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authorHaibo Huang <hhb@google.com>2021-01-13 03:58:05 +0000
committerAutomerger Merge Worker <android-build-automerger-merge-worker@system.gserviceaccount.com>2021-01-13 03:58:05 +0000
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@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ or download it from the [Python Package Index](https://pypi.org/project/rsa/).
The source code is maintained at [GitHub](https://github.com/sybrenstuvel/python-rsa/) and is
licensed under the [Apache License, version 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
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+Because of how Python internally stores numbers, it is very hard (if not impossible) to make a pure-Python program secure against timing attacks. This library is no exception, so use it with care. See https://securitypitfalls.wordpress.com/2018/08/03/constant-time-compare-in-python/ for more info.
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Major changes in 4.1
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