[Rest of patch #1182394] Add ._current() method so that we can use the written-in-C .hexdigest() method
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+- Patch #1182394 from Shane Holloway: speed up HMAC.hexdigest.
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 - Patch #1262036: Prevent TarFiles from being added to themselves under
   certain conditions.