diff --git a/3rdparty/everest/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/everest/CMakeLists.txt
index 782c0c5..c27a8e5 100644
--- a/3rdparty/everest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/everest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 list(APPEND everest_inc ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/everest ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/everest/kremlib)
 
-execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../scripts/config.py -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../include/mbedtls/config.h get MBEDTLS_ECDH_VARIANT_EVEREST_ENABLED RESULT_VARIABLE result)
+execute_process(COMMAND ${MBEDTLS_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../scripts/config.py -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../include/mbedtls/config.h get MBEDTLS_ECDH_VARIANT_EVEREST_ENABLED RESULT_VARIABLE result)
 
 if(${result} EQUAL 0)
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c84194c..1f675c1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,18 +51,29 @@
                          "${WARNING_BORDER}")
 
 # Python 3 is only needed here to check for configuration warnings.
-find_package(PythonInterp 3)
-if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
+if(NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.15.0)
+    set(Python3_FIND_STRATEGY LOCATION)
+    find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+    if(Python3_Interpreter_FOUND)
+        set(MBEDTLS_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE ${Python3_EXECUTABLE})
+    endif()
+else()
+    find_package(PythonInterp 3)
+    if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
+        set(MBEDTLS_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
+    endif()
+endif()
+if(MBEDTLS_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
 
     # If 128-bit keys are configured for CTR_DRBG, display an appropriate warning
-    execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/config.py -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbedtls/config.h get MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_USE_128_BIT_KEY
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${MBEDTLS_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/config.py -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbedtls/config.h get MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_USE_128_BIT_KEY
                         RESULT_VARIABLE result)
     if(${result} EQUAL 0)
         message(WARNING ${CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARNING})
     endif()
 
     # If NULL Entropy is configured, display an appropriate warning
-    execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/config.py -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbedtls/config.h get MBEDTLS_TEST_NULL_ENTROPY
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${MBEDTLS_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/config.py -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbedtls/config.h get MBEDTLS_TEST_NULL_ENTROPY
                         RESULT_VARIABLE result)
     if(${result} EQUAL 0)
         message(WARNING ${NULL_ENTROPY_WARNING})
diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/bugfix_PR3333.txt b/ChangeLog.d/bugfix_PR3333.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90766ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChangeLog.d/bugfix_PR3333.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Bugfix
+   * Remove unused macros from MSVC projects. Reported in #3297 and fix submitted in #3333 by irwir.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/new-mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb_routine.txt b/ChangeLog.d/new-mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb_routine.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdea746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChangeLog.d/new-mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb_routine.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Features
+   * Add new mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb() routine which allows
+     parsing unsupported certificate extensions via user provided callback.
+     Contributed by Nicola Di Lieto <nicola.dilieto@gmail.com> in #3243 as
+     a solution to #3241.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/use-find-python3-cmake.txt b/ChangeLog.d/use-find-python3-cmake.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36a5171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChangeLog.d/use-find-python3-cmake.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Changes
+  * Use FindPython3 when cmake version >= 3.15.0
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h b/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
index e4fb135..9a9b397 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
@@ -304,6 +304,82 @@
                                 size_t buflen );
 
