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[Python-Dev] Future of SSL

[Python-Dev] Future of SSLGuido van Rossum guido@python.org
Mon, 29 Oct 2001 08:06:28 -0500
> True. But there's not much you can do about stupid governments, except
> not voting for them next time.

Doesn't seem to help in the US. :-(

> > There's a good reason why e.g. mxCrypto was developed outside the US,
> > in fact I wrote that package because I couldn't legally export
> > Andrew's code from the US. OpenSSL itself was developed in large parts
> > in Australia for much the same reason.
> 
> The problem is that there needs to be some crypto support so that HTTPS,
> SMTP over TLS, etc. works if the crypto is available. So, at least the
> crypto hooks (SSL API) must be there, right?
> 
> What would be your suggestions? Would you prefer to go in the direction
> of my original proposal - only providing a SSL API, but not the
> implementation?

Yes, that's how the current SSL support works -- you need to link in
openssl.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)



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