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authorVictor Stinner <victor.stinner@gmail.com>2015-01-06 11:21:26 (GMT)
committerVictor Stinner <victor.stinner@gmail.com>2015-01-06 11:21:26 (GMT)
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Issue #20896, #22935: The ssl.get_server_certificate() function now uses the
ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23 protocol by default, not ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, for maximum compatibility and support platforms where ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3 support is disabled.
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@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ Core and Builtins
Library
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+- Issue #20896, #22935: The :func:`ssl.get_server_certificate` function now
+ uses the :data:`~ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23` protocol by default, not
+ :data:`~ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3`, for maximum compatibility and support platforms
+ where :data:`~ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3` support is disabled.
+
- Issue #23111: In the ftplib, make ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23 the default protocol
version.