 /**
+ * \brief          The type of certificate extension callbacks.
+ *
+ *                 Callbacks of this type are passed to and used by the
+ *                 mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb() routine when
+ *                 it encounters an unsupported extension.
+ *
+ * \param p_ctx    An opaque context passed to the callback.
+ * \param crt      The certificate being parsed.
+ * \param oid      The OID of the extension.
+ * \param critical Whether the extension is critical.
+ * \param p        Pointer to the start of the extension value
+ *                 (the content of the OCTET STRING).
+ * \param end      End of extension value.
+ *
+ * \note           The callback must fail and return a negative error code
+ *                 if it can not parse or does not support the extension.
+ *                 When the callback fails to parse a critical extension
+ *                 mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb() also fails.
+ *                 When the callback fails to parse a non critical extension
+ *                 mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb() simply skips
+ *                 the extension and continues parsing.
+ *
+ * \return         \c 0 on success.
+ * \return         A negative error code on failure.
+ */
+typedef int (*mbedtls_x509_crt_ext_cb_t)( void *p_ctx,
+                                          mbedtls_x509_crt const *crt,
+                                          mbedtls_x509_buf const *oid,
+                                          int critical,
+                                          const unsigned char *p,
+                                          const unsigned char *end );
+
+/**
+ * \brief            Parse a single DER formatted certificate and add it
+ *                   to the end of the provided chained list.
+ *
+ * \param chain      The pointer to the start of the CRT chain to attach to.
+ *                   When parsing the first CRT in a chain, this should point
+ *                   to an instance of ::mbedtls_x509_crt initialized through
+ *                   mbedtls_x509_crt_init().
+ * \param buf        The buffer holding the DER encoded certificate.
+ * \param buflen     The size in Bytes of \p buf.
+ * \param make_copy  When not zero this function makes an internal copy of the
+ *                   CRT buffer \p buf. In particular, \p buf may be destroyed
+ *                   or reused after this call returns.
+ *                   When zero this function avoids duplicating the CRT buffer
+ *                   by taking temporary ownership thereof until the CRT
+ *                   is destroyed (like mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_nocopy())
+ * \param cb         A callback invoked for every unsupported certificate
+ *                   extension.
+ * \param p_ctx      An opaque context passed to the callback.
+ *
+ * \note             This call is functionally equivalent to
+ *                   mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der(), and/or
+ *                   mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_nocopy()
+ *                   but it calls the callback with every unsupported
+ *                   certificate extension.
+ *                   The callback must return a negative error code if it
+ *                   does not know how to handle such an extension.
+ *                   When the callback fails to parse a critical extension
+ *                   mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb() also fails.
+ *                   When the callback fails to parse a non critical extension
+ *                   mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb() simply skips
+ *                   the extension and continues parsing.
+ *
+ * \return           \c 0 if successful.
+ * \return           A negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb( mbedtls_x509_crt *chain,
+                                            const unsigned char *buf,
+                                            size_t buflen,
+                                            int make_copy,
+                                            mbedtls_x509_crt_ext_cb_t cb,
+                                            void *p_ctx );
+
+/**
  * \brief          Parse a single DER formatted certificate and add it
  *                 to the end of the provided chained list. This is a
  *                 variant of mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der() which takes
diff --git a/library/x509_crt.c b/library/x509_crt.c
index 51e6aac..ee3b48d 100644
--- a/library/x509_crt.c
+++ b/library/x509_crt.c
@@ -888,7 +888,9 @@
  */
 static int x509_get_crt_ext( unsigned char **p,
                              const unsigned char *end,
-                             mbedtls_x509_crt *crt )
+                             mbedtls_x509_crt *crt,
+                             mbedtls_x509_crt_ext_cb_t cb,
+                             void *p_ctx )
 {
     int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     size_t len;
@@ -951,6 +953,16 @@
 
         if( ret != 0 )
         {
+            /* Give the callback (if any) a chance to handle the extension */
+            if( cb != NULL )
+            {
+                ret = cb( p_ctx, crt, &extn_oid, is_critical, *p, end_ext_octet );
+                if( ret != 0 && is_critical )
+                    return( ret );
+                *p = end_ext_octet;
+                continue;
+            }
+
             /* No parser found, skip extension */
             *p = end_ext_octet;
 
@@ -1057,7 +1069,9 @@
 static int x509_crt_parse_der_core( mbedtls_x509_crt *crt,
                                     const unsigned char *buf,
                                     size_t buflen,
-                                    int make_copy )
+                                    int make_copy,
+                                    mbedtls_x509_crt_ext_cb_t cb,
+                                    void *p_ctx )
 {
     int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     size_t len;
@@ -1256,7 +1270,7 @@
     if( crt->version == 3 )
 #endif
     {
-        ret = x509_get_crt_ext( &p, end, crt );
+        ret = x509_get_crt_ext( &p, end, crt, cb, p_ctx );
         if( ret != 0 )
         {
             mbedtls_x509_crt_free( crt );
@@ -1319,7 +1333,9 @@
 static int mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_internal( mbedtls_x509_crt *chain,
                                                 const unsigned char *buf,
                                                 size_t buflen,
-                                                int make_copy )
+                                                int make_copy,
+                                                mbedtls_x509_crt_ext_cb_t cb,
+                                                void *p_ctx )
 {
     int ret = MBEDTLS_ERR_ERROR_CORRUPTION_DETECTED;
     mbedtls_x509_crt *crt = chain, *prev = NULL;
@@ -1351,7 +1367,8 @@
         crt = crt->next;
     }
 
