Added hmac.compare_digest to whatsnew

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst
index 68ed9c75025dc0118729d4e157fee53047b0312d..38a9f351160ea6039b06ba620daacd4d664c3ebd 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst
@@ -1023,6 +1023,15 @@ handle NAT with non-secure FTP without opening fixed ports.
 (Contributed by Giampaolo Rodolà in :issue:`12139`)
 
 
+hmac
+----
+
+A new :func:`~hmac.compare_digest` function has been added to prevent
+side channel attacks on digests through timing analysis.
+
+(Contributed by Nick Coghlan and Christian Heimes in issue:`15061`)
+
+
 imaplib
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