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Enigmail Changelog

What's new in Enigmail 2.2.4

Oct 1, 2020
  • Fixed an issue during startup that could block other add-ons.

New in Enigmail 2.2.3 (Sep 23, 2020)

  • Added support for keys on Smartcards and offline keys.

New in Enigmail 2.2.2 (Aug 30, 2020)

  • This release makes Enigmail compatible with a change in Thunderbird 782.1.

New in Enigmail 2.2.1 (Aug 16, 2020)

  • As of Thunderbird version 78, OpenPGP is directly integrated in the mail client. Enigmail is not required anymore.
  • This version of Enigmail serves solely for migrating your keys and settings from Enigmail/GnuPG to Thunderbird. If you did not use Enigmail in Thunderbird 68 or earlier, then this version of Enigmail will not do anything.

New in Enigmail 2.1.5 (Jan 3, 2020)

  • This release fixes a security issue related to displaying signature information for unsigned message parts.
  • Improved handling for GnuPG installations that are upgraded from 2.0 to 2.2.

New in Enigmail 2.1.4 (Dec 13, 2019)

  • Mixed classic/​pEp mode on startup if the pEp Engine is not fully operational
  • Key Management menu bar unreadable on dark themes
  • OpenPGP column re-appears after every startup
  • "Attach my public key to message" option is not restored properly
  • Better activity feedback in the "Create OpenPGP Key" window
  • Automatic updating GnuPG does not work

New in Enigmail 2.1.3 (Oct 31, 2019)

  • This is a bugfix release.

New in Enigmail 2.1.2 (Aug 19, 2019)

  • This release addresses a regression bug that duplicates the subject with encrypted messages. In addition, several localizations were updated.

New in Enigmail 2.1.1.1 (Aug 12, 2019)

  • When creating encrypted messages with hidden subjects, the subject cannot be restored anymore
  • Importing keys attached to emails does not work
  • Reading keys from Autocrypt Key Gossip not possible for plaintext emails
  • Dark theme /? some text hard to read

New in Enigmail 2.0.11 (Jul 8, 2019)

  • This release addresses a security issue with inline-PGP messages

New in Enigmail 2.0.10 (May 21, 2019)

  • This is a maintenance and stability release.

New in Enigmail 2.0.9 (Dec 10, 2018)

  • This release addresses a security issue that allows an attacker to prepare a plain, unauthenticated HTML message in a way that it looks like it's signed and/or encrypted. In addition, a few regression bugs were fixed.

New in Enigmail 2.0.8 (Aug 5, 2018)

  • This release addresses a security issue that allows an attacker to prepare a plain, unauthenticated HTML message in a way that it looks like it's signed and/or encrypted. In addition, a few regression bugs were fixed.

New in Enigmail 2.0.7 (Jun 13, 2018)

  • This release addresses several critical security bugs:
  • Spoofing of Email signatures I (CVE-2018-12020)
  • Spoofing of Email signatures II (CVE-2018-12019)
  • Workaround for Mozilla crash bug 1423895

New in Enigmail 2.0.6 (May 31, 2018)

  • This release addresses a vulnerability that would allow an attacker to engineer a message containing an encrypted message part in a way that users could be tricked into responding and thus unintentionally revealing protected data.
  • Furthermore, this version allows to re-encrypt messages without MDC protection.

New in Enigmail 2.0.5 (May 21, 2018)

  • This release contains the following improvements:
  • correct error message in case a message is not integrity protected (missing MDC)
  • prevent any form of the Efail vulnerability and similar attacks by disabling decryption for non-standard message structures

New in Enigmail 2.0.4 (May 16, 2018)

  • This version implements two fixes against Efail vulnerabilities:
  • a workaround to prevent sending decrypted data to remote URLs
  • a workaround that stops decrypting PGP messages using old algorithms like CAST5 that are not MDC-protected

New in Enigmail 2.0.3 (May 8, 2018)

  • This release fixes a crash when opening an encrypted forwarded message, as well as a number of other issues.

