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Expand Up @@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ purposes.
variable :envvar:`SSLKEYLOGFILE` is set, :func:`create_default_context`
enables key logging.

The default settings for this context include
:data:`VERIFY_X509_PARTIAL_CHAIN` and :data:`VERIFY_X509_STRICT`.
These make the underlying OpenSSL implementation behave more like
a conforming implementation of :rfc:`5280`, in exchange for a small
amount of incompatibility with older X.509 certificates.
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.. note::
The protocol, options, cipher and other settings may change to more
restrictive values anytime without prior deprecation. The values
Expand All @@ -172,6 +178,15 @@ purposes.
ctx = ssl.create_default_context(Purpose.CLIENT_AUTH)
ctx.options &= ~ssl.OP_NO_SSLv3

.. note::
This context enables :data:`VERIFY_X509_STRICT` by default, which
may reject pre-:rfc:`5280` or malformed certificates that the
underlying OpenSSL implementation otherwise would accept. While disabling
this is not recommended, you can do so using::

ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
ctx.verify_flags &= ~ssl.VERIFY_X509_STRICT

.. versionadded:: 3.4

.. versionchanged:: 3.4.4
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:data:`PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER` protocol instead of generic
:data:`PROTOCOL_TLS`.

.. versionchanged:: 3.13

The context now uses :data:`VERIFY_X509_PARTIAL_CHAIN` and
:data:`VERIFY_X509_STRICT` in its default verify flags.

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Exceptions
^^^^^^^^^^
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Expand Up @@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ Summary -- Release highlights
.. This section singles out the most important changes in Python 3.13.
Brevity is key.


.. PEP-sized items next.

Important deprecations, removals or restrictions:
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -192,6 +191,21 @@ Other Language Changes

(Contributed by Arthur Tacca and Jason Zhang in :gh:`115957`.)

* The :func:`ssl.create_default_context` API now includes
:data:`ssl.VERIFY_X509_PARTIAL_CHAIN` and :data:`ssl.VERIFY_X509_STRICT`
in its default flags.
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.. note::

:data:`ssl.VERIFY_X509_STRICT` may reject pre-:rfc:`5280` or malformed
certificates that the underlying OpenSSL implementation otherwise would
accept. While disabling this is not recommended, you can do so using::

ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
ctx.verify_flags &= ~ssl.VERIFY_X509_STRICT

(Contributed by William Woodruff in :gh:`112389`.)

New Modules
===========

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Expand Up @@ -704,6 +704,16 @@ def create_default_context(purpose=Purpose.SERVER_AUTH, *, cafile=None,
else:
raise ValueError(purpose)

# `VERIFY_X509_PARTIAL_CHAIN` makes OpenSSL's chain building behave more
# like RFC 3280 and 5280, which specify that chain building stops with the
# first trust anchor, even if that anchor is not self-signed.
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# `VERIFY_X509_STRICT` makes OpenSSL more conservative about the
# certificates it accepts, including "disabling workarounds for
# some broken certificates."
context.verify_flags |= (_ssl.VERIFY_X509_PARTIAL_CHAIN |
_ssl.VERIFY_X509_STRICT)

if cafile or capath or cadata:
context.load_verify_locations(cafile, capath, cadata)
elif context.verify_mode != CERT_NONE:
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