-    if( ( ret = x509_crt_parse_der_core( crt, buf, buflen, make_copy ) ) != 0 )
+    ret = x509_crt_parse_der_core( crt, buf, buflen, make_copy, cb, p_ctx );
+    if( ret != 0 )
     {
         if( prev )
             prev->next = NULL;
@@ -1369,14 +1386,24 @@
                                        const unsigned char *buf,
                                        size_t buflen )
 {
-    return( mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_internal( chain, buf, buflen, 0 ) );
+    return( mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_internal( chain, buf, buflen, 0, NULL, NULL ) );
+}
+
+int mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb( mbedtls_x509_crt *chain,
+                                            const unsigned char *buf,
+                                            size_t buflen,
+                                            int make_copy,
+                                            mbedtls_x509_crt_ext_cb_t cb,
+                                            void *p_ctx )
+{
+    return( mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_internal( chain, buf, buflen, make_copy, cb, p_ctx ) );
 }
 
 int mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der( mbedtls_x509_crt *chain,
                                 const unsigned char *buf,
                                 size_t buflen )
 {
-    return( mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_internal( chain, buf, buflen, 1 ) );
+    return( mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_internal( chain, buf, buflen, 1, NULL, NULL ) );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/programs/psa/CMakeLists.txt b/programs/psa/CMakeLists.txt
index 201f987..4373ceb 100644
--- a/programs/psa/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/programs/psa/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 add_custom_target(
     psa_constant_names_generated
-    COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} scripts/generate_psa_constants.py ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+    COMMAND ${MBEDTLS_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} scripts/generate_psa_constants.py ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../
 )
 add_dependencies(psa_constant_names psa_constant_names_generated)
diff --git a/programs/test/zeroize.c b/programs/test/zeroize.c
index c670a6b..e61b470 100644
--- a/programs/test/zeroize.c
+++ b/programs/test/zeroize.c
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
  * This is a simple test application used for debugger-driven testing to check
  * whether calls to mbedtls_platform_zeroize() are being eliminated by compiler
  * optimizations. This application is used by the GDB script at
- * tests/scripts/test_zeroize.gdb under the assumption that the code does not
- * change often (as opposed to the library code) because the script sets a
- * breakpoint at the last return statement in the main() function of this
- * program. The debugger facilities are then used to manually inspect the
- * memory and verify that the call to mbedtls_platform_zeroize() was not
- * eliminated.
+ * tests/scripts/test_zeroize.gdb: the script sets a breakpoint at the last
+ * return statement in the main() function of this program. The debugger
+ * facilities are then used to manually inspect the memory and verify that the
+ * call to mbedtls_platform_zeroize() was not eliminated.
  *
  *  Copyright (C) 2018, Arm Limited, All Rights Reserved
  *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
@@ -98,5 +96,5 @@
     fclose( fp );
     mbedtls_platform_zeroize( buf, sizeof( buf ) );
 
-    mbedtls_exit( exit_code );
+    mbedtls_exit( exit_code ); // GDB_BREAK_HERE -- don't remove this comment!
 }
diff --git a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj
index aae07b5..039fd09 100644
--- a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj
+++ b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj
@@ -89,11 +89,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <ShowProgress>NotSet</ShowProgress>
       <AdditionalDependencies>kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>Debug</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
@@ -111,11 +108,9 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -123,7 +118,6 @@
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <ShowProgress>NotSet</ShowProgress>
       <AdditionalDependencies>kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>Debug</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
@@ -134,12 +128,10 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -156,12 +148,10 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN64;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
diff --git a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj
index c8f13c3..c0f3a3c 100644
--- a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj
+++ b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj
@@ -80,11 +80,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -97,11 +95,9 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -115,12 +111,10 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -135,8 +129,6 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 14a7b7e..bd5ed83 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
     set(libs ${libs} ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
 endif(ENABLE_ZLIB_SUPPORT)
 
-find_package(PythonInterp)
-if(NOT PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot build test suites without Python 2 or 3")
+if(NOT MBEDTLS_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot build test suites without Python 3")
 endif()
 
