Update what's new

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Antoine Pitrou 2010-10-08 16:46:17 +00:00
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@ -403,6 +403,11 @@ New, Improved, and Deprecated Modules
:meth:`~ssl.SSLContext.wrap_socket` method allows to create an SSL socket from :meth:`~ssl.SSLContext.wrap_socket` method allows to create an SSL socket from
such an SSL context. (Added by Antoine Pitrou; :issue:`8550`.) such an SSL context. (Added by Antoine Pitrou; :issue:`8550`.)
A new function, :func:`ssl.match_hostname`, helps implement server identity
verification for higher-level protocols by implementing the rules of
HTTPS (from :rfc:`2818`), which are also suitable for other protocols.
(Added by Antoine Pitrou, :issue:`1589`).
The :func:`ssl.wrap_socket` constructor function now takes a *ciphers* The :func:`ssl.wrap_socket` constructor function now takes a *ciphers*
argument that's a string listing the encryption algorithms to be allowed; the argument that's a string listing the encryption algorithms to be allowed; the
format of the string is described `in the OpenSSL documentation format of the string is described `in the OpenSSL documentation