Added hmac.compare_digest to whatsnew

7796bf44 · Christian Heimes · 231ab2f8 · 7796bf44
Commit 7796bf44 authored Jun 26, 2012 by Christian Heimes
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@@ -1023,6 +1023,15 @@ handle NAT with non-secure FTP without opening fixed ports.
 (Contributed by Giampaolo Rodolà in :issue:`12139`)


+hmac
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+A new :func:`~hmac.compare_digest` function has been added to prevent
+side channel attacks on digests through timing analysis.
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+(Contributed by Nick Coghlan and Christian Heimes in issue:`15061`)
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 imaplib
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