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+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The following utility functions have been added to
+    the ``oslo_utils.secretutils`` module. These can be used to replace
+    the built-in ``crypt`` module which was removed in Python 3.13.
+
+    - ``crypt_password``
+    - ``crypt_mksalt``