From: Christian Heimes <christian@cheimes.de>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:16:55 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Added hmac.compare_digest to whatsnew
X-Git-Tag: v3.3.0b2~393
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=31940375a69ae6453063240c330829233ce50fcf;p=python

Added hmac.compare_digest to whatsnew
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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst
index 68ed9c7502..38a9f35116 100644
--- 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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