[Python-Dev] Python 3.7: Require OpenSSL >=1.0.2 (original) (raw)
Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Sun Jan 14 03:23:01 EST 2018
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On 1/13/2018 3:02 PM, Brett Cannon wrote:
On Sat, Jan 13, 2018, 05:24 Antoine Pitrou, <solipsis at pitrou.net_ _<mailto:solipsis at pitrou.net>> wrote: On Sat, 13 Jan 2018 13:54:33 +0100 Christian Heimes <christian at python.org_ _<mailto:christian at python.org>> wrote: > > If we agree to drop support for OpenSSL 0.9.8 and 1.0.1, then I can land > bunch of useful goodies like proper hostname verification [2], proper > fix for IP address in SNI TLS header [3], PEP 543 compatible Certificate > and PrivateKey types (support loading certs and keys from file and > memory) [4], and simplified cipher suite configuration [5]. I can > finally clean up ssl.c during the beta phase, too. Given the annoyance of supporting old OpenSSL versions, I'd say +1 to this. +1 from me as well for the improved security.
FWIW, given that I will not be doing any of the work, +1 from me also.
-- Terry Jan Reedy
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