def match_hostname(cert, hostname):
        """Backported from Python 3.4.3 standard library.

        Verify that *cert* (in decoded format as returned by
        SSLSocket.getpeercert()) matches the *hostname*.  RFC 2818 and RFC 6125
        rules are followed, but IP addresses are not accepted for *hostname*.

        CertificateError is raised on failure. On success, the function
        returns nothing.
        """

        if not cert:
            raise ValueError("empty or no certificate, match_hostname needs a "
                             "SSL socket or SSL context with either "
                             "CERT_OPTIONAL or CERT_REQUIRED")
        dnsnames = []
        san = cert.get('subjectAltName', ())
        for key, value in san:
            if key == 'DNS':
                if _dnsname_match(value, hostname):
                    return
                dnsnames.append(value)
        if not dnsnames:
            # The subject is only checked when there is no dNSName entry
            # in subjectAltName
            for sub in cert.get('subject', ()):
                for key, value in sub:
                    # XXX according to RFC 2818, the most specific Common Name
                    # must be used.
                    if key == 'commonName':
                        if _dnsname_match(value, hostname):
                            return
                        dnsnames.append(value)
        if len(dnsnames) > 1:
            raise CertificateError("hostname %r "
                                   "doesn't match either of %s" %
                                   (hostname, ', '.join(map(repr, dnsnames))))
        elif len(dnsnames) == 1:
            raise CertificateError("hostname %r "
                                   "doesn't match %r" %
                                   (hostname, dnsnames[0]))
        else:
            raise CertificateError("no appropriate commonName or "
                                   "subjectAltName fields were found")
    def _dnsname_match(dn, hostname, max_wildcards=1):
        """Backported from Python 3.4.3 standard library

        Matching according to RFC 6125, section 6.4.3

        http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6125#section-6.4.3
        """
        if log_enabled(NETWORK):
            log(NETWORK, "matching dn %s with hostname %s", dn, hostname)
        pats = []
        if not dn:
            return False

        pieces = dn.split(r'.')
        leftmost = pieces[0]
        remainder = pieces[1:]

        wildcards = leftmost.count('*')
        if wildcards > max_wildcards:
            # Issue #17980: avoid denials of service by refusing more
            # than one wildcard per fragment.  A survey of established
            # policy among SSL implementations showed it to be a
            # reasonable choice.
            raise CertificateError(
                "too many wildcards in certificate DNS name: " + repr(dn))

        # speed up common case w/o wildcards
        if not wildcards:
            return dn.lower() == hostname.lower()

        # RFC 6125, section 6.4.3, subitem 1.
        # The client SHOULD NOT attempt to match a presented identifier in which
        # the wildcard character comprises a label other than the left-most label.
        if leftmost == '*':
            # When '*' is a fragment by itself, it matches a non-empty dotless
            # fragment.
            pats.append('[^.]+')
        elif leftmost.startswith('xn--') or hostname.startswith('xn--'):
            # RFC 6125, section 6.4.3, subitem 3.
            # The client SHOULD NOT attempt to match a presented identifier
            # where the wildcard character is embedded within an A-label or
            # U-label of an internationalized domain name.
            pats.append(re.escape(leftmost))
        else:
            # Otherwise, '*' matches any dotless string, e.g. www*
            pats.append(re.escape(leftmost).replace(r'\*', '[^.]*'))

        # add the remaining fragments, ignore any wildcards
        for frag in remainder:
            pats.append(re.escape(frag))

        pat = re.compile(r'\A' + r'\.'.join(pats) + r'\Z', re.IGNORECASE)
        return pat.match(hostname)