithm`
- Rename `config.aeadMode` to `config.preferredAeadAlgorithm`
- When encrypting to public keys, the compression/aead/symmetric algorithm is selected by:
- taking the preferred algorithm specified in config, if it is supported by all recipients
- otherwise, taking the "MUST implement" algorithm specified by rfc4880bis
- When encrypting to passphrases only (no public keys), the preferred algorithms from `config` are always used
- EdDSA signing with a hash algorithm weaker than sha256 is explicitly disallowed (https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-openpgp-rfc4880bis-10.html#section-15-7.2)
* Rename `config.ignoreMdcError` to `config.allowUnauthenticatedMessages`
* Do not support creating sym. enc. messages without integrity protection
* Use `config.aeadProtect` to determine SKESK encryption mode
Refactor functions to take the configuration as a parameter.
This allows setting a config option for a single function call, whereas
setting `openpgp.config` could lead to concurrency-related issues when
multiple async function calls are made at the same time.
`openpgp.config` is used as default for unset config values in top-level
functions.
`openpgp.config` is used as default config object in low-level functions
(i.e., when calling a low-level function, it may be required to pass
`{ ...openpgp.config, modifiedConfig: modifiedValue }`).
Also,
- remove `config.rsaBlinding`: blinding is now always applied to RSA decryption
- remove `config.debug`: debugging mode can be enabled by setting
`process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development'`
- remove `config.useNative`: native crypto is always used when available
Make all `read*` functions accept an options object, so that we can add config
options to them later (for #1166). This is necessary so that we can remove the
global `openpgp.config`, which doesn't work that well when importing
individual functions.
Furthermore, merge `readMessage` and `readArmoredMessage` into one function,
et cetera.
`key.isDecrypted()` now returns true if either the primary key or any subkey
is decrypted.
Additionally, implement `SecretKeyPacket.prototype.makeDummy` for encrypted
keys.
- `openpgp.generateKey` now expects `userIds` in object format
(strings are no longer supported)
- Remove `util.parseUserId` and `util.formatUserId`
- Replace `UserIDPacket#format` with `UserIDPacket.fromObject`
- Changes `openpgp.generateKey` to accept an explicit `type` parameter,
instead of inferring its value from the `curve` or `rsaBits` params
- Introduces `config.minRsaBits` to set minimum key size of RSA key generation
Instead of as modules.
Replace *.read with read*, *.readArmored with readArmored*, etc.
Replace cleartext.readArmored with readArmoredCleartextMessage.
Replace message.fromText with Message.fromText, etc.