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author | Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> | 2019-05-15 13:57:16 +0200 |
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committer | Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> | 2019-05-15 14:23:00 +0200 |
commit | dcb0adbe4a01680cc738075a441dedd817077286 (patch) | |
tree | b93e8b21775ccc7e76d90dd5b4837feedfc11c85 /docs/DEPRECATE.md | |
parent | f778c356a87be4f1b8c1e6551213ea577ec3d9f1 (diff) | |
download | curl-bagder/deprecate-polarssl.tar.gz |
PolarSSL: deprecate support step 1. Removed from configure.bagder/deprecate-polarssl
Also removed mentions from most docs.
Discussed: https://curl.haxx.se/mail/lib-2019-05/0045.html
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diff --git a/docs/DEPRECATE.md b/docs/DEPRECATE.md index 4f2570ade..94a5c6256 100644 --- a/docs/DEPRECATE.md +++ b/docs/DEPRECATE.md @@ -19,3 +19,32 @@ version. The default remains supported for now. The support for HTTP/0.9 will be switched to disabled by default in 6 months, in the September 2019 release (possibly called curl 7.68.0). + +## PolarSSL + +The polarssl TLS library has not had an update in over three years. The last +release was done on [January 7 +2016](https://tls.mbed.org/tech-updates/releases). This library has been +superceded by the mbedTLS library, which is the current incarnation of +PolarSSL. curl has supported mbedTLS since 2015. + +It seems unlikely that this library is a good choice for users to get proper +TLS security and support today and at the same time there are plenty of good +and updated alternatives. + +I consider it likely that the existing users of curl + polarssl out there are +stuck on old curl versions and when they eventually manage to update curl they +should also be able to update their TLS library. + +### State + +In the curl 7.66.0 release (July 17, 2019) the ability to build with this TLS +backend is removed from the configure script. The code remains and can be +built and used going forward, but it has to be manually enabled in a build (or +the configure removal reverted). + +### Removal + +The support for PolarSSL and all code for it will be completely removed from +the curl code base six months after it ships disabled in configure in a +release. In the release on or near February 27, 2020. (Named 7.70.0?) |