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diff --git a/sites/www/changelog.rst b/sites/www/changelog.rst index 0ef18db0..27ebf60d 100644 --- a/sites/www/changelog.rst +++ b/sites/www/changelog.rst @@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ Changelog * :release:`1.17.0 <2016-04-28>` * :release:`1.16.1 <2016-04-28>` * :release:`1.15.5 <2016-04-28>` +* :feature:`731` (working off the earlier :issue:`611`) Add support for 384- + and 512-bit elliptic curve groups in ECDSA key types (aka + ``ecdsa-sha2-nistp384`` / ``ecdsa-sha2-nistp521``). Thanks to Michiel Tiller + and ``@CrazyCasta`` for the patches. * :bug:`670` Due to an earlier bugfix, less-specific ``Host`` blocks' ``ProxyCommand`` values were overriding ``ProxyCommand none`` in more-specific ``Host`` blocks. This has been fixed in a backwards compatible @@ -16,6 +20,28 @@ Changelog erroneously non-optional ``file_size`` parameter. Should only affect users who manually call ``prefetch``. Thanks to ``@stevevanhooser`` for catch & patch. +* :feature:`394` Replace PyCrypto with the Python Cryptographic Authority + (PyCA) 'Cryptography' library suite. This improves security, installability, + and performance; adds PyPy support; and much more. + + There aren't enough ways to thank Alex Gaynor for all of his work on this, + and then his patience while the maintainer let his PR grow moss for a year + and change. Paul Kehrer came in with an assist, and I think I saw Olle + Lundberg, ``@techtonik`` and ``@johnthagen`` supplying backup as well. Thanks + to all! + + .. warning:: + **This is a backwards incompatible change.** + + However, **it should only affect installation** requirements; **no API + changes are intended or expected**. Please report any such breakages as + bugs. + + See our updated :doc:`installation docs <installing>` for details on what + is now required to install Paramiko; many/most users should be able to + simply ``pip install -U paramiko`` (especially if you **upgrade to pip + 8**). + * :bug:`577` (via :issue:`578`; should also fix :issue:`718`, :issue:`560`) Fix stalled/hung SFTP downloads by cleaning up some threading lock issues. Thanks to Stephen C. Pope for the patch. |