 # Enable definition of various functions used throughout the testsuite
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@
 
     add_custom_command(
         OUTPUT test_suite_${data_name}.c
-        COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/generate_test_code.py -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/test_suite_${suite_name}.function -d ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/test_suite_${data_name}.data -t ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/main_test.function -p ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/host_test.function -s ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites --helpers-file ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/helpers.function -o .
+        COMMAND ${MBEDTLS_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/generate_test_code.py -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/test_suite_${suite_name}.function -d ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/test_suite_${data_name}.data -t ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/main_test.function -p ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/host_test.function -s ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites --helpers-file ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/helpers.function -o .
         DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/generate_test_code.py mbedtls ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/helpers.function ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/main_test.function ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/host_test.function ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/test_suite_${suite_name}.function ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/test_suite_${data_name}.data
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/scripts/test_zeroize.gdb b/tests/scripts/test_zeroize.gdb
index c929c88..8164acb 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/test_zeroize.gdb
+++ b/tests/scripts/test_zeroize.gdb
@@ -31,19 +31,13 @@
 # the compiler potentially has a bug.
 #
 # Note: This test requires that the test program is compiled with -g3.
-#
-# WARNING: There does not seem to be a mechanism in GDB scripts to set a
-# breakpoint at the end of a function (probably because there are a lot of
-# complications as function can have multiple exit points, etc). Therefore, it
-# was necessary to hard-code the line number of the breakpoint in the zeroize.c
-# test app. The assumption is that zeroize.c is a simple test app that does not
-# change often (as opposed to the actual library code), so the breakpoint line
-# number does not need to be updated often.
 
 set confirm off
 
 file ./programs/test/zeroize
-break zeroize.c:100
+
+search GDB_BREAK_HERE
+break $_
 
 set args ./programs/test/zeroize.c
 run
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
index 831e0ab..0ba3b2c 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
@@ -2012,6 +2012,26 @@
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_ECDSA_C:MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP192R1_ENABLED:MBEDTLS_SHA1_C:MBEDTLS_RSA_C
 x509parse_crt:"3081e430819f020104300d06092a864886f70d0101050500300f310d300b0603550403130454657374301e170d3133303731303135303233375a170d3233303730383135303233375a300f310d300b06035504031304546573743049301306072a8648ce3d020106082a8648ce3d03010103320004e962551a325b21b50cf6b990e33d4318fd16677130726357a196e3efe7107bcb6bdc6d9db2a4df7c964acfe81798433d300d06092a864886f70d01010505000331001a6c18cd1e457474b2d3912743f44b571341a7859a0122774a8e19a671680878936949f904c9255bdd6fffdb33a7e6d8":"cert. version     \: 1\nserial number     \: 04\nissuer name       \: CN=Test\nsubject name      \: CN=Test\nissued  on        \: 2013-07-10 15\:02\:37\nexpires on        \: 2023-07-08 15\:02\:37\nsigned using      \: RSA with SHA1\nEC key size       \: 192 bits\n":0
 
