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[Python-Dev] Supported versions of OpenSSL

[Python-Dev] Supported versions of OpenSSLBenjamin Peterson benjamin at python.org
Tue Aug 30 01:13:54 EDT 2016
On Sun, Aug 28, 2016, at 22:42, Christian Heimes wrote:
> On 2016-08-29 04:38, Ned Deily wrote:
> > On Aug 28, 2016, at 19:06, Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org> wrote:
> >> On Sun, Aug 28, 2016, at 13:40, Christian Heimes wrote:
> >>> Here is the deal for 2.7 to 3.5:
> >>>
> >>> 1) All versions older than 0.9.8 are completely out-of-scope and no
> >>> longer supported.
> >> +1
> >>> 2) 0.9.8 is semi-support. Python will still compile and work with 0.9.8.
> >>> However we do NOT promise that is secure to run 0.9.8. We also require a
> >>> recent version. Patch level 0.9.8zc from October 2014 is reasonable
> >>> because it comes with SCSV fallback (CVE-2014-3566).
> >> I think we should support 0.9.8 for 2.7 and drop it for 3.6.
> > 
> > Sounds good to me, too.  I think we should also not change things for 3.5.x at this point, e.g. continue to support 0.9.8 there.
> 
> 
> In my proto-PEP I'm talking about different levels of support: full,
> build-only and unsupported. Full support means that the combination of
> Python and OpenSSL versions is reasonable secure and recommended.
> 
> On the other hand build-only support doesn't come with any security
> promise. The ssl and hashlib module are source compatible with OpenSSL
> 0.9.8. You can still compile Python, do https connections but they might
> not be secure. It's "Warranty void" mode.

I'm not sure having such "support" is a good idea. If we're not able to
support a security module securely, it's probably better if it doesn't
compile at all.
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