diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/test_utils.py b/Lib/asyncio/test_utils.py
index ecb3fca..6580594 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/test_utils.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/test_utils.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     if ssl is None:
         return None
     else:
-        return ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        return ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
 
 
 def run_briefly(loop):
diff --git a/Lib/ftplib.py b/Lib/ftplib.py
index a02e595..05840d4 100644
--- a/Lib/ftplib.py
+++ b/Lib/ftplib.py
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
         '221 Goodbye.'
         >>>
         '''
-        ssl_version = ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23
+        ssl_version = ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT
 
         def __init__(self, host='', user='', passwd='', acct='', keyfile=None,
                      certfile=None, context=None,
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@
             '''Set up secure control connection by using TLS/SSL.'''
             if isinstance(self.sock, ssl.SSLSocket):
                 raise ValueError("Already using TLS")
-            if self.ssl_version >= ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23:
+            if self.ssl_version >= ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS:
                 resp = self.voidcmd('AUTH TLS')
             else:
                 resp = self.voidcmd('AUTH SSL')
diff --git a/Lib/ssl.py b/Lib/ssl.py
index 2849dee..24f24b1 100644
--- a/Lib/ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/ssl.py
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
         context.load_default_certs(purpose)
     return context
 
-def _create_unverified_context(protocol=PROTOCOL_TLS, *, cert_reqs=None,
+def _create_unverified_context(protocol=PROTOCOL_TLS, *, cert_reqs=CERT_NONE,
                            check_hostname=False, purpose=Purpose.SERVER_AUTH,
                            certfile=None, keyfile=None,
                            cafile=None, capath=None, cadata=None):
@@ -541,9 +541,12 @@
     # by default.
     context = SSLContext(protocol)
 
+    if not check_hostname:
+        context.check_hostname = False
     if cert_reqs is not None:
         context.verify_mode = cert_reqs
-    context.check_hostname = check_hostname
+    if check_hostname:
+        context.check_hostname = True
 
     if keyfile and not certfile:
         raise ValueError("certfile must be specified")
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py
index 33421ce..736f703 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py
@@ -824,13 +824,13 @@
                 'SSL not supported with proactor event loops before Python 3.5'
                 )
 
-        server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         server_context.load_cert_chain(ONLYCERT, ONLYKEY)
         if hasattr(server_context, 'check_hostname'):
             server_context.check_hostname = False
         server_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
 
-        client_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        client_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         if hasattr(server_context, 'check_hostname'):
             client_context.check_hostname = False
         client_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@
                 self.loop.run_until_complete(f)
 
     def _create_ssl_context(self, certfile, keyfile=None):
-        sslcontext = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        sslcontext = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         sslcontext.options |= ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2
         sslcontext.load_cert_chain(certfile, keyfile)
         return sslcontext
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@
         server, host, port = self._make_ssl_server(
             lambda: proto, SIGNED_CERTFILE)
 
-        sslcontext_client = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        sslcontext_client = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         sslcontext_client.options |= ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2
         sslcontext_client.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
         if hasattr(sslcontext_client, 'check_hostname'):
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@
         server, path = self._make_ssl_unix_server(
             lambda: proto, SIGNED_CERTFILE)
 
-        sslcontext_client = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        sslcontext_client = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         sslcontext_client.options |= ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2
         sslcontext_client.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
         if hasattr(sslcontext_client, 'check_hostname'):
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@
         server, host, port = self._make_ssl_server(
             lambda: proto, SIGNED_CERTFILE)
 
-        sslcontext_client = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        sslcontext_client = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         sslcontext_client.options |= ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2
         sslcontext_client.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
         sslcontext_client.load_verify_locations(
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@
         server, path = self._make_ssl_unix_server(
             lambda: proto, SIGNED_CERTFILE)
 
-        sslcontext_client = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        sslcontext_client = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         sslcontext_client.options |= ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2
         sslcontext_client.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
         sslcontext_client.load_verify_locations(cafile=SIGNING_CA)
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@
         server, host, port = self._make_ssl_server(
             lambda: proto, SIGNED_CERTFILE)
 
-        sslcontext_client = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        sslcontext_client = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         sslcontext_client.options |= ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2
         sslcontext_client.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
         sslcontext_client.load_verify_locations(cafile=SIGNING_CA)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ftplib.py b/Lib/test/test_ftplib.py
index 5880a1e..f1b0185 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ftplib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ftplib.py
@@ -902,17 +902,11 @@
         self.client.auth()
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.client.auth)
 
-    def test_auth_ssl(self):
-        try:
-            self.client.ssl_version = ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23
-            self.client.auth()
-            self.assertRaises(ValueError, self.client.auth)
-        finally:
-            self.client.ssl_version = ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1
-
     def test_context(self):
         self.client.quit()
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        ctx.check_hostname = False
+        ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, ftplib.FTP_TLS, keyfile=CERTFILE,
                           context=ctx)
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, ftplib.FTP_TLS, certfile=CERTFILE,
@@ -941,9 +935,9 @@
 
     def test_check_hostname(self):
         self.client.quit()
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        ctx.check_hostname = True
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.check_hostname, True)
         ctx.load_verify_locations(CAFILE)
         self.client = ftplib.FTP_TLS(context=ctx, timeout=TIMEOUT)
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_httplib.py b/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
index 68f6946..ab798a2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
@@ -1583,8 +1583,9 @@
         import ssl
         support.requires('network')
         with support.transient_internet('self-signed.pythontest.net'):
-            context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-            context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+            context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+            self.assertEqual(context.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
+            self.assertEqual(context.check_hostname, True)
             context.load_verify_locations(CERT_selfsigned_pythontestdotnet)
             h = client.HTTPSConnection('self-signed.pythontest.net', 443, context=context)
             h.request('GET', '/')
@@ -1599,8 +1600,7 @@
         import ssl
         support.requires('network')
         with support.transient_internet('self-signed.pythontest.net'):
-            context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-            context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+            context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
             context.load_verify_locations(CERT_localhost)
             h = client.HTTPSConnection('self-signed.pythontest.net', 443, context=context)
             with self.assertRaises(ssl.SSLError) as exc_info:
@@ -1620,8 +1620,7 @@
         # The (valid) cert validates the HTTP hostname
         import ssl
         server = self.make_server(CERT_localhost)
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         context.load_verify_locations(CERT_localhost)
         h = client.HTTPSConnection('localhost', server.port, context=context)
         self.addCleanup(h.close)
@@ -1634,9 +1633,7 @@
         # The (valid) cert doesn't validate the HTTP hostname
         import ssl
         server = self.make_server(CERT_fakehostname)
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        context.check_hostname = True
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         context.load_verify_locations(CERT_fakehostname)
         h = client.HTTPSConnection('localhost', server.port, context=context)
         with self.assertRaises(ssl.CertificateError):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_imaplib.py b/Lib/test/test_imaplib.py
index 2b62b05..4a45be6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_imaplib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_imaplib.py
@@ -479,9 +479,9 @@
     server_class = SecureTCPServer
 
     def test_ssl_raises(self):
-        ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
-        ssl_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        ssl_context.check_hostname = True
+        ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        self.assertEqual(ssl_context.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
+        self.assertEqual(ssl_context.check_hostname, True)
         ssl_context.load_verify_locations(CAFILE)
 