+X509 CRT ASN1 (Unsupported critical extension)
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_SHA256_C:!MBEDTLS_X509_ALLOW_UNSUPPORTED_CRITICAL_EXTENSION
+x509parse_crt:"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":"":MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_INVALID_EXTENSIONS + MBEDTLS_ERR_ASN1_UNEXPECTED_TAG
+
+X509 CRT ASN1 (Unsupported critical extension recognized by callback)
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_SHA256_C
+x509parse_crt_cb:"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":"cert. version     \: 3\nserial number     \: 4D\:3E\:BB\:B8\:A8\:70\:F9\:C7\:8C\:55\:A8\:A7\:E1\:2F\:D5\:16\nissuer name       \: CN=dummy\nsubject name      \: CN=dummy\nissued  on        \: 2020-04-28 17\:42\:43\nexpires on        \: 2020-06-27 17\:42\:43\nsigned using      \: RSA with SHA-256\nRSA key size      \: 2048 bits\nbasic constraints \: CA=true\nsubject alt name  \:\n    dNSName \: dummy\nkey usage         \: Digital Signature, Key Cert Sign\n":0
+
+X509 CRT ASN1 (Unsupported critical extension not recognized by callback)
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_SHA256_C
+x509parse_crt_cb:"308203353082021da00302010202104d3ebbb8a870f9c78c55a8a7e12fd516300d06092a864886f70d01010b05003010310e300c06035504030c0564756d6d79301e170d3230303432383137343234335a170d3230303632373137343234335a3010310e300c06035504030c0564756d6d7930820122300d06092a864886f70d01010105000382010f003082010a0282010100a51b75b3f7da2d60ea1b0fc077f0dbb2bbb6fe1b474028368af8dc2664672896efff171033b0aede0b323a89d5c6db4d517404bc97b65264e41b9e9e86a6f40ace652498d4b3b859544d1bacfd7f86325503eed046f517406545c0ffb5560f83446dedce0fcafcc41ac8495488a6aa912ae45192ef7e3efa20d0f7403b0baa62c7e2e5404c620c5793623132aa20f624f08d88fbf0985af39433f5a24d0b908e5219d8ba6a404d3ee8418203b62a40c8eb18837354d50281a6a2bf5012e505c419482787b7a81e5935613ceea0c6d93e86f76282b6aa406fb3a1796c56b32e8a22afc3f7a3c9daa8f0e2846ff0d50abfc862a52f6cf0aaece6066c860376f3ed0203010001a3818a308187300c0603551d13040530030101ff30130603551d110101ff04093007820564756d6d79301206082b0601050507011e0101ff0403040100300e0603551d0f0101ff040403020184301d0603551d0e04160414e6e451ec8d19d9677b2d272a9d73b939fa2d915a301f0603551d23041830168014e6e451ec8d19d9677b2d272a9d73b939fa2d915a300d06092a864886f70d01010b0500038201010056d06047b7f48683e2347ca726997d9700b4f2cf1d8bc0ef17addac8445d38ffd7f8079055ead878b6a74c8384d0e30150c8990aa74f59cda6ebcb49465d8991ffa16a4c927a26e4639d1875a3ac396c7455c7eda40dbe66054a03d27f961c15e86bd5b06db6b26572977bcda93453b6b6a88ef96b31996a7bd17323525b33050d28deec9c33a3f9765a11fb99d0e222bd39a6db3a788474c9ca347377688f837d42f5841667bffcbe6b473e6f229f286a0829963e591a99aa7f67e9d20c36ccd2ac84cb85b7a8b3396a6cbe59a573ffff726f373197c230de5c92a52c5bc87e29c20bdf6e89609764a60c649022aabd768f3557661b083ae00e6afc8a5bf2ed":"":MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_INVALID_EXTENSIONS + MBEDTLS_ERR_ASN1_UNEXPECTED_TAG
+
+X509 CRT ASN1 (Unsupported non critical extension recognized by callback)
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_SHA256_C
+x509parse_crt_cb:"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":"cert. version     \: 3\nserial number     \: 4D\:3E\:BB\:B8\:A8\:70\:F9\:C7\:8C\:55\:A8\:A7\:E1\:2F\:D5\:16\nissuer name       \: CN=dummy\nsubject name      \: CN=dummy\nissued  on        \: 2020-04-28 17\:42\:43\nexpires on        \: 2020-06-27 17\:42\:43\nsigned using      \: RSA with SHA-256\nRSA key size      \: 2048 bits\nbasic constraints \: CA=true\nsubject alt name  \:\n    dNSName \: dummy\nkey usage         \: Digital Signature, Key Cert Sign\n":0
+
+X509 CRT ASN1 (Unsupported non critical extension not recognized by callback)
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_RSA_C:MBEDTLS_SHA256_C
+x509parse_crt_cb:"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":"cert. version     \: 3\nserial number     \: 4D\:3E\:BB\:B8\:A8\:70\:F9\:C7\:8C\:55\:A8\:A7\:E1\:2F\:D5\:16\nissuer name       \: CN=dummy\nsubject name      \: CN=dummy\nissued  on        \: 2020-04-28 17\:42\:43\nexpires on        \: 2020-06-27 17\:42\:43\nsigned using      \: RSA with SHA-256\nRSA key size      \: 2048 bits\nbasic constraints \: CA=true\nsubject alt name  \:\n    dNSName \: dummy\nkey usage         \: Digital Signature, Key Cert Sign\n":0
+
 X509 CRL ASN1 (Incorrect first tag)
 x509parse_crl:"":"":MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_INVALID_FORMAT
 
