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@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@ +2019-01-19 Jay Berkenbilt <ejb@ql.org> + + * NOTE: qpdf CLI: some non-compatible changes were made to how + qpdf interprets password arguments that contain Unicode characters + that fall outside of ASCII. On Windows, the non-compatibility was + unavoidable, as explained in the release notes. On all platforms, + it is possible to get the old behavior if desired, though the old + behavior would almost always result in files that other + applications were unable to open. As it stands, qpdf should now be + able to open passwords encrypted with a wide range of passwords + that some other viewers might not handle, though even now, qpdf's + Unicode password handling is not 100% complete. + + * Add --password-mode option, which allows fine-grained control of + how password arguments are treated. This is discussed fully in the + manual. Fixes #215. + + * Add option --suppress-password-recovery to disable the behavior + of searching for a correct password by re-encoding the provided + password. This option can be useful if you want to ensure you know + exactly what password is being used. + 2019-01-17 Jay Berkenbilt <ejb@ql.org> * When attempting to open an encrypted file with a password, if |