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ssl.CertificateError,
@@ -492,9 +492,7 @@
             client.shutdown()
 
     def test_ssl_verified(self):
-        ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
-        ssl_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        ssl_context.check_hostname = True
+        ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         ssl_context.load_verify_locations(CAFILE)
 
         _, server = self._setup(SimpleIMAPHandler)
@@ -871,9 +869,7 @@
 
     @reap_threads
     def test_ssl_verified(self):
-        ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
-        ssl_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        ssl_context.check_hostname = True
+        ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         ssl_context.load_verify_locations(CAFILE)
 
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(
@@ -953,7 +949,9 @@
         pass
 
     def create_ssl_context(self):
-        ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        ssl_context.check_hostname = False
+        ssl_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
         ssl_context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
         return ssl_context
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index d264d78..fb0de9d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@
                 else:
                     here = os.path.dirname(__file__)
                     localhost_cert = os.path.join(here, "keycert.pem")
-                    sslctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+                    sslctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
                     sslctx.load_cert_chain(localhost_cert)
 
                     context = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=localhost_cert)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_poplib.py b/Lib/test/test_poplib.py
index 721ea25..9ba678f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_poplib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_poplib.py
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@
     @requires_ssl
     def test_stls_context(self):
         expected = b'+OK Begin TLS negotiation'
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         ctx.load_verify_locations(CAFILE)
-        ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        ctx.check_hostname = True
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.check_hostname, True)
         with self.assertRaises(ssl.CertificateError):
             resp = self.client.stls(context=ctx)
         self.client = poplib.POP3("localhost", self.server.port, timeout=3)
@@ -392,7 +392,9 @@
         self.assertIn('POP3_SSL', poplib.__all__)
 
     def test_context(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        ctx.check_hostname = False
+        ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, poplib.POP3_SSL, self.server.host,
                             self.server.port, keyfile=CERTFILE, context=ctx)
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, poplib.POP3_SSL, self.server.host,
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_smtpnet.py b/Lib/test/test_smtpnet.py
index cc9bab4..b69cd9d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_smtpnet.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_smtpnet.py
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
 
     def test_connect_starttls(self):
         support.get_attribute(smtplib, 'SMTP_SSL')
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        context.check_hostname = False
+        context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
         with support.transient_internet(self.testServer):
             server = smtplib.SMTP(self.testServer, self.remotePort)
             try:
@@ -58,7 +60,9 @@
             server.quit()
 
     def test_connect_using_sslcontext(self):
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        context.check_hostname = False
+        context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
         support.get_attribute(smtplib, 'SMTP_SSL')
         with support.transient_internet(self.testServer):
             server = smtplib.SMTP_SSL(self.testServer, self.remotePort, context=context)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ssl.py b/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
index fb5958f..2978b8b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@
 
 # Two keys and certs signed by the same CA (for SNI tests)
 SIGNED_CERTFILE = data_file("keycert3.pem")
+SIGNED_CERTFILE_HOSTNAME = 'localhost'
 SIGNED_CERTFILE2 = data_file("keycert4.pem")
+SIGNED_CERTFILE2_HOSTNAME = 'fakehostname'
 # Same certificate as pycacert.pem, but without extra text in file
 SIGNING_CA = data_file("capath", "ceff1710.0")
 # cert with all kinds of subject alt names
@@ -147,6 +149,8 @@
                      **kwargs):
     context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl_version)
     if cert_reqs is not None:
+        if cert_reqs == ssl.CERT_NONE:
+            context.check_hostname = False
         context.verify_mode = cert_reqs
     if ca_certs is not None:
         context.load_verify_locations(ca_certs)
@@ -156,6 +160,28 @@
         context.set_ciphers(ciphers)
     return context.wrap_socket(sock, **kwargs)
 
+
+def testing_context(server_cert=SIGNED_CERTFILE):
+    """Create context
+
+    client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
+    """
+    if server_cert == SIGNED_CERTFILE:
+        hostname = SIGNED_CERTFILE_HOSTNAME
+    elif server_cert == SIGNED_CERTFILE2:
+        hostname = SIGNED_CERTFILE2_HOSTNAME
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(server_cert)
+
+    client_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+    client_context.load_verify_locations(SIGNING_CA)
+
+    server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
+    server_context.load_cert_chain(server_cert)
+
+    return client_context, server_context, hostname
+
+
 class BasicSocketTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_constants(self):
@@ -177,6 +203,7 @@
         if ssl.OPENSSL_VERSION_INFO >= (1, 0, 1):
             ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1_1
             ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1_2
+        self.assertEqual(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
 
     def test_str_for_enums(self):
         # Make sure that the PROTOCOL_* constants have enum-like string
@@ -447,8 +474,7 @@
         self.addCleanup(sock.close)
         with self.assertRaises(ssl.SSLError):
             test_wrap_socket(sock,
-                            certfile=certfile,
-                            ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+                             certfile=certfile)
 
     def test_empty_cert(self):
         """Wrapping with an empty cert file"""
@@ -621,7 +647,7 @@
 
     def test_server_side(self):
         # server_hostname doesn't work for server sockets
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         with socket.socket() as sock:
             self.assertRaises(ValueError, ctx.wrap_socket, sock, True,
                               server_hostname="some.hostname")
@@ -772,7 +798,7 @@
         with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError) as cx:
             test_wrap_socket(s, cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE)
         self.assertEqual(str(cx.exception), "only stream sockets are supported")
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError) as cx:
             ctx.wrap_socket(s)
         self.assertEqual(str(cx.exception), "only stream sockets are supported")
@@ -877,7 +903,7 @@
             self.assertEqual(ctx.protocol, proto)
 
     def test_ciphers(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         ctx.set_ciphers("ALL")
         ctx.set_ciphers("DEFAULT")
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ssl.SSLError, "No cipher can be selected"):
@@ -885,7 +911,7 @@
 
     @unittest.skipIf(ssl.OPENSSL_VERSION_INFO < (1, 0, 2, 0, 0), 'OpenSSL too old')
     def test_get_ciphers(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         ctx.set_ciphers('AESGCM')
         names = set(d['name'] for d in ctx.get_ciphers())
         self.assertIn('AES256-GCM-SHA384', names)
@@ -893,7 +919,7 @@
 
     @skip_if_broken_ubuntu_ssl
     def test_options(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         # OP_ALL | OP_NO_SSLv2 | OP_NO_SSLv3 is the default value
         default = (ssl.OP_ALL | ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2 | ssl.OP_NO_SSLv3)
         # SSLContext also enables these by default
@@ -912,8 +938,8 @@
             with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
                 ctx.options = 0
 
-    def test_verify_mode(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+    def test_verify_mode_protocol(self):
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         # Default value
         self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_NONE)
         ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL
@@ -927,10 +953,19 @@
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             ctx.verify_mode = 42
 
