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 :warning: Note that both features cannot be used together and will cause a compilation error.
 
+:warning: The released version of `reqwless` does not support `esp-mbedtls`. The reason for this is that `esp-mbedtls` is not yet published to crates.io. One should specify `reqwless` as a git dependency to use `esp-mbedtls`.
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 ### esp-mbedtls
 **Can only be used on esp32 boards**
 `esp-mbedtls` supports TLS 1.2 and 1.3. It uses espressif's Rust wrapper over mbedtls, alongside optimizations such as hardware acceleration.