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@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.2.3@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n* v3 certificates with SANs now supports (thanks to Carsten Sørensen).\n* axtlswrap added - a port of sslwrap (thanks to Steve Bennett)\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n* shutdown() called before socket close in CGI (thanks to Tom Brown)\n\n@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.2.2@@\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n* File uploads over 1kB (but under MAXPOSTDATASIZE) are now supported.\n\n@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.2.1@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n* Certificate verification now works for Firefox.\n* Extended the openssl API.\n\n@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.2.0@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n* A self-signed certificate will be verified as ok provided that that it is on the certificate authority list.\n* Certificates are not verified when added as certificate authorities (since self-signed and expired certificates can be added to browsers etc)\n\n@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.9@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n* Now support MS IIS resource kit certificates (thanks to Carsten Sørensen).\n* Fixed a memory leak when freeing more than one CA certificate.\n* The bigint library had a problem with squaring which affected classical reduction (thanks to Manuel Klimek).\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n* Brought back setuid()/setgid() as an option.\n\n!@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.8@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n* Now using a BSD style license.\n* Self-signed certificates can now be automatically generated (the keys still need to be provided).\n* A new API call //ssl_x509_create()// can be used to programatically create the certificate.\n* Certificate/keys can be loaded automatically given a file location.\n\n!@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.7@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n\n* Variable sized session id's is now better handled for session caching. It has meant a new API call //ssl_get_session_id_size()// and a change to //ssl_client_new()// to define the session id size.\n* Muliple records with a single header are now better supported (thanks to Hervé Sibert).\n* ~MD2 added for Verisign root cert verification (thanks to Byron Rakitzis).\n* The ~MD5/~SHA1 digests are calculated incrementally to reduce memory (thanks to Byron Rakitzis).\n* The bigint cache is now cleared regularly to reduce memory.\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n\n* Improved the POST handling (thanks to Christian Melki).\n* CSS files now work properly.\n* Lua's CGI launcher location is configurable.\n* //vfork()// is now used for CGI for performance reasons.\n\n!@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.6@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n\n* ~RC4 speed improvements\n* Lua samples/bindings now work properly\n\n!@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.5@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n\n* Session id's can now be variable lengths in server hello messages.\n* 0 length client certificates are now supported.\n* ssl_version() now returns just the version and not the date.\n* ssl_write() was not sending complete packets under load.\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n\n* Completely updated the CGI code.\n* Lua now integrated - Lua scripts and Lua Pages now run.\n\n!@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.4@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n\n* Fixed a Win32 crypto library issue with non-Administrator users\n* Removed compiler warnings that showed up in ~FC6.\n* GNU TLS certificates are now accepted.\n* Separated the send/receive headers for HMAC calculations.\n* Fixed a compilation problem with swig/perl/~FC6.\n* Fixed an issue with loading PEM CA certificates.\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n\n* Made //setuid()/setgid()// call an mconf option.\n* Made //chroot()// an mconf option. Default to //chdir()// instead.\n* Removed optional permissions checking.\n\n!@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.1@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n\n* AES should now work on 16bit processors (there was an alignment problem).\n* Various freed objects are cleared before freeing.\n* Header files now installed in ///usr/local/include/axTLS//.\n* -DCYGWIN replaced with -~DCONFIG_PLATFORM_CYGWIN (and the same for Solaris).\n* removed "-noextern" option in Swig. Fixed some other warnings in Win32.\n* SSLCTX changed to ~SSL_CTX (to be consistent with openssl). SSLCTX still exists for backwards compatibility.\n* malloc() and friends call abort() on failure.\n* Fixed a memory leak in directory listings.\n* Added openssl() compatibility functions.\n* Fixed Cygwin 'make install' issue.\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n\n* main.c now becomes axhttpd.c.\n* Header file issue fixed (in mime_types.c).\n* //chroot()// now used for better security.\n* Basic authentication implemented (via .htpasswd).\n* SSL access/denial protection implemented (via .htaccess).\n* Directory access protection implemented (via .htaccess).\n* Can now have more than one CGI file extension in mconf.\n* "~If-Modified-Since" request now handled properly.\n* Performance tweaks to remove //ssl_find()//.