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_NONE)
+        self.assertFalse(ctx.check_hostname)
+
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
+        self.assertTrue(ctx.check_hostname)
+
+
     @unittest.skipUnless(have_verify_flags(),
                          "verify_flags need OpenSSL > 0.9.8")
     def test_verify_flags(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         # default value
         tf = getattr(ssl, "VERIFY_X509_TRUSTED_FIRST", 0)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_flags, ssl.VERIFY_DEFAULT | tf)
@@ -948,7 +983,7 @@
             ctx.verify_flags = None
 
     def test_load_cert_chain(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         # Combined key and cert in a single file
         ctx.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE, keyfile=None)
         ctx.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE, keyfile=CERTFILE)
@@ -961,7 +996,7 @@
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ssl.SSLError, "PEM lib"):
             ctx.load_cert_chain(EMPTYCERT)
         # Separate key and cert
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         ctx.load_cert_chain(ONLYCERT, ONLYKEY)
         ctx.load_cert_chain(certfile=ONLYCERT, keyfile=ONLYKEY)
         ctx.load_cert_chain(certfile=BYTES_ONLYCERT, keyfile=BYTES_ONLYKEY)
@@ -972,7 +1007,7 @@
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ssl.SSLError, "PEM lib"):
             ctx.load_cert_chain(certfile=ONLYKEY, keyfile=ONLYCERT)
         # Mismatching key and cert
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ssl.SSLError, "key values mismatch"):
             ctx.load_cert_chain(CAFILE_CACERT, ONLYKEY)
         # Password protected key and cert
@@ -1031,7 +1066,7 @@
         ctx.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE, password=getpass_exception)
 
     def test_load_verify_locations(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         ctx.load_verify_locations(CERTFILE)
         ctx.load_verify_locations(cafile=CERTFILE, capath=None)
         ctx.load_verify_locations(BYTES_CERTFILE)
@@ -1059,7 +1094,7 @@
         neuronio_der = ssl.PEM_cert_to_DER_cert(neuronio_pem)
 
         # test PEM
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.cert_store_stats()["x509_ca"], 0)
         ctx.load_verify_locations(cadata=cacert_pem)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.cert_store_stats()["x509_ca"], 1)
@@ -1070,20 +1105,20 @@
         self.assertEqual(ctx.cert_store_stats()["x509_ca"], 2)
 
         # combined
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         combined = "\n".join((cacert_pem, neuronio_pem))
         ctx.load_verify_locations(cadata=combined)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.cert_store_stats()["x509_ca"], 2)
 
         # with junk around the certs
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         combined = ["head", cacert_pem, "other", neuronio_pem, "again",
                     neuronio_pem, "tail"]
         ctx.load_verify_locations(cadata="\n".join(combined))
         self.assertEqual(ctx.cert_store_stats()["x509_ca"], 2)
 
         # test DER
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         ctx.load_verify_locations(cadata=cacert_der)
         ctx.load_verify_locations(cadata=neuronio_der)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.cert_store_stats()["x509_ca"], 2)
@@ -1092,13 +1127,13 @@
         self.assertEqual(ctx.cert_store_stats()["x509_ca"], 2)
 
         # combined
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         combined = b"".join((cacert_der, neuronio_der))
         ctx.load_verify_locations(cadata=combined)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.cert_store_stats()["x509_ca"], 2)
 
         # error cases
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, ctx.load_verify_locations, cadata=object)
 
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ssl.SSLError, "no start line"):
@@ -1108,7 +1143,7 @@
 
 
     def test_load_dh_params(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         ctx.load_dh_params(DHFILE)
         if os.name != 'nt':
             ctx.load_dh_params(BYTES_DHFILE)
@@ -1141,12 +1176,12 @@
     def test_set_default_verify_paths(self):
         # There's not much we can do to test that it acts as expected,
         # so just check it doesn't crash or raise an exception.
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         ctx.set_default_verify_paths()
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(ssl.HAS_ECDH, "ECDH disabled on this OpenSSL build")
     def test_set_ecdh_curve(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         ctx.set_ecdh_curve("prime256v1")
         ctx.set_ecdh_curve(b"prime256v1")
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, ctx.set_ecdh_curve)
@@ -1156,7 +1191,7 @@
 
     @needs_sni
     def test_sni_callback(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
 
         # set_servername_callback expects a callable, or None
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, ctx.set_servername_callback)
@@ -1173,7 +1208,7 @@
     def test_sni_callback_refcycle(self):
         # Reference cycles through the servername callback are detected
         # and cleared.
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         def dummycallback(sock, servername, ctx, cycle=ctx):
             pass
         ctx.set_servername_callback(dummycallback)
@@ -1183,7 +1218,7 @@
         self.assertIs(wr(), None)
 
     def test_cert_store_stats(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.cert_store_stats(),
             {'x509_ca': 0, 'crl': 0, 'x509': 0})
         ctx.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
@@ -1197,7 +1232,7 @@
             {'x509_ca': 1, 'crl': 0, 'x509': 2})
 
     def test_get_ca_certs(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.get_ca_certs(), [])
         # CERTFILE is not flagged as X509v3 Basic Constraints: CA:TRUE
         ctx.load_verify_locations(CERTFILE)
@@ -1225,24 +1260,24 @@
         self.assertEqual(ctx.get_ca_certs(True), [der])
 
     def test_load_default_certs(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         ctx.load_default_certs()
 
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         ctx.load_default_certs(ssl.Purpose.SERVER_AUTH)
         ctx.load_default_certs()
 
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         ctx.load_default_certs(ssl.Purpose.CLIENT_AUTH)
 
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, ctx.load_default_certs, None)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, ctx.load_default_certs, 'SERVER_AUTH')
 
     @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == "win32", "not-Windows specific")
     @unittest.skipIf(IS_LIBRESSL, "LibreSSL doesn't support env vars")
     def test_load_default_certs_env(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         with support.EnvironmentVarGuard() as env:
             env["SSL_CERT_DIR"] = CAPATH
             env["SSL_CERT_FILE"] = CERTFILE
@@ -1252,11 +1287,11 @@
     @unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform == "win32", "Windows specific")
     @unittest.skipIf(hasattr(sys, "gettotalrefcount"), "Debug build does not share environment between CRTs")
     def test_load_default_certs_env_windows(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         ctx.load_default_certs()
         stats = ctx.cert_store_stats()
 
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         with support.EnvironmentVarGuard() as env:
             env["SSL_CERT_DIR"] = CAPATH
             env["SSL_CERT_FILE"] = CERTFILE
@@ -1282,28 +1317,27 @@
     def test_create_default_context(self):
         ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
 
-        self.assertEqual(ctx.protocol, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.protocol, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
         self.assertTrue(ctx.check_hostname)
         self._assert_context_options(ctx)
 
