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| author | Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com> | 2014-02-18 16:40:09 -0800 |
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| committer | Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com> | 2014-02-18 16:40:09 -0800 |
| commit | de06b2930b5421cba6049a03daec6e818d7ec374 (patch) | |
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Add an FAQ page to teh docs
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diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9c8dff96 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/faq.rst @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Frequently Asked Questions +========================== + +How does ``cryptography`` compare to NaCl (Networking and Cryptography library)? +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +While ``cryptography`` and `NaCl`_ both share the goal of making cryptography +easier, and safer, to use for developers, ``cryptography`` is designed to be a +general purpose library, capable of interoperating with existing systems, while +NaCl features a collection of hand selected algorithms. + +``cryptography``'s recipes layer is similar in design to NaCl. + +If you prefer NaCl's design, we highly recommend `PyNaCl`_. + +.. _`NaCl`: http://nacl.cr.yp.to/ +.. _`PyNaCl`: https://pynacl.readthedocs.org diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index c8ef41b6..0cf09c62 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ The recipes layer fernet random-numbers exceptions + faq glossary The hazardous materials layer |