New in Enigmail 2.0.1 (Apr 4, 2018)

  • This release addresses several defects that were found after the v2.0 release. In particular, it fixes:
  • a bug with S/MIME not working for an account if Enigmail is not enabled for that account.
  • a bug with encrypted messages not being encrypted if the sender address contains brackets

New in Enigmail 2.0 (Apr 4, 2018)

  • This feature adds support for pEp (Pretty Easy Privacy) and Autocrypt.
  • The "Encrypt" and "Sign" buttons now work for both OpenPGP and S/MIME

New in Enigmail 1.9.9 (Dec 19, 2017)

  • This release addresses several security vulnerabilities detected by Cure53.
  • Thanks to Posteo and Mozilla Foundation for financing the security audit!

New in Enigmail 1.9.8.3 (Oct 3, 2017)

  • This version addresses a crash in Thunderbird caused by too much memory consumption during message sending.

New in Enigmail 1.9.8.2 (Oct 3, 2017)

  • This release fixes a regression with date localization leading to break encryption/decryption/key listing.

New in Enigmail 1.9.8.3 (Oct 3, 2017)

  • This version addresses a crash in Thunderbird caused by too much memory consumption during message sending.

New in Enigmail 1.9.8.1 (Aug 22, 2017)

  • This release addresses several issues related to compatibility with Thunderbird 52. In addition, some translations were updated.

New in Enigmail 1.9.7 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • This version fixes a compatibility issue with Thunderbird 52 that prevents Enigmail from up-/downloading to/from keyservers.

New in Enigmail 1.9.6.1 (Nov 18, 2016)

  • This version fixes a bug that makes Enigmail unusable on some Linux systems.

New in Enigmail 1.9.6 (Nov 6, 2016)

  • Bugs fixed:
  • Make key importing more robust
  • New variant of PGP/​MIME messages broken by MS-Exchange
  • Better detection is decrypted message is displayed

New in Enigmail 1.9.5 (Aug 22, 2016)

  • This release addresses several defects.

New in Enigmail 1.9.4 (Jul 6, 2016)

  • Bug fixes
  • Improved compatibility with 'Send Later' add-on.

New in Enigmail 1.9.3 (Jun 7, 2016)

  • This release addresses a number of bugs.

New in Enigmail 1.9.2 (Apr 25, 2016)

  • This release addresses various defects.

New in Enigmail 1.9.1 (Apr 25, 2016)

  • This release fixes some regressions found in the last version.

New in Enigmail 1.9 (Feb 24, 2016)

  • Changes:
  • Importing and exporting of keys and Enigmail settings
  • Messages are sent using PGP/MIME by default
  • Several new dialogs that improve usability
  • This version requires GnuPG 2.x.; GnuPG 1.4 is not supported anymore.

New in Enigmail 1.9 Beta 1 (Jan 9, 2016)

  • This is the next major version of Enigmail. Many improvements were made to make key handling easier. Please note that this version of Enigmail requires GnuPG 2.0.7 or newer

New in Enigmail 1.8.1 (Mar 24, 2015)

  • This version addresses some critical bugs related to saving drafts discovered in the last version.

New in Enigmail 1.8 (Mar 23, 2015)

  • Major Changes:
  • Improved user interface for message composition
  • Simplified setup wizard
  • Possibility to permanently decrypt messages via filter rules
  • Improved support for PGP/MIME messages from GPGTools sent from MS Exchange Server
  • Many bugs fixed

New in Enigmail 1.7 (Jul 14, 2014)

