age v1.3.0 released on 28-12-2025
age v1.3.0 is out now. Users can benefit from enhanced security features and improved usability in their encryption processes.
Users need to visit the product GitHub or official pages for more information.
What’s in this release
- Introduction of native post-quantum recipients based on HPKE with a hybrid ML-KEM-768 KEM.
- New I/O APIs including DecryptReaderAt for seeking decryption and EncryptReader for pull-based encryption.
- Launch of the age-inspect tool to display metadata of age files without decryption.
Upgrade notes
- Ensure compatibility with older clients; optional plugins are available for hybrid recipients.
- Rollback procedures are not specified; users should back up existing configurations before upgrading.
We invite users to share comments on their experience with the new features.