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authorVictor Stinner <victor.stinner@haypocalc.com>2011-05-08 22:42:58 (GMT)
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Issue #12012: ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2 becomes optional
OpenSSL is now compiled with OPENSSL_NO_SSL2 defined (without the SSLv2 protocol) on Debian: fix the ssl module on Debian Testing and Debian Sid. Optimize also ssl.get_protocol_name(): speed does matter!
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@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ Constants
Selects SSL version 2 as the channel encryption protocol.
+ This protocol is not available if OpenSSL is compiled with OPENSSL_NO_SSL2
+ flag.
+
.. warning::
SSL version 2 is insecure. Its use is highly discouraged.