[Python-checkins] r85617 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/hmac.rst

georg.brandl python-checkins at python.org
Sun Oct 17 12:09:06 CEST 2010


Author: georg.brandl
Date: Sun Oct 17 12:09:06 2010
New Revision: 85617

Log:
#5212: md5 weaknesses do not affect hmac, so remove the note about that.

Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/hmac.rst

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/hmac.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/hmac.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/hmac.rst	Sun Oct 17 12:09:06 2010
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@
    the digest constructor or module for the HMAC object to use. It defaults to
    the :func:`hashlib.md5` constructor.
 
-   .. note::
-
-      The md5 hash has known weaknesses but remains the default for backwards
-      compatibility.  Choose a better one for your application.
-
 
 An HMAC object has the following methods:
 


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