-
         with open(SIGNING_CA) as f:
             cadata = f.read()
         ctx = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=SIGNING_CA, capath=CAPATH,
                                          cadata=cadata)
-        self.assertEqual(ctx.protocol, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.protocol, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
         self._assert_context_options(ctx)
 
         ctx = ssl.create_default_context(ssl.Purpose.CLIENT_AUTH)
-        self.assertEqual(ctx.protocol, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.protocol, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_NONE)
         self._assert_context_options(ctx)
 
     def test__create_stdlib_context(self):
         ctx = ssl._create_stdlib_context()
-        self.assertEqual(ctx.protocol, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.protocol, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_NONE)
         self.assertFalse(ctx.check_hostname)
         self._assert_context_options(ctx)
@@ -1322,12 +1356,12 @@
         self._assert_context_options(ctx)
 
         ctx = ssl._create_stdlib_context(purpose=ssl.Purpose.CLIENT_AUTH)
-        self.assertEqual(ctx.protocol, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.protocol, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_NONE)
         self._assert_context_options(ctx)
 
     def test_check_hostname(self):
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         self.assertFalse(ctx.check_hostname)
 
         # Requires CERT_REQUIRED or CERT_OPTIONAL
@@ -1390,7 +1424,7 @@
 
     def test_lib_reason(self):
         # Test the library and reason attributes
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         with self.assertRaises(ssl.SSLError) as cm:
             ctx.load_dh_params(CERTFILE)
         self.assertEqual(cm.exception.library, 'PEM')
@@ -1401,7 +1435,9 @@
     def test_subclass(self):
         # Check that the appropriate SSLError subclass is raised
         # (this only tests one of them)
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        ctx.check_hostname = False
+        ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
         with socket.socket() as s:
             s.bind(("127.0.0.1", 0))
             s.listen()
@@ -1562,7 +1598,7 @@
 
     def test_connect_with_context(self):
         # Same as test_connect, but with a separately created context
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         with ctx.wrap_socket(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET)) as s:
             s.connect(self.server_addr)
             self.assertEqual({}, s.getpeercert())
@@ -1582,7 +1618,7 @@
         # This should fail because we have no verification certs. Connection
         # failure crashes ThreadedEchoServer, so run this in an independent
         # test method.
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
         s = ctx.wrap_socket(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET))
         self.addCleanup(s.close)
@@ -1595,7 +1631,7 @@
         # OpenSSL 0.9.8n and 1.0.0, as a result the capath directory must
         # contain both versions of each certificate (same content, different
         # filename) for this test to be portable across OpenSSL releases.
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
         ctx.load_verify_locations(capath=CAPATH)
         with ctx.wrap_socket(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET)) as s:
@@ -1603,7 +1639,7 @@
             cert = s.getpeercert()
             self.assertTrue(cert)
         # Same with a bytes `capath` argument
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
         ctx.load_verify_locations(capath=BYTES_CAPATH)
         with ctx.wrap_socket(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET)) as s:
@@ -1615,7 +1651,7 @@
         with open(SIGNING_CA) as f:
             pem = f.read()
         der = ssl.PEM_cert_to_DER_cert(pem)
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
         ctx.load_verify_locations(cadata=pem)
         with ctx.wrap_socket(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET)) as s:
@@ -1624,7 +1660,7 @@
             self.assertTrue(cert)
 
         # same with DER
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
         ctx.load_verify_locations(cadata=der)
         with ctx.wrap_socket(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET)) as s:
@@ -1696,11 +1732,11 @@
 
     def test_get_ca_certs_capath(self):
         # capath certs are loaded on request
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
-        ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         ctx.load_verify_locations(capath=CAPATH)
         self.assertEqual(ctx.get_ca_certs(), [])
-        with ctx.wrap_socket(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET)) as s:
+        with ctx.wrap_socket(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET),
+                             server_hostname='localhost') as s:
             s.connect(self.server_addr)
             cert = s.getpeercert()
             self.assertTrue(cert)
@@ -1709,10 +1745,12 @@
     @needs_sni
     def test_context_setget(self):
         # Check that the context of a connected socket can be replaced.
-        ctx1 = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        ctx2 = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        ctx1 = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        ctx1.load_verify_locations(capath=CAPATH)
+        ctx2 = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        ctx2.load_verify_locations(capath=CAPATH)
         s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET)
-        with ctx1.wrap_socket(s) as ss:
+        with ctx1.wrap_socket(s, server_hostname='localhost') as ss:
             ss.connect(self.server_addr)
             self.assertIs(ss.context, ctx1)
             self.assertIs(ss._sslobj.context, ctx1)
@@ -1763,11 +1801,12 @@
         sock.connect(self.server_addr)
         incoming = ssl.MemoryBIO()
         outgoing = ssl.MemoryBIO()
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
-        ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        self.assertTrue(ctx.check_hostname)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
         ctx.load_verify_locations(SIGNING_CA)
-        ctx.check_hostname = True
-        sslobj = ctx.wrap_bio(incoming, outgoing, False, 'localhost')
+        sslobj = ctx.wrap_bio(incoming, outgoing, False,
+                              SIGNED_CERTFILE_HOSTNAME)
         self.assertIs(sslobj._sslobj.owner, sslobj)
         self.assertIsNone(sslobj.cipher())
         self.assertIsNone(sslobj.version())
@@ -1796,7 +1835,7 @@
         sock.connect(self.server_addr)
         incoming = ssl.MemoryBIO()
         outgoing = ssl.MemoryBIO()
-        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
         sslobj = ctx.wrap_bio(incoming, outgoing, False)
         self.ssl_io_loop(sock, incoming, outgoing, sslobj.do_handshake)
@@ -2008,7 +2047,7 @@
         else:
             self.context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl_version
                                           if ssl_version is not None
-                                          else ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+                                          else ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
             self.context.verify_mode = (certreqs if certreqs is not None
                                         else ssl.CERT_NONE)
             if cacerts:
@@ -2271,7 +2310,7 @@
     # NOTE: we must enable "ALL" ciphers on the client, otherwise an
     # SSLv23 client will send an SSLv3 hello (rather than SSLv2)
     # starting from OpenSSL 1.0.0 (see issue #8322).
-    if client_context.protocol == ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23:
+    if client_context.protocol == ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS:
         client_context.set_ciphers("ALL")
 
     for ctx in (client_context, server_context):
@@ -2317,17 +2356,13 @@
                 server_params_test(context, context,
                                    chatty=True, connectionchatty=True)
 
-        client_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
-        client_context.load_verify_locations(SIGNING_CA)
-        server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
-        # server_context.load_verify_locations(SIGNING_CA)
-        server_context.load_cert_chain(SIGNED_CERTFILE2)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
 
         with self.subTest(client=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT, server=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER):
             server_params_test(client_context=client_context,
                                server_context=server_context,
                                chatty=True, connectionchatty=True,
-                               sni_name='fakehostname')
+                               sni_name=hostname)
 
         client_context.check_hostname = False
         with self.subTest(client=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER, server=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT):
@@ -2335,7 +2370,7 @@
                 server_params_test(client_context=server_context,
                                    server_context=client_context,
                                    chatty=True, connectionchatty=True,
-                                   sni_name='fakehostname')
+                                   sni_name=hostname)
             self.assertIn('called a function you should not call',
                           str(e.exception))
 
