CHANGES

Release History
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2.0.0
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2021-02-07

Major release:
- Drops support for python 2.x and 3.3
- Drops legacy backends


1.8.0
--
2019-03-09

Feature release:
- Support unicode passwords with scrypt_mcf
- Last release to support python 3.3 and <2.7.8


1.7.1
--
2017-12-16

Bugfix release:
- Prevent DepracationWarning from pylibsodium.py


1.7.0
--
2017-11-16

Feature release:
- Improved error messages
- Added coveralls testing
- Improved test coverage using docker
- Deprecated fallbacks for old python and libsodium versions


1.6.1
--
2017-05-08

Bugfix release:
- Fix hashlib.scrypt calls with large values


1.6.0
--
2017-01-04

Feature release:
- Use hashlib.scrypt on Python 3.6 + OpenSSL 1.1
- Travis CI integration
- Improved test coverage
- Code and build cleanups


1.5.3
--
2015-06-19

Bugfix release:
- Fix libsodium incompatibility fallback


1.5.2
--
2015-12-22

Bugfix release:
- Fix library loading on OS/X with packaged apps


1.5.1
--
2015-9-15

Bugfix release:
- Compare MCF hashes in constant time


1.5.0
--
2015-9-7

Feature release:
- Handle dependency failures better
- Improve test coverage
- Misc. cleanups


1.4.1
--
2015-3-27

Bugfix release:
- Fix missing import so Windows/Darwin may actually work


1.4.0
--
2015-3-23

Feature release:
- Improve library loading on Windows and Darwin.
- Obsolete libsodium_salsa implementation.


1.3.0
--
2014-7-8

Feature release:
- Support for libsodium 0.6+ changes.
- Use the low-level scrypt interface with libsodium so all calls are fast.
- Support python3 when running tests.
- Switch to the less verbose ISC license where possible


1.2.1
--
2014-5-17

Bugfix release:
- Fix python3 support.
- Remember to import the libsodium backend added in 1.2.0.


1.2.0
--
2014-5-16

Feature release:
- Support for the $7$ Modular Crypt Format that's been semi-standardized and 
  used by libsodium. (The $s1$ format remains the default.)
- Use libsodium 0.5+ pwhash as another fallback when parameters support it.
- More liberal in reading MCF hashes, so those from other implementations work.
- Fuzz testing of scrypt inputs.


1.1.3
--
2014-5-16

Bugfix release:
- Disallow null in MCF passwords, because that could result in a password that
  libscrypt can't verify.
- Verify MCF passwords with null even when using libscrypt to stay compatible
  with earlier releases.


1.1.2
--
2014-5-12

Bugfix release:
- Fix passwords longer than 256 bytes failing on python2


1.1.1
--
2014-5-12

Bugfix release:
- Fix some r and p values over/underflowing with libscrypt backend.
- Always check that r*p < 2**30.


1.1.0
--
2014-5-8

Feature release:
- On CPython libsodium is used for salsa20/8, for a 4x speedup when C scrypt
  is not available but libsodium is (optional).
- Tests have been converted to unittest. More readable and better coverage.


1.0.3
--
2014-5-5

Bugfix release:
- Guard against some libscrypt bugs found in older versions.
- Fix broken package import when libscrypt isn't available


1.0.2
--
2014-5-3

Packaging fix


1.0.1
--
2014-5-3

Bugfix release:
- Enforced parameter requirements that libscrypt has for MCF form hashes.
  Initial release could accept parameters for scrypt_mcf that scrypt_mcf_check
  didn't support when using libscrypt backend.
- Fixed documentation and tests.


1.0.0
--
2014-5-2

Initial release