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author | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2013-09-11 09:48:04 -0500 |
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committer | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2013-09-11 09:48:04 -0500 |
commit | 4223df72cf3d3566ae8ccbce7d31dbae7ee25cdd (patch) | |
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add CFB to documentation
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diff --git a/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst index c4f78a79..be86229b 100644 --- a/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst +++ b/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst @@ -79,6 +79,19 @@ Modes of the cipher. Reuse of a ``nonce`` with a given ``key`` can allow recovery of the original plaintext. +.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.CFB(initialization_vector) + + CFB (Cipher Feedback) is a mode of operation for block ciphers. It + transforms a block cipher into a stream cipher. + + :param bytes initialization_vector: Must be random bytes. They do not need + to be kept secret (they can be included + in a transmitted message). Must be the + same number of bytes as the + ``block_size`` of the cipher. Do not + reuse an ``initialization_vector`` with + a given ``key``. + Insecure Modes -------------- |