Warning, 2 Lines of WP SMTP Code Deprecated in PHP 7.1

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Hi,
the SiteGround PHP Config tool indicates there are 2 lines of code that have been depricated in PHP 7.1, and is preventing me from upgrading to PHP 7.1. Thank you.

FILE: /XXX/XXX/public_html/XXX.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/vendor/phpseclib/phpseclib/phpseclib/Crypt/Random.php
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FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 4 WARNINGS AFFECTING 2 LINES
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69 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1 – use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead.
69 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_create_iv() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; use OpenSSL instead
108 | WARNING | Extension ‘mcrypt’ is deprecated since PHP 7.1 – use openssl (preferred) or pecl/mcrypt once available instead.
108 | WARNING | Function mcrypt_create_iv() is deprecated since PHP 7.1; use OpenSSL instead
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