Backport support for newer cryptography sign/verify APIs.

Implements #1292.

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 Changelog
 =========
 
+- :support:`1292 backported` Backport changes from :issue:`979` (added in
+  Paramiko 2.3) to Paramiko 2.0-2.2, using duck-typing to preserve backwards
+  compatibility. This allows these older versions to use newer Cryptography
+  sign/verify APIs when available, without requiring them (as is the case with
+  Paramiko 2.3+).
+
+  Practically speaking, this change prevents spamming of
+  ``CryptographyDeprecationWarning`` notices which pop up in the above scenario
+  (older Paramiko, newer Cryptography).
+
+  .. note::
+    This is a no-op for Paramiko 2.3+, which have required newer Cryptography
+    releases since they were released.
+
 - :support:`1291 backported` Backport pytest support and application of the
   ``black`` code formatter (both of which previously only existed in the 2.4
   branch and above) to everything 2.0 and newer. This makes back/forward