Notepad++7.6.5 starts using GPG signature authentication

Notepad 7.6.5 has been released. When the previous version was launched, since the code signing certificate had expired, starting from this version, GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard) will be used Digitally sign the distribution package. It enables users to reliably verify the authenticity and integrity of Notepad packages.

Of course, this version has not yet been officially pushed. The developer stated that if no serious problems are found, the automatic update process will be triggered within a few days. (Recommended learning: notepad )

If you want to use GnuPG, you can run it on Windows by using the command line, or use Gpg4win based on GnuPG (has a good GUI).

It is more convenient if you are a Linux user, because most Linux distributions have GnuPG installed by default. If not, just use the package management system in the distribution to install it.

Release Key

Release Key is used in Notepad software packages and GitHub submission information, and has the following characteristics

Signer: Notepad++
E-mail: don.h@free.fr
Key ID: 0x8D84F46E
Key fingerprint: 14BC E436 2749 B2B5 1F8C 7122 6C42 9F1D 8D84 F46E
Key type: RSA 4096/4096
Created: 2019-03-11
Expiries: 2021-03-10

Except In addition to GPG signing, this release also adds the long-awaited issue of automatic file change detection.

An issue regarding encoding (language) detection since v7.6 has also been fixed.

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