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+Security
+ * Zeroize intermediate variables used to calculate the MAC in CBC cipher
+ suites. This hardens the library in case stack memory leaks through a
+ memory disclosure vulnerabilty, which could formerly have allowed a
+ man-in-the-middle to inject fake ciphertext into a DTLS connection.