[ python-Bugs-1626801 ] posixmodule.c leaks crypto context on Windows

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Bugs item #1626801, was opened at 2007-01-03 11:47
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Category: Extension Modules
Group: Python 2.6
Status: Open
Resolution: None
>Priority: 5
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Submitted By: Yitz Gale (ygale)
Assigned to: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
Summary: posixmodule.c leaks crypto context on Windows

Initial Comment:
The Win API docs for CryptAcquireContext require that
the context be released after use by calling
CryptReleaseContext, but posixmodule.c fails to do so
in win32_urandom().


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>Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
Date: 2007-01-04 22:13

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I fail to see the problem. Only a single crypto context is allocated, and
it is used all the time, i.e. until the Python interpreter finishes, at
which time it is automatically released by the operating system.

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Comment By: Yitz Gale (ygale)
Date: 2007-01-03 13:12

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You might consider backporting this to 2.5 and 2.4.


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