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author | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2014-06-26 16:40:05 -0600 |
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committer | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2014-06-27 20:10:30 -0600 |
commit | 512ac2280eba827e1b2a377d4c30555c477598c5 (patch) | |
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deprecate concrete DSA classes and update DSA docs
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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst index 095c49b9..6cb624dd 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst @@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ DSA `DSA`_ is a `public-key`_ algorithm for signing messages. +Generation +~~~~~~~~~~ + .. function:: generate_private_key(key_size, backend) .. versionadded:: 0.5 @@ -28,6 +31,10 @@ DSA :return: A :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAPrivateKey` provider. + :raises cryptography.exceptions.UnsupportedAlgorithm: This is raised if + the provided ``backend`` does not implement + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.DSABackend` + .. function:: generate_parameters(key_size, backend) .. versionadded:: 0.5 @@ -52,10 +59,125 @@ DSA the provided ``backend`` does not implement :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.DSABackend` +Signing +~~~~~~~ + +Using a :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAPrivateKey` +provider. + +.. doctest:: + + >>> from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend + >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes + >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import dsa + >>> private_key = dsa.generate_private_key( + ... key_size=1024, + ... backend=default_backend() + ... ) + >>> signer = private_key.signer(hashes.SHA256()) + >>> data = b"this is some data I'd like to sign" + >>> signer.update(data) + >>> signature = signer.finalize() + +Verification +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Using a :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAPublicKey` +provider. + +.. doctest:: + + >>> public_key = private_key.public_key() + >>> verifier = public_key.verifier(signature, hashes.SHA256()) + >>> verifier.update(data) + >>> verifier.verify() + +Numbers +~~~~~~~ + +.. class:: DSAParameterNumbers(p, q, g) + + .. versionadded:: 0.5 + + The collection of integers that make up a set of DSA parameters. + + .. attribute:: p + + :type: int + + The public modulus. + + .. attribute:: q + + :type: int + + The sub-group order. + + .. attribute:: g + + :type: int + + The generator. + +.. class:: DSAPublicNumbers(y, parameter_numbers) + + .. versionadded:: 0.5 + + The collection of integers that make up a DSA public key. + + .. attribute:: y + + :type: int + + The public value ``y``. + + .. attribute:: parameter_numbers + + :type: :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.dsa.DSAParameterNumbers` + + The :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.dsa.DSAParameterNumbers` + associated with the public key. + +.. class:: DSAPrivateNumbers(x, public_numbers) + + .. versionadded:: 0.5 + + The collection of integers that make up a DSA private key. + + .. warning:: + + Revealing the value of ``x`` will compromise the security of any + cryptographic operations performed. + + .. attribute:: x + + :type: int + + The private value ``x``. + + .. attribute:: public_numbers + + :type: :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.dsa.DSAPublicNumbers` + + The :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.dsa.DSAPublicNumbers` + associated with the private key. + +