Issued:
2017-04-18
Updated:
2017-07-17

RHEA-2017:1039 - python-ecdsa bug fix and enhancement update


Synopsis

python-ecdsa bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory None

Topic

Updated python-ecdsa packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available.

Description

This is an easy-to-use implementation of ECDSA cryptography (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm), implemented purely in Python, released under the MIT license. With this library, you can quickly create keypairs (signing key and verifying key), sign messages, and verify the signatures. The keys and signatures are very short, making them easy to handle and incorporate into other protocols.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/2974891

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Virtualization4.1x86_64

Updated Packages

  • python-ecdsa-0.11-3.el7.noarch.rpm
  • python-ecdsa-0.11-3.el7.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)


Additional information