eGenix pyOpenSSL Distribution 0.13.14 GA
Introduction
The eGenix.com pyOpenSSL Distribution includes everything you need to
get started with SSL in Python. It comes with an easy to use installer
that includes the most recent OpenSSL library versions in pre-compiled
form, making your application independent of OS provided OpenSSL libraries:
>>> eGenix pyOpenSSL Distribution Page
pyOpenSSL is an open-source Python add-on that allows writing SSL-aware networking applications as as certificate managment tools. It uses the OpenSSL library as performant and robust SSL engine.
OpenSSL is an open-source implementation of the SSL/TLS protocol.
News
This new release of the eGenix.com pyOpenSSL Distribution
includes the following updates:
New in OpenSSL
- Updated included OpenSSL libraries from OpenSSL 1.0.1r to 1.0.1s. See https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160301.txt for a complete list of changes. The following fixes are relevant for pyOpenSSL applications:
- CVE-2016-0800 (DROWN attack) A cross-protocol attack was discovered that could lead to decryption of TLS sessions by using a server supporting SSLv2 and EXPORT cipher suites as a Bleichenbacher RSA padding oracle.
As additional result of this attack, the default OpenSSL configuration no longer includes the SSLv2 protocol support starting with 1.0.1s.
- Several low priority issues related to memory leaks.
- Disabled SSLv2 support in all our OpenSSL library builds (no-ssl2).
- Disabled TLS compression in all our OpenSSL library builds
(no-comp). This may lead to problems with other libraries that still
expect to find these APIs. pyOpenSSL itself does not use them.
- Updated the Mozilla CA root bundle to version 2016-03-01. Nothing much changed, except the date of the bundle file.
pyOpenSSL / OpenSSL Binaries Included
In addition to providing sources, we make binaries available that include both pyOpenSSL and the necessary OpenSSL libraries for all supported platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and FreeBSD, for x86 and x64.
To simplify installation, we have uploaded a web installer to PyPI which will automatically choose the right binary for your platform, so a simple
pip install egenix-pyopenssl
will get you the package with OpenSSL libraries installed. Please see our installation instructions for details.
We have also added .egg-file distribution versions of our eGenix.com pyOpenSSL Distribution for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X to the available download options. These make setups using e.g. zc.buildout and other egg-file based installers a lot easier.
Downloads
Please visit the eGenix pyOpenSSL Distribution page for downloads, instructions on installation and documentation of the package.
Upgrading
Before installing this version of pyOpenSSL, please make sure that you uninstall any previously installed pyOpenSSL version. Otherwise, you could end up not using the included OpenSSL libs.
More Information
For more information on the eGenix pyOpenSSL Distribution, licensing and download instructions, please write to sales@egenix.com.
Enjoy !
Marc-Andre Lemburg, eGenix.com