  • Notable changes:
  • Convenience mode for sending mails
  • Automatic encryption if all keys are known
  • More intuitive view of encryption/signing states in icons and menus; partially new icons
  • Filter in key selection dialog
  • Better selection options for importing keys from address book
  • Some support for PGP/MIME mails deformed by Exchange servers
  • Menu items and labels changed from "OpenPGP" to "Enigmail"
  • Better algorithm for selecting best key for an email address
  • More finer-grained options for displaying dialog before message sending
  • Better fault tolerance at many places
  • Better compatibility with Linux distributions: it is no longer required to have Enigmail and Thunderbird from the same source
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Accesskey for signing state in compose windows is not visible
  • signing problem.
  • Key generation window is too small
  • hide or gray out revoked keys
  • Trailing whitespace breaks PGP/​MIME signature verification
  • enigmail keeps attaching keys when saving draft
  • PGP/​MIME signature verification displayed in wrong message window
  • Draft emails should not be encrypted with recipient's keys
  • wrong CPU_ARCH for clang and cc
  • Signature validation fails
  • wrong fingerprint displayed when "fingerprint" in gpg.conf
  • Decrypt and open generates extra launch dialog
  • Make clear that expert mode applies to both settings AND menues
  • Remove duplicate email addresses in "find keys for all contacts" dialog
  • Once activated, the "Use gpg-agent for passphrases" option cannot be disabled in the GUI
  • EnigMail Help function broken: links do not work and closing help window after having clicked a link makes Thunderbird die
  • Claws-Mail PGPInline generated emails will not verify correctly
  • Write Signing/​Encryption Options should check user entry for correct ID form
  • PrivacyLeak in X-Enigmail-Version
  • compilation of enigmail fails due to race condition
  • Enigmail corrupts message body of unsent message when sending fails
  • Add possibility to temporarily trust keys
  • NetBSD support
  • Invalid signature, 'cause signed text is changed by enigmail
  • Import OpenPGP context menu does not work in Seamonkey
  • public "no password"-comment when not using a password
  • Display Photo ID is disabled
  • Add "Select all" to key download dialog
  • Enigmail refuses to sign key of which only some identities were already signed
  • Auto-saved drafts can accidentally be saved unencrypted
  • Sending a single mail to one untrusted key will require me to trust all untrusted keys forever
  • Revoked and re-created key signature shown as invalid
  • Key selection dialog doesn't recognize downloaded keys
  • Key search window misses possibility to select all found keys, e.g. for importing
  • Keymanager misses shortcuts
  • "Created" date not shown in "Manage SmartCard" window
  • Sig verification fails with PGP/​MIME mails from Becky

New in Enigmail 1.5.1 (Feb 6, 2013)

  • This release fixes several regressions found since in the previous version.

New in Enigmail 1.4.3 (Nov 20, 2012)

  • Updated for Thunderbird 13/14

New in Enigmail 1.3.4 (Nov 20, 2012)

  • Several severe defects in version 1.3.3 were fixed.

New in Enigmail 1.3.3 (Nov 20, 2012)

  • Update for Thunderbird 8.0 / SeaMonkey 2.5

New in Enigmail 1.1.2 (Nov 20, 2012)

  • This version fixes various critical defects for Windows

New in Enigmail 1.1.1 (Nov 20, 2012)

  • Fixed a bug with HTML messages; various small improvements.

New in Enigmail 1.1 (Nov 20, 2012)

  • This version adds new translations for Turkish and Vietnamese. Furthermore several defects were fixed.

New in Enigmail 1.0.1 (Nov 20, 2012)

  • This release contains new translations for Czech, Dutch, Polish and Portugese (Brazilian). Most notable fixed bugs:
  • Creation of keys of OpenPGP Smartcards V2 failed
  • Thunderbird does not exit on Mac OS X Snow Leopard with MacGPG2

New in Enigmail 0.96.0 (Jul 19, 2009)

  • Contains several improvements to the user interface. Furthermore, more than 80 bugs were fixed.

New in Enigmail 0.95.7 (May 27, 2009)

  • Added Arabic and Slovak languages.

New in Enigmail 0.95.5 (Oct 29, 2007)

  • The add-on offered here works on Windows (32-bit), Linux (32-bit) and Mac OS X. For more operating systems, please visit the Enigmail homepage.

New in Enigmail 0.95.4 (Oct 24, 2007)

  • Added Turkish and Traditional Chinese languages; fixed incompatibility with recent versions of GPGOL; improved compatibility with other extensions.
  • The add-on offered here works on Windows (32-bit), Linux (32-bit) and Mac OS X. For more operating systems, please visit the Enigmail homepage.

New in Enigmail 0.95.3 (Aug 11, 2007)

  • This release contains the following languages: en-US, ca-AD, cs-CZ, de-AT, de-DE, el, fi-FI, fr-FR, hu-HU, it-IT, ja-JP, ko-KR, nb-NO, pl-PL, pt-BR, pt-PT, ru-RU, sl-SI, sv-SE, zh-CN.
  • The add-on offered here works on Windows (32-bit), Linux (32-bit) and Mac OS X. For more operating systems, please visit the Enigmail homepage.