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@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #12551: Provide a get_channel_binding() method on SSL sockets so as
+  to get channel binding data for the current SSL session (only the
+  "tls-unique" channel binding is implemented).  This allows the implementation
+  of certain authentication mechanisms such as SCRAM-SHA-1-PLUS.  Patch by
+  Jacek Konieczny.
+
 - Issue #665194: email.utils now has format_datetime and parsedate_to_datetime
   functions, allowing for round tripping of RFC2822 format dates.