From e8a4784c8fa8cb137c6d1c102059f0b2f501c175 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matej Stuchlik Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 15:05:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Mention SNI being backported to Python2.7.9 in FAQ That happened as part of PEP 466 - "Network Security Enhancements for Python 2.7" --- docs/community/faq.rst | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/community/faq.rst b/docs/community/faq.rst index c5daee46..f869ee9a 100644 --- a/docs/community/faq.rst +++ b/docs/community/faq.rst @@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ when servers are using `Virtual Hosting`_. When such servers are hosting more than one SSL site they need to be able to return the appropriate certificate based on the hostname the client is connecting to. -Python3's SSL module includes native support for SNI. This support has not been -back ported to Python2. For information on using SNI with Requests on Python2 -refer to this `Stack Overflow answer`_. +Python3 and Python 2.7.9+ include native support for SNI in their SSL modules. +For information on using SNI with Requests on Python < 2.7.9 refer to this +`Stack Overflow answer`_. .. _`Server-Name-Indication`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Name_Indication .. _`virtual hosting`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_hosting