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New Python security updates explicitly block the eMudhra certificates by SPKI

Hacker News
· October 27, 2026

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Python has released security updates that explicitly block eMudhra certificates by Subject Public Key Identifier. The patch was contributed by Christian Heimes, a former core developer, with assistance from Claude. This update comes after a discussion on the bug tracker where the seriousness of the problem was affirmed. The blocking is implemented through a straightforward loop. The update was noted by Python core developer Hugo van Kemenade on the main Python discussion forums.

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