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authorAntoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net>2014-03-22 17:13:50 (GMT)
committerAntoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net>2014-03-22 17:13:50 (GMT)
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Issue #21015: SSL contexts will now automatically select an elliptic curve for ECDH key exchange on OpenSSL 1.0.2 and later, and otherwise default to "prime256v1".
(should also fix a buildbot failure introduced by #20995)
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Library
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+- Issue #21015: SSL contexts will now automatically select an elliptic
+ curve for ECDH key exchange on OpenSSL 1.0.2 and later, and otherwise
+ default to "prime256v1".
+
- Issue #20995: Enhance default ciphers used by the ssl module to enable
better security an prioritize perfect forward secrecy.