X-Git-Url: https://tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=c88027bd04caf0a074d3d88fd1e29e3241166092;hp=1f534d084203dc62b9184c43a48b0de69aa11926;hb=0c7e0210d900185d4c1a9ffd969dc2a26d9523a9;hpb=23a634becf09ac84c71250474fcb96e23b0ebdf1 diff --git a/README b/README index 1f534d08..c88027bd 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ -This is the README file for tinc version 1.1pre6. Installation +This is the README file for tinc version 1.1pre11. Installation instructions may be found in the INSTALL file. -tinc is Copyright (C) 1998-2013 by: +tinc is Copyright (C) 1998-2014 by: Ivo Timmermans, Guus Sliepen , @@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ at your own risk. Compatibility ------------- -Version 1.1pre6 is compatible with 1.0pre8, 1.0 and later, but not with older +Version 1.1pre11 is compatible with 1.0pre8, 1.0 and later, but not with older versions of tinc. When the ExperimentalProtocol option is used, tinc is still compatible with -1.0.X and 1.1pre6 itself, but not with any other 1.1preX version. +1.0.X and 1.1pre11 itself, but not with any other 1.1preX version. Requirements @@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ Requirements In order to compile tinc, you will need a GNU C compiler environment. Please ensure you have the latest stable versions of all the required libraries: -- OpenSSL (http://www.openssl.org/) version 1.0.0 or later. +- OpenSSL (http://www.openssl.org/) version 1.0.0 or later, with support for + elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) and Galois counter mode (GCM) enabled. The following libraries are used by default, but can be disabled if necessary: @@ -71,8 +72,8 @@ be forwarded by intermediate nodes. By default, nodes authenticate each other using 2048 bit RSA (or 521 bit ECDSA*) keys. Traffic is encrypted using Blowfish in CBC mode (or AES-256 in -CTR mode*), authenticated using HMAC-SHA1 (or HMAC-SHA-256*), and is protected -against replay attacks. +GCM mode*), authenticated using HMAC-SHA1 (or GCM*), and is protected against +replay attacks. *) When using the ExperimentalProtocol option.