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@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.2.3@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n* v3 certificates with SANs now supports (thanks to Carsten Sørensen).\n* axtlswrap added - a port of sslwrap (thanks to Steve Bennett)\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n* shutdown() called before socket close in CGI (thanks to Tom Brown)\n* command-line parameters to specify the http/https port.\n\n@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.2.2@@\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n* File uploads over 1kB (but under MAXPOSTDATASIZE) are now supported.\n\n@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.2.1@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n* Certificate verification now works for Firefox.\n* Extended the openssl API.\n\n@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.2.0@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n* A self-signed certificate will be verified as ok provided that that it is on the certificate authority list.\n* Certificates are not verified when added as certificate authorities (since self-signed and expired certificates can be added to browsers etc)\n\n@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.9@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n* Now support MS IIS resource kit certificates (thanks to Carsten Sørensen).\n* Fixed a memory leak when freeing more than one CA certificate.\n* The bigint library had a problem with squaring which affected classical reduction (thanks to Manuel Klimek).\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n* Brought back setuid()/setgid() as an option.\n\n!@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.8@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n* Now using a BSD style license.\n* Self-signed certificates can now be automatically generated (the keys still need to be provided).\n* A new API call //ssl_x509_create()// can be used to programatically create the certificate.\n* Certificate/keys can be loaded automatically given a file location.\n\n!@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.7@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n\n* Variable sized session id's is now better handled for session caching. It has meant a new API call //ssl_get_session_id_size()// and a change to //ssl_client_new()// to define the session id size.\n* Muliple records with a single header are now better supported (thanks to Hervé Sibert).\n* ~MD2 added for Verisign root cert verification (thanks to Byron Rakitzis).\n* The ~MD5/~SHA1 digests are calculated incrementally to reduce memory (thanks to Byron Rakitzis).\n* The bigint cache is now cleared regularly to reduce memory.\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n\n* Improved the POST handling (thanks to Christian Melki).\n* CSS files now work properly.\n* Lua's CGI launcher location is configurable.\n* //vfork()// is now used for CGI for performance reasons.\n\n!@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.6@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n\n* ~RC4 speed improvements\n* Lua samples/bindings now work properly\n\n!@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.5@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n\n* Session id's can now be variable lengths in server hello messages.\n* 0 length client certificates are now supported.\n* ssl_version() now returns just the version and not the date.\n* ssl_write() was not sending complete packets under load.\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n\n* Completely updated the CGI code.\n* Lua now integrated - Lua scripts and Lua Pages now run.\n\n!@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.4@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n\n* Fixed a Win32 crypto library issue with non-Administrator users\n* Removed compiler warnings that showed up in ~FC6.\n* GNU TLS certificates are now accepted.\n* Separated the send/receive headers for HMAC calculations.\n* Fixed a compilation problem with swig/perl/~FC6.\n* Fixed an issue with loading PEM CA certificates.\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n\n* Made //setuid()/setgid()// call an mconf option.\n* Made //chroot()// an mconf option. Default to //chdir()// instead.\n* Removed optional permissions checking.\n\n!@@bgcolor(#ff0000):color(#ffffff):Changes for 1.1.1@@\n\n!!__SSL Library__\n\n* AES should now work on 16bit processors (there was an alignment problem).\n* Various freed objects are cleared before freeing.\n* Header files now installed in ///usr/local/include/axTLS//.\n* -DCYGWIN replaced with -~DCONFIG_PLATFORM_CYGWIN (and the same for Solaris).\n* removed "-noextern" option in Swig. Fixed some other warnings in Win32.\n* SSLCTX changed to ~SSL_CTX (to be consistent with openssl). SSLCTX still exists for backwards compatibility.\n* malloc() and friends call abort() on failure.\n* Fixed a memory leak in directory listings.\n* Added openssl() compatibility functions.\n* Fixed Cygwin 'make install' issue.\n\n!!__axhttpd__\n\n* main.c now becomes axhttpd.c.\n* Header file issue fixed (in mime_types.c).\n* //chroot()// now used for better security.\n* Basic authentication implemented (via .htpasswd).\n* SSL access/denial protection implemented (via .htaccess).\n* Directory access protection implemented (via .htaccess).\n* Can now have more than one CGI file extension in mconf.\n* "~If-Modified-Since" request now handled properly.\n* Performance tweaks to remove //ssl_find()//.
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