- Added RSA‑PSS key generation parameters and multiple crypto fixes (default saltLength, MGF1 hash handling, key‑type validation) enhancing security;
- Introduced new CLI options (disable global search paths, no global search paths) and made stream open/close overrides optional, plus request‑per‑connection limiting and signal support for pipeline generators;
- Updated numerous dependencies (npm, Acorn, V8, OpenSSL, etc.), improved documentation and build/test linting, and deprecated trailing‑slash pattern mappings.
2021-09-22, Version 16.10.0 (Current), @BethGriggs
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