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+===========================================
+{% trans -%}1.8.0 Release{%- endtrans %}
+===========================================
+
+.. meta::
+   :author: zzz
+   :date: 2022-05-23
+   :category: release
+   :excerpt: {% trans %}1.8.0 with bug fixes{% endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+Update details
+{%- endtrans %}
+============================================
+
+
+{% trans -%}
+This release includes bug fixes in i2psnark,
+the router, I2CP, and UPnP.
+Router fixes address bugs in soft restart, IPv6, SSU peer testing,
+network database stores, and tunnel building.
+Router family handling and Sybil classification have also been
+significantly improved.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+Together with i2pd, we are developing our new UDP transport, SSU2.
+SSU2 will bring substantial performance and security improvements.
+It will also allow us to finally replace our last usage of the very slow ElGamal encryption,
+completing the full cryptography upgrade we started about 9 years ago.
+This release contains a preliminary implementation which is disabled by default.
+If you wish to participate in testing, please look for current information
+on zzz.i2p.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+As usual, we recommend that you update to this release. The best way to
+maintain security and help the network is to run the latest release.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+
+**{% trans %}RELEASE DETAILS{% endtrans %}**
+
+**{% trans %}Changes{% endtrans %}**
+
+- {% trans %}SSU2: Preliminary implementation{% endtrans %}
+- Tomcat 9.0.62
+
+
+**{% trans %}Bug Fixes{% endtrans %}**
+
+- {% trans %}Crypto: Fix handling of EdDSA certs with official OID{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}I2CP: Fix external connections when session ID is 0{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}I2PSnark: Fix size calculation causing tracker errors{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}I2PSnark standalone: More fixes and improvements{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Router: Family fixes and improvements{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Router: Fix database store logic{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Router: Fix invalid store and rekeying at startup{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Router: Don't use he.net addresses for GeoIP{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Router: Soft restart fixes{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}SSU: Peer test fixes{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}SSU: Publish empty IPv6 address when missing introducers{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}SSU: Reduce ack delay to improve performance{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Transport: Fix UPnP deadlock{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Tunnels: Don't build client tunnels shorter than minimum length{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}UPnP: IPv6 fixes{% endtrans %}
+
+
+**{% trans %}Other{% endtrans %}**
+
+- {% trans %}API version{% endtrans %}: 0.9.54
+- {% trans %}Console: Setup wizard redesign{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}i2psnark: Load system mime types if available{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}I2PSnark standalone: Add system tray{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Router: Reduce build reply timeout so we will retry faster{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Router: Avoid Sybil penalty for trusted large families{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Source: Remove BOB{% endtrans %}
+- {% trans %}Translation updates{% endtrans %}
+
+
+
+`{% trans %}Full list of fixed bugs{% endtrans %}`__
+
+__ http://{{ i2pconv('git.idk.i2p') }}/i2p-hackers/i2p.i2p/-/issues?scope=all&state=closed&milestone_title=1.8.0
+
+
+**{% trans %}SHA256 Checksums:{% endtrans %}**
+
+::
+
+            tbd