Release Notes for Version 0.7.0

Overview

The release of version 0.7.0 includes significant updates to dependencies, extensive refactoring for improved readability and maintainability, and enhancements to cryptographic functionalities. Improvements have also been made to CI/CD workflows to streamline the development process.

Major Changes

Dependency Updates

• Updated aes from 0.7.5 to 0.8.4: The ctr feature has been removed as part of this update.
• Updated blake2 from 0.9.2 to 0.10.6: Replaced VarBlake2b with Blake2bMac and adjusted methods accordingly.
• Updated chacha20poly1305 from 0.9.0 to 0.10.1.
• Updated erased-serde from 0.3.16 to 0.4.5.
• Updated iso8601 from 0.4.0 to 0.6.1 and uuid from 0.8.2 to 1.8.0.
• Updated p384, chacha20, and base64 to the latest versions, improving overall security and performance.

Refactoring and Enhancements

• Refactored GitHub Actions workflows: Optimized workflows for testing and linting by using a matrix strategy, allowing tests and linting against multiple feature flags in parallel.
• Improved error handling in v4 test vectors: Simplified import statements by using fully qualified paths for better readability.
• Enhanced cryptographic capabilities: Implemented encryption keys, ciphertext, and authentication keys for different versions of PASETO tokens (v1, v3, v4), providing better key management and security.
• Updated import statements: Cleaned up and streamlined import statements across various modules for better code maintainability.

New Contributors

• @EbbDrop made their first contribution in #35

Full Changelog: v0.6.0...v0.7.0