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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst index 683ea82..f40a3c0 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst @@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ Standard library improvements: * PEP 519: :ref:`Adding a file system path protocol <pep-519>` +Security improvements: + +* On Linux, :func:`os.urandom` now blocks until the system urandom entropy pool + is initialized to increase the security. See the :pep:`524` for the + rationale. + Windows improvements: * The ``py.exe`` launcher, when used interactively, no longer prefers @@ -345,6 +351,9 @@ New Modules Improved Modules ================ +On Linux, :func:`os.urandom` now blocks until the system urandom entropy pool +is initialized to increase the security. See the :pep:`524` for the rationale. + asyncio ------- @@ -913,6 +922,9 @@ Changes in 'python' Command Behavior Changes in the Python API ------------------------- +* On Linux, :func:`os.urandom` now blocks until the system urandom entropy pool + is initialized to increase the security. + * When :meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.exec_module` is defined, :meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.create_module` must also be defined. |