[ sf.net patch # 1121611 ]
A new hashlib module to replace the md5 and sha modules. It adds
support for additional secure hashes such as SHA-256 and SHA-512. The
hashlib module uses OpenSSL for fast platform optimized
implementations of algorithms when available. The old md5 and sha
modules still exist as wrappers around hashlib to preserve backwards
compatibility.
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex
index 4bd380a..118b4c7 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex
@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@
a different directory as the extraction target, and to unpack only a
subset of the archive's members. (Contributed by Lars Gust\"abel.)
+\item A new \module{hashlib} module has been added to replace the
+\module{md5} and \module{sha} modules and adds support for additional
+secure hashes such as SHA-256 and SHA-512. The \module{hashlib} module
+uses OpenSSL for fast platform optimized implementations of algorithms
+when available. The old \module{md5} and \module{sha} modules still
+exist as wrappers around hashlib to preserve backwards compatibility.
+
+(Contributed by Gregory P. Smith.)
+
\end{itemize}