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.function
index f3e83d6..54e5156 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.function
@@ -301,6 +301,20 @@
 
     return( 0 );
 }
+
+int parse_crt_ext_cb( void *p_ctx, mbedtls_x509_crt const *crt, mbedtls_x509_buf const *oid,
+                      int critical, const unsigned char *p, const unsigned char *end )
+{
+    ( void ) crt;
+    ( void ) p;
+    ( void ) end;
+    ( void ) critical;
+    mbedtls_x509_buf *new_oid = (mbedtls_x509_buf *)p_ctx;
+    if( new_oid == NULL || new_oid->tag != oid->tag || new_oid->len != oid->len ||
+        memcmp(new_oid->p, oid->p, oid->len) != 0 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_INVALID_EXTENSIONS + MBEDTLS_ERR_ASN1_UNEXPECTED_TAG );
+    return( 0 );
+}
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C */
 /* END_HEADER */
 
@@ -771,6 +785,82 @@
         TEST_ASSERT( strcmp( (char *) output, result_str ) == 0 );
     }
 
+    mbedtls_x509_crt_free( &crt );
+    mbedtls_x509_crt_init( &crt );
+    memset( output, 0, 2000 );
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb( &crt, buf->x, buf->len, 0, NULL, NULL ) == ( result ) );
+    if( ( result ) == 0 )
+    {
+        res = mbedtls_x509_crt_info( (char *) output, 2000, "", &crt );
+
+        TEST_ASSERT( res != -1 );
+        TEST_ASSERT( res != -2 );
+
+        TEST_ASSERT( strcmp( (char *) output, result_str ) == 0 );
+    }
+
+    mbedtls_x509_crt_free( &crt );
+    mbedtls_x509_crt_init( &crt );
+    memset( output, 0, 2000 );
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb( &crt, buf->x, buf->len, 1, NULL, NULL ) == ( result ) );
+    if( ( result ) == 0 )
+    {
+        res = mbedtls_x509_crt_info( (char *) output, 2000, "", &crt );
+
+        TEST_ASSERT( res != -1 );
+        TEST_ASSERT( res != -2 );
+
+        TEST_ASSERT( strcmp( (char *) output, result_str ) == 0 );
+    }
+
+exit:
+    mbedtls_x509_crt_free( &crt );
+}
+/* END_CASE */
+
+/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C */
+void x509parse_crt_cb( data_t * buf, char * result_str, int result )
+{
+    mbedtls_x509_crt   crt;
+    mbedtls_x509_buf   oid;
+    unsigned char output[2000];
+    int res;
+
+    oid.tag = MBEDTLS_ASN1_OID;
+    oid.len = MBEDTLS_OID_SIZE(MBEDTLS_OID_PKIX "\x01\x1F");
+    oid.p = (unsigned char *)MBEDTLS_OID_PKIX "\x01\x1F";
+
+    mbedtls_x509_crt_init( &crt );
+    memset( output, 0, 2000 );
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb( &crt, buf->x, buf->len, 0, parse_crt_ext_cb, &oid ) == ( result ) );
+    if( ( result ) == 0 )
+    {
+        res = mbedtls_x509_crt_info( (char *) output, 2000, "", &crt );
+
+        TEST_ASSERT( res != -1 );
+        TEST_ASSERT( res != -2 );
+
+        TEST_ASSERT( strcmp( (char *) output, result_str ) == 0 );
+    }
+
+    mbedtls_x509_crt_free( &crt );
+    mbedtls_x509_crt_init( &crt );
+    memset( output, 0, 2000 );
+
+    TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_der_with_ext_cb( &crt, buf->x, buf->len, 1, parse_crt_ext_cb, &oid ) == ( result ) );
+    if( ( result ) == 0 )
+    {
+        res = mbedtls_x509_crt_info( (char *) output, 2000, "", &crt );
+
+        TEST_ASSERT( res != -1 );
+        TEST_ASSERT( res != -2 );
+
+        TEST_ASSERT( strcmp( (char *) output, result_str ) == 0 );
+    }
+
 exit:
     mbedtls_x509_crt_free( &crt );
 }
diff --git a/visualc/VS2010/aescrypt2.vcxproj b/visualc/VS2010/aescrypt2.vcxproj
index 0fdd299..3ae59dc 100644
--- a/visualc/VS2010/aescrypt2.vcxproj
+++ b/visualc/VS2010/aescrypt2.vcxproj
@@ -89,18 +89,15 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 ../../include;../../3rdparty/everest/include/;../../3rdparty/everest/include/everest;../../3rdparty/everest/include/everest/vs2010;../../3rdparty/everest/include/everest/kremlib      </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <ShowProgress>NotSet</ShowProgress>
       <AdditionalDependencies>kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>Debug</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
@@ -110,18 +107,15 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
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