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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Security changes in PHP 7
From: pierre.php@gmail.com (Pierre Joye)

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On Feb 8, 2015 12:48 PM, "Yasuo Ohgaki" <yohgaki@ohgaki.net> wrote:

>> 2. What's going to happen to mcrypt?
>>
>> I see the vote to excise it did not pass. Does this mean that (i.e.
>> imply that) PHP's plan is to keep a security lib that hasn't been
>> maintained for 8 years for the next 5+ years?
>
>
> Removed.
> Available as PECL module.
> Probably.

Please check the RFC.

It is not removed and unless some people changed their mind the horrible
scenario described here will happen. And it will be longer than 5 years.

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