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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst | 11 |
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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst index 33461ebf5b..45fc6540f8 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst @@ -1336,11 +1336,12 @@ server, and certificates for a server to use in verifying client certificates Heimes in :issue:`19292`.) New function :func:`~ssl.create_default_context` provides a standard way to -obtain an :class:`~ssl.SSLContext` based on the settings Python uses by -default. These settings are more stringent than the defaults provided by the -:class:`~ssl.SSLContext` constructor, and may be adjusted (without notice) in -the future to maintain a balance between compatibility and security. -(Contributed by Christian Heimes in :issue:`19689`.) +obtain an :class:`~ssl.SSLContext` whose settings are intended to be a +reasonable balance between compatibility and security. These settings are +more stringent than the defaults provided by the :class:`~ssl.SSLContext` +constructor, and may be adjusted in the future, without prior deprecation, if +best-practice security requirements change. (Contributed by Christian Heimes +in :issue:`19689`.) stat |