Libsecrm 1.7 - Changelog

What's new in Libsecrm 1.7:

May 15th, 2012

· Made the header file SWIG-enabled, updated copyright, code cleanup, documentation update. New wiping methods: Schneier and DoD.
· src/lsr_banning.c (__lsr_check_prog_ban, __lsr_check_file_ban): stopping the checking as soon as a match if found, preserving errno.
· src/lsr_banning.c (__lsr_check_file_ban, check_map): checking if fopen() is available before using it.
· src/lsr_banning.c: more debug messages
· src/lsr_banning.c (__lsr_check_file_ban_proc): the process which is manipulating the file can have it open.
· src/{libsecrm.h.in,lsr_public.c.in}: changed the prefix from "lsr" to "libsecrm" on internal libsecrm functions (leaving "lsr" on the replaced functions)
· src/libsecrm.h.in: SWIG compatibility.
· README, INSTALL: added information about SWIG and new wiping methods
· doc/libnetblock.texi.in: a new chapter about the development library and using libsecrm with SWIG. Added the new wiping methods.
· src/lsr_truncate.c: moved the wiping code to a separate file
· src/lsr_wiping.c: a new file with wiping code (from lsr_truncate.c), containing the wiping methods: Gutmann, random, Schneier (new) and DoD (new)
· configure.ac: added the "--enable-schneier-method" and "--enable-dod-method" options to enable the new Schneier's and DoD wiping methods
· src/lsr_unlink.c (unlinkat): checking if banned before opening files
· src/lsr_unlink.c: allowing wiping descriptors of value zero

What's new in Libsecrm 1.6:

November 25th, 2011

· doc/libsecrm.texi.in: fixed wrong filename in one place.
· configure.ac: added new C compiler flags to check for: -Wwrite-strings and -Waggregate-return. Added generating a file for pkg-config.
· libsecrm.pc.in: a data file for pkg-config.
· libsecrm.spec.in: added the pkg-config file to the -devel package
· Makefile.am: added the file for pkg-config. Made the documentation newer than its source files in the distribution (so it won't be recompiled unless required).
· INSTALL: added the --enable-public-interface configure option.
· doc/libhideip.texi.in: add more description to the --enable-public-interface configure option.
· README, INSTALL, doc/libhideip.texi.in: changed "program" to "library" when talking about libsecrm.
· src/lsr_public.c.in: added version information to the library's public interface.
· src/libsecrm.h.in: added version information to the library's public interface, removed dependency on unistd.h, added stdint.h instead (should be more common).

What's new in Libsecrm 1.3:

May 11th, 2009

· Wiping freed memory, option to wipe with zeros, fixes in distribution packages.