[Python-checkins] cpython: Issue #22638: SSLv3 is now disabled throughout the standard library.

Fri Oct 17 19:28:48 CEST 2014

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/e971f3c57502
changeset: 93107:e971f3c57502
parent: 93102:bcc3f167a30b
user: Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net>
date: Fri Oct 17 19:28:30 2014 +0200
summary:
 Issue #22638: SSLv3 is now disabled throughout the standard library.
It can still be enabled by instantiating a SSLContext manually.
files:
 Lib/ssl.py | 3 +++
 Misc/NEWS | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/ssl.py b/Lib/ssl.py
--- a/Lib/ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/ssl.py
@@ -454,6 +454,9 @@
 context = SSLContext(protocol)
 # SSLv2 considered harmful.
 context.options |= OP_NO_SSLv2
+ # SSLv3 has problematic security and is only required for really old
+ # clients such as IE6 on Windows XP
+ context.options |= OP_NO_SSLv3
 
 if cert_reqs is not None:
 context.verify_mode = cert_reqs
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #22638: SSLv3 is now disabled throughout the standard library.
+ It can still be enabled by instantiating a SSLContext manually.
+
 - Issue #22641: In asyncio, the default SSL context for client connections
 is now created using ssl.create_default_context(), for stronger security.
 
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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython
