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TLS Support in Python's urllib3

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 8, 2024

urllib3 library supports TLS v1.2 and TLS v1.3 by default, ensuring secure connections in Python. Beware of outdated TLS versions and upgrade urllib3 for security.

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