@@ -2355,44 +2390,41 @@
             self.assertIn('called a function you should not call',
                           str(e.exception))
 
-
     def test_getpeercert(self):
         if support.verbose:
             sys.stdout.write("\n")
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
-        context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        context.load_verify_locations(CERTFILE)
-        context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
-        server = ThreadedEchoServer(context=context, chatty=False)
+
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
+        server = ThreadedEchoServer(context=server_context, chatty=False)
         with server:
-            s = context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
-                                    do_handshake_on_connect=False)
-            s.connect((HOST, server.port))
-            # getpeercert() raise ValueError while the handshake isn't
-            # done.
-            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-                s.getpeercert()
-            s.do_handshake()
-            cert = s.getpeercert()
-            self.assertTrue(cert, "Can't get peer certificate.")
-            cipher = s.cipher()
-            if support.verbose:
-                sys.stdout.write(pprint.pformat(cert) + '\n')
-                sys.stdout.write("Connection cipher is " + str(cipher) + '.\n')
-            if 'subject' not in cert:
-                self.fail("No subject field in certificate: %s." %
-                          pprint.pformat(cert))
-            if ((('organizationName', 'Python Software Foundation'),)
-                not in cert['subject']):
-                self.fail(
-                    "Missing or invalid 'organizationName' field in certificate subject; "
-                    "should be 'Python Software Foundation'.")
-            self.assertIn('notBefore', cert)
-            self.assertIn('notAfter', cert)
-            before = ssl.cert_time_to_seconds(cert['notBefore'])
-            after = ssl.cert_time_to_seconds(cert['notAfter'])
-            self.assertLess(before, after)
-            s.close()
+            with client_context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
+                                            do_handshake_on_connect=False,
+                                            server_hostname=hostname) as s:
+                s.connect((HOST, server.port))
+                # getpeercert() raise ValueError while the handshake isn't
+                # done.
+                with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                    s.getpeercert()
+                s.do_handshake()
+                cert = s.getpeercert()
+                self.assertTrue(cert, "Can't get peer certificate.")
+                cipher = s.cipher()
+                if support.verbose:
+                    sys.stdout.write(pprint.pformat(cert) + '\n')
+                    sys.stdout.write("Connection cipher is " + str(cipher) + '.\n')
+                if 'subject' not in cert:
+                    self.fail("No subject field in certificate: %s." %
+                              pprint.pformat(cert))
+                if ((('organizationName', 'Python Software Foundation'),)
+                    not in cert['subject']):
+                    self.fail(
+                        "Missing or invalid 'organizationName' field in certificate subject; "
+                        "should be 'Python Software Foundation'.")
+                self.assertIn('notBefore', cert)
+                self.assertIn('notAfter', cert)
+                before = ssl.cert_time_to_seconds(cert['notBefore'])
+                after = ssl.cert_time_to_seconds(cert['notAfter'])
+                self.assertLess(before, after)
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(have_verify_flags(),
                         "verify_flags need OpenSSL > 0.9.8")
@@ -2400,39 +2432,38 @@
         if support.verbose:
             sys.stdout.write("\n")
 
-        server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        server_context.load_cert_chain(SIGNED_CERTFILE)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
 
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        context.load_verify_locations(SIGNING_CA)
         tf = getattr(ssl, "VERIFY_X509_TRUSTED_FIRST", 0)
-        self.assertEqual(context.verify_flags, ssl.VERIFY_DEFAULT | tf)
+        self.assertEqual(client_context.verify_flags, ssl.VERIFY_DEFAULT | tf)
 
         # VERIFY_DEFAULT should pass
         server = ThreadedEchoServer(context=server_context, chatty=True)
         with server:
-            with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket()) as s:
+            with client_context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
+                                            server_hostname=hostname) as s:
                 s.connect((HOST, server.port))
                 cert = s.getpeercert()
                 self.assertTrue(cert, "Can't get peer certificate.")
 
         # VERIFY_CRL_CHECK_LEAF without a loaded CRL file fails
-        context.verify_flags |= ssl.VERIFY_CRL_CHECK_LEAF
+        client_context.verify_flags |= ssl.VERIFY_CRL_CHECK_LEAF
 
         server = ThreadedEchoServer(context=server_context, chatty=True)
         with server:
-            with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket()) as s:
+            with client_context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
+                                            server_hostname=hostname) as s:
                 with self.assertRaisesRegex(ssl.SSLError,
                                             "certificate verify failed"):
                     s.connect((HOST, server.port))
 
         # now load a CRL file. The CRL file is signed by the CA.
-        context.load_verify_locations(CRLFILE)
+        client_context.load_verify_locations(CRLFILE)
 
         server = ThreadedEchoServer(context=server_context, chatty=True)
         with server:
-            with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket()) as s:
+            with client_context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
+                                            server_hostname=hostname) as s:
                 s.connect((HOST, server.port))
                 cert = s.getpeercert()
                 self.assertTrue(cert, "Can't get peer certificate.")
@@ -2441,19 +2472,13 @@
         if support.verbose:
             sys.stdout.write("\n")
 
-        server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        server_context.load_cert_chain(SIGNED_CERTFILE)
-
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        context.check_hostname = True
-        context.load_verify_locations(SIGNING_CA)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
 
         # correct hostname should verify
         server = ThreadedEchoServer(context=server_context, chatty=True)
         with server:
-            with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
-                                     server_hostname="localhost") as s:
+            with client_context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
+                                            server_hostname=hostname) as s:
                 s.connect((HOST, server.port))
                 cert = s.getpeercert()
                 self.assertTrue(cert, "Can't get peer certificate.")
@@ -2461,8 +2486,8 @@
         # incorrect hostname should raise an exception
         server = ThreadedEchoServer(context=server_context, chatty=True)
         with server:
-            with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
-                                     server_hostname="invalid") as s:
+            with client_context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
+                                            server_hostname="invalid") as s:
                 with self.assertRaisesRegex(ssl.CertificateError,
                                             "hostname 'invalid' doesn't match 'localhost'"):
                     s.connect((HOST, server.port))
@@ -2473,7 +2498,7 @@
             with socket.socket() as s:
                 with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError,
                                             "check_hostname requires server_hostname"):
-                    context.wrap_socket(s)
+                    client_context.wrap_socket(s)
 
     def test_wrong_cert(self):
         """Connecting when the server rejects the client's certificate
@@ -2489,9 +2514,7 @@
                                     connectionchatty=False)
         with server, \
                 socket.socket() as sock, \
-                test_wrap_socket(sock,
-                                    certfile=certfile,
-                                    ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1) as s:
+                test_wrap_socket(sock, certfile=certfile) as s:
             try:
                 # Expect either an SSL error about the server rejecting
                 # the connection, or a low-level connection reset (which
@@ -2561,7 +2584,7 @@
         server = ThreadedEchoServer(context=server_context, chatty=True)
         with server:
             with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
-                                     server_hostname="localhost") as s:
+                                     server_hostname=SIGNED_CERTFILE_HOSTNAME) as s:
                 try:
                     s.connect((HOST, server.port))
                 except ssl.SSLError as e:
@@ -2582,28 +2605,28 @@
         try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, True)
         try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, True, ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL)
         try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, True, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, False)
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, False)
         if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv3'):
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False)
         try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, False)
         # SSLv23 client with specific SSL options
         if no_sslv2_implies_sslv3_hello():
             # No SSLv2 => client will use an SSLv3 hello on recent OpenSSLs
-            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, False,
+            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, False,
                                client_options=ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, False,
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, False,
                            client_options=ssl.OP_NO_SSLv3)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, False,
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, False,
                            client_options=ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1)
 
