GnuPG VS-Desktop - Version 3.1.21 (en)

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

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)

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

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.

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)

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

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)