From: Andrew M. Kuchling Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:03:54 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Strip down SSL docs; I'm not managing to get test programs working, so I'll just... X-Git-Tag: v2.6a3~73 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=805cdd894fbddddaace62555bf3d25534c25da7d;p=python Strip down SSL docs; I'm not managing to get test programs working, so I'll just give a minimal description --- diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst index aa969b1a68..4f029b32ae 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.6.rst @@ -2158,17 +2158,12 @@ though it will be removed in Python 3.0. To use the new module, first you must create a TCP connection in the usual way and then pass it to the :func:`ssl.wrap_socket` function. -XXX describe parameters. - -XXX Can specify if certificate is required, and obtain certificate info -by calling getpeercert method. - -XXX Certain features require the OpenSSL package to be installed, notably - the 'openssl' binary. +It's possible to specify whether a certificate is required, and to +obtain certificate info by calling the :meth:`getpeercert` method. .. seealso:: - SSL module documentation. + The documentation for the :mod:`ssl` module. .. ======================================================================