     @skip_if_broken_ubuntu_ssl
-    def test_protocol_sslv23(self):
+    def test_PROTOCOL_TLS(self):
         """Connecting to an SSLv23 server with various client options"""
         if support.verbose:
             sys.stdout.write("\n")
         if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv2'):
             try:
-                try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, True)
+                try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, True)
             except OSError as x:
                 # this fails on some older versions of OpenSSL (0.9.7l, for instance)
                 if support.verbose:
@@ -2611,28 +2634,28 @@
                         " SSL2 client to SSL23 server test unexpectedly failed:\n %s\n"
                         % str(x))
         if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv3'):
-            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, True)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, 'TLSv1')
+            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False)
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, True)
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, 'TLSv1')
 
         if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv3'):
-            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False, ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, True, ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, 'TLSv1', ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL)
+            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False, ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL)
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, True, ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL)
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, 'TLSv1', ssl.CERT_OPTIONAL)
 
         if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv3'):
-            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, True, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, 'TLSv1', ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
+            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, True, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, 'TLSv1', ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
 
         # Server with specific SSL options
         if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv3'):
-            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False,
+            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False,
                            server_options=ssl.OP_NO_SSLv3)
         # Will choose TLSv1
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, True,
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, True,
                            server_options=ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2 | ssl.OP_NO_SSLv3)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, False,
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, False,
                            server_options=ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1)
 
 
@@ -2648,12 +2671,12 @@
         try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, 'SSLv3', ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
         if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv2'):
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, False)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, False,
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, False,
                            client_options=ssl.OP_NO_SSLv3)
         try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, False)
         if no_sslv2_implies_sslv3_hello():
             # No SSLv2 => client will use an SSLv3 hello on recent OpenSSLs
-            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23,
+            try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS,
                                False, client_options=ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2)
 
     @skip_if_broken_ubuntu_ssl
@@ -2668,7 +2691,7 @@
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, False)
         if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv3'):
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, False,
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, False,
                            client_options=ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1)
 
     @skip_if_broken_ubuntu_ssl
@@ -2684,14 +2707,13 @@
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_1, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, False)
         if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv3'):
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_1, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_1, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, False,
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_1, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, False,
                            client_options=ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1_1)
 
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_1, 'TLSv1.1')
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_1, 'TLSv1.1')
         try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_1, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, False)
         try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_1, False)
 
-
     @skip_if_broken_ubuntu_ssl
     @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(ssl, "PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2"),
                          "TLS version 1.2 not supported.")
@@ -2707,10 +2729,10 @@
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, False)
         if hasattr(ssl, 'PROTOCOL_SSLv3'):
             try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3, False)
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2, ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, False,
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, False,
                            client_options=ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1_2)
 
-        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2, 'TLSv1.2')
+        try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2, 'TLSv1.2')
         try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, False)
         try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2, False)
         try_protocol_combo(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_1, False)
@@ -2721,7 +2743,6 @@
         msgs = (b"msg 1", b"MSG 2", b"STARTTLS", b"MSG 3", b"msg 4", b"ENDTLS", b"msg 5", b"msg 6")
 
         server = ThreadedEchoServer(CERTFILE,
-                                    ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1,
                                     starttls_server=True,
                                     chatty=True,
                                     connectionchatty=True)
@@ -2749,7 +2770,7 @@
                         sys.stdout.write(
                             " client:  read %r from server, starting TLS...\n"
                             % msg)
-                    conn = test_wrap_socket(s, ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+                    conn = test_wrap_socket(s)
                     wrapped = True
                 elif indata == b"ENDTLS" and msg.startswith(b"ok"):
                     # ENDTLS ok, switch back to clear text
@@ -2836,7 +2857,7 @@
 
         server = ThreadedEchoServer(CERTFILE,
                                     certreqs=ssl.CERT_NONE,
-                                    ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1,
+                                    ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER,
                                     cacerts=CERTFILE,
                                     chatty=True,
                                     connectionchatty=False)
@@ -2846,7 +2867,7 @@
                                 certfile=CERTFILE,
                                 ca_certs=CERTFILE,
                                 cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE,
-                                ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+                                ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
             s.connect((HOST, server.port))
             # helper methods for standardising recv* method signatures
             def _recv_into():
@@ -2988,7 +3009,7 @@
     def test_nonblocking_send(self):
         server = ThreadedEchoServer(CERTFILE,
                                     certreqs=ssl.CERT_NONE,
-                                    ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1,
+                                    ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER,
                                     cacerts=CERTFILE,
                                     chatty=True,
                                     connectionchatty=False)
@@ -2998,7 +3019,7 @@
                                 certfile=CERTFILE,
                                 ca_certs=CERTFILE,
                                 cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE,
-                                ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+                                ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
             s.connect((HOST, server.port))
             s.setblocking(False)
 
@@ -3067,7 +3088,7 @@
     def test_server_accept(self):
         # Issue #16357: accept() on a SSLSocket created through
         # SSLContext.wrap_socket().
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
         context.load_verify_locations(CERTFILE)
         context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
@@ -3104,28 +3125,28 @@
         self.assertEqual(peer, client_addr)
 
     def test_getpeercert_enotconn(self):
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket()) as sock:
             with self.assertRaises(OSError) as cm:
                 sock.getpeercert()
             self.assertEqual(cm.exception.errno, errno.ENOTCONN)
 
     def test_do_handshake_enotconn(self):
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket()) as sock:
             with self.assertRaises(OSError) as cm:
                 sock.do_handshake()
             self.assertEqual(cm.exception.errno, errno.ENOTCONN)
 
     def test_default_ciphers(self):
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         try:
             # Force a set of weak ciphers on our client context
             context.set_ciphers("DES")
         except ssl.SSLError:
             self.skipTest("no DES cipher available")
         with ThreadedEchoServer(CERTFILE,
-                                ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23,
+                                ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS,
                                 chatty=False) as server:
             with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket()) as s:
                 with self.assertRaises(OSError):
@@ -3137,14 +3158,19 @@
         Basic tests for SSLSocket.version().
         More tests are done in the test_protocol_*() methods.
         """
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        context.check_hostname = False
+        context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
         with ThreadedEchoServer(CERTFILE,
-                                ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1,
+                                ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER,
                                 chatty=False) as server:
             with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket()) as s:
                 self.assertIs(s.version(), None)
                 s.connect((HOST, server.port))
-                self.assertEqual(s.version(), 'TLSv1')
+                if ssl.OPENSSL_VERSION_INFO >= (1, 0, 2):
+                    self.assertEqual(s.version(), 'TLSv1.2')
+                else:  # 0.9.8 to 1.0.1
+                    self.assertIn(s.version(), ('TLSv1', 'TLSv1.2'))
             self.assertIs(s.version(), None)
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(ssl.HAS_TLSv1_3,
@@ -3169,7 +3195,7 @@
     def test_default_ecdh_curve(self):
         # Issue #21015: elliptic curve-based Diffie Hellman key exchange
         # should be enabled by default on SSL contexts.
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
         # TLSv1.3 defaults to PFS key agreement and no longer has KEA in
         # cipher name.
@@ -3194,7 +3220,7 @@
 
         server = ThreadedEchoServer(CERTFILE,
                                     certreqs=ssl.CERT_NONE,
-                                    ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1,
+                                    ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER,
                                     cacerts=CERTFILE,
                                     chatty=True,
                                     connectionchatty=False)
@@ -3204,7 +3230,7 @@
                                 certfile=CERTFILE,
                                 ca_certs=CERTFILE,
                                 cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE,
-                                ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+                                ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
             s.connect((HOST, server.port))
             # get the data
             cb_data = s.get_channel_binding("tls-unique")
@@ -3229,7 +3255,7 @@
                                 certfile=CERTFILE,
                                 ca_certs=CERTFILE,
                                 cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE,
-                                ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+                                ssl_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
             s.connect((HOST, server.port))
             new_cb_data = s.get_channel_binding("tls-unique")
             if support.verbose:
@@ -3246,10 +3272,10 @@
             s.close()
 
     def test_compression(self):
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
-        stats = server_params_test(context, context,
-                                   chatty=True, connectionchatty=True)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
+        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
+                                   chatty=True, connectionchatty=True,
+                                   sni_name=hostname)
         if support.verbose:
             sys.stdout.write(" got compression: {!r}\n".format(stats['compression']))
         self.assertIn(stats['compression'], { None, 'ZLIB', 'RLE' })
@@ -3257,21 +3283,22 @@
     @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(ssl, 'OP_NO_COMPRESSION'),
                          "ssl.OP_NO_COMPRESSION needed for this test")
     def test_compression_disabled(self):
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
-        context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_COMPRESSION
-        stats = server_params_test(context, context,
-                                   chatty=True, connectionchatty=True)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
+        client_context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_COMPRESSION
+        server_context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_COMPRESSION
+        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
+                                   chatty=True, connectionchatty=True,
+                                   sni_name=hostname)
         self.assertIs(stats['compression'], None)
 
     def test_dh_params(self):
         # Check we can get a connection with ephemeral Diffie-Hellman
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
-        context.load_dh_params(DHFILE)
-        context.set_ciphers("kEDH")
-        stats = server_params_test(context, context,
-                                   chatty=True, connectionchatty=True)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
+        server_context.load_dh_params(DHFILE)
+        server_context.set_ciphers("kEDH")
+        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
+                                   chatty=True, connectionchatty=True,
+                                   sni_name=hostname)
         cipher = stats["cipher"][0]
         parts = cipher.split("-")
         if "ADH" not in parts and "EDH" not in parts and "DHE" not in parts:
@@ -3279,22 +3306,20 @@
 
     def test_selected_alpn_protocol(self):
         # selected_alpn_protocol() is None unless ALPN is used.
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
-        stats = server_params_test(context, context,
-                                   chatty=True, connectionchatty=True)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
+        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
+                                   chatty=True, connectionchatty=True,
+                                   sni_name=hostname)
         self.assertIs(stats['client_alpn_protocol'], None)
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(ssl.HAS_ALPN, "ALPN support required")
     def test_selected_alpn_protocol_if_server_uses_alpn(self):
         # selected_alpn_protocol() is None unless ALPN is used by the client.
-        client_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        client_context.load_verify_locations(CERTFILE)
-        server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        server_context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
         server_context.set_alpn_protocols(['foo', 'bar'])
         stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
-                                   chatty=True, connectionchatty=True)
+                                   chatty=True, connectionchatty=True,
+                                   sni_name=hostname)
         self.assertIs(stats['client_alpn_protocol'], None)
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(ssl.HAS_ALPN, "ALPN support needed for this test")
@@ -3307,18 +3332,16 @@
             (['http/3.0', 'http/4.0'], None)
         ]
         for client_protocols, expected in protocol_tests:
-            server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2)
-            server_context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
+            client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
             server_context.set_alpn_protocols(server_protocols)
-            client_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2)
-            client_context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
             client_context.set_alpn_protocols(client_protocols)
 
             try:
                 stats = server_params_test(client_context,
                                            server_context,
                                            chatty=True,
-                                           connectionchatty=True)
+                                           connectionchatty=True,
+                                           sni_name=hostname)
             except ssl.SSLError as e:
                 stats = e
 
@@ -3341,10 +3364,10 @@
 
     def test_selected_npn_protocol(self):
         # selected_npn_protocol() is None unless NPN is used
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
-        stats = server_params_test(context, context,
-                                   chatty=True, connectionchatty=True)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
+        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
+                                   chatty=True, connectionchatty=True,
+                                   sni_name=hostname)
         self.assertIs(stats['client_npn_protocol'], None)
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(ssl.HAS_NPN, "NPN support needed for this test")
@@ -3357,15 +3380,12 @@
             (['abc', 'def'], 'abc')
         ]
         for client_protocols, expected in protocol_tests:
-            server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-            server_context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
+            client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
             server_context.set_npn_protocols(server_protocols)
-            client_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-            client_context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
             client_context.set_npn_protocols(client_protocols)
             stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
-                                       chatty=True, connectionchatty=True)
-
+                                       chatty=True, connectionchatty=True,
+                                       sni_name=hostname)
             msg = "failed trying %s (s) and %s (c).\n" \
                   "was expecting %s, but got %%s from the %%s" \
                       % (str(server_protocols), str(client_protocols),
@@ -3377,12 +3397,11 @@
             self.assertEqual(server_result, expected, msg % (server_result, "server"))
 
     def sni_contexts(self):
-        server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         server_context.load_cert_chain(SIGNED_CERTFILE)
-        other_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        other_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         other_context.load_cert_chain(SIGNED_CERTFILE2)
-        client_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        client_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+        client_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
         client_context.load_verify_locations(SIGNING_CA)
         return server_context, other_context, client_context
 
@@ -3395,6 +3414,8 @@
         calls = []
         server_context, other_context, client_context = self.sni_contexts()
 
+        client_context.check_hostname = False
+
         def servername_cb(ssl_sock, server_name, initial_context):
             calls.append((server_name, initial_context))
             if server_name is not None:
@@ -3416,7 +3437,7 @@
                                    chatty=True,
                                    sni_name=None)
         self.assertEqual(calls, [(None, server_context)])
-        self.check_common_name(stats, 'localhost')
+        self.check_common_name(stats, SIGNED_CERTFILE_HOSTNAME)
 
         # Check disabling the callback
         calls = []
@@ -3426,7 +3447,7 @@
                                    chatty=True,
                                    sni_name='notfunny')
         # Certificate didn't change
-        self.check_common_name(stats, 'localhost')
+        self.check_common_name(stats, SIGNED_CERTFILE_HOSTNAME)
         self.assertEqual(calls, [])
 
     @needs_sni
@@ -3437,7 +3458,6 @@
         def cb_returning_alert(ssl_sock, server_name, initial_context):
             return ssl.ALERT_DESCRIPTION_ACCESS_DENIED
         server_context.set_servername_callback(cb_returning_alert)
-
         with self.assertRaises(ssl.SSLError) as cm:
             stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
                                        chatty=False,
@@ -3480,11 +3500,7 @@
         self.assertIn("TypeError", stderr.getvalue())
 
     def test_shared_ciphers(self):
-        server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        server_context.load_cert_chain(SIGNED_CERTFILE)
-        client_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        client_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        client_context.load_verify_locations(SIGNING_CA)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
         if ssl.OPENSSL_VERSION_INFO >= (1, 0, 2):
             client_context.set_ciphers("AES128:AES256")
             server_context.set_ciphers("AES256")
@@ -3496,7 +3512,8 @@
             alg1 = "3DES"
             alg2 = "DES-CBC3"
 
-        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context)
+        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
+                                   sni_name=hostname)
         ciphers = stats['server_shared_ciphers'][0]
         self.assertGreater(len(ciphers), 0)
         for name, tls_version, bits in ciphers:
@@ -3504,14 +3521,12 @@
                 self.fail(name)
 
     def test_read_write_after_close_raises_valuerror(self):
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
-        context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        context.load_verify_locations(CERTFILE)
-        context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
-        server = ThreadedEchoServer(context=context, chatty=False)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
+        server = ThreadedEchoServer(context=server_context, chatty=False)
 
         with server:
-            s = context.wrap_socket(socket.socket())
+            s = client_context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
+                                           server_hostname=hostname)
             s.connect((HOST, server.port))
             s.close()
 
@@ -3523,7 +3538,7 @@
         with open(support.TESTFN, 'wb') as f:
             f.write(TEST_DATA)
         self.addCleanup(support.unlink, support.TESTFN)
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS)
         context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
         context.load_verify_locations(CERTFILE)
         context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
@@ -3536,14 +3551,11 @@
                     self.assertEqual(s.recv(1024), TEST_DATA)
 
     def test_session(self):
-        server_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        server_context.load_cert_chain(SIGNED_CERTFILE)
-        client_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
-        client_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        client_context.load_verify_locations(SIGNING_CA)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
 
         # first connection without session
-        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context)
+        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
+                                   sni_name=hostname)
         session = stats['session']
         self.assertTrue(session.id)
         self.assertGreater(session.time, 0)
@@ -3557,7 +3569,8 @@
         self.assertEqual(sess_stat['hits'], 0)
 
         # reuse session
-        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context, session=session)
+        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
+                                   session=session, sni_name=hostname)
         sess_stat = server_context.session_stats()
         self.assertEqual(sess_stat['accept'], 2)
         self.assertEqual(sess_stat['hits'], 1)
@@ -3570,7 +3583,8 @@
         self.assertGreaterEqual(session2.timeout, session.timeout)
 
         # another one without session
-        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context)
+        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
+                                   sni_name=hostname)
         self.assertFalse(stats['session_reused'])
         session3 = stats['session']
         self.assertNotEqual(session3.id, session.id)
@@ -3580,7 +3594,8 @@
         self.assertEqual(sess_stat['hits'], 1)
 
         # reuse session again
-        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context, session=session)
+        stats = server_params_test(client_context, server_context,
+                                   session=session, sni_name=hostname)
         self.assertTrue(stats['session_reused'])
         session4 = stats['session']
         self.assertEqual(session4.id, session.id)
@@ -3592,23 +3607,17 @@
         self.assertEqual(sess_stat['hits'], 2)
 
     def test_session_handling(self):
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
-        context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        context.load_verify_locations(CERTFILE)
-        context.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
-
-        context2 = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
-        context2.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
-        context2.load_verify_locations(CERTFILE)
-        context2.load_cert_chain(CERTFILE)
+        client_context, server_context, hostname = testing_context()
+        client_context2, _, _ = testing_context()
 
         # TODO: session reuse does not work with TLS 1.3
-        context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1_3
-        context2.options |= ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1_3
+        client_context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1_3
+        client_context2.options |= ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1_3
 
-        server = ThreadedEchoServer(context=context, chatty=False)
+        server = ThreadedEchoServer(context=server_context, chatty=False)
         with server:
-            with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket()) as s:
+            with client_context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
+                                            server_hostname=hostname) as s:
                 # session is None before handshake
                 self.assertEqual(s.session, None)
                 self.assertEqual(s.session_reused, None)
@@ -3619,7 +3628,8 @@
                     s.session = object
                 self.assertEqual(str(e.exception), 'Value is not a SSLSession.')
 
-            with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket()) as s:
+            with client_context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
+                                            server_hostname=hostname) as s:
                 s.connect((HOST, server.port))
                 # cannot set session after handshake
                 with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as e:
@@ -3627,7 +3637,8 @@
                 self.assertEqual(str(e.exception),
                                  'Cannot set session after handshake.')
 
-            with context.wrap_socket(socket.socket()) as s:
+            with client_context.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
+                                            server_hostname=hostname) as s:
                 # can set session before handshake and before the
                 # connection was established
                 s.session = session
@@ -3636,7 +3647,8 @@
                 self.assertEqual(s.session, session)
                 self.assertEqual(s.session_reused, True)
 
-            with context2.wrap_socket(socket.socket()) as s:
+            with client_context2.wrap_socket(socket.socket(),
+                                             server_hostname=hostname) as s:
                 # cannot re-use session with a different SSLContext
                 with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as e:
                     s.session = session
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urllib2_localnet.py b/Lib/test/test_urllib2_localnet.py
index 741d136..b2d1e5f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_urllib2_localnet.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urllib2_localnet.py
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
         def cb_sni(ssl_sock, server_name, initial_context):
             nonlocal sni_name
             sni_name = server_name
-        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+        context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         context.set_servername_callback(cb_sni)
         handler = self.start_https_server(context=context, certfile=CERT_localhost)
         context = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=CERT_localhost)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2017-09-04-16-21-18.bpo-31346.xni1VR.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2017-09-04-16-21-18.bpo-31346.xni1VR.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87bc8cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2017-09-04-16-21-18.bpo-31346.xni1VR.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Prefer PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT and PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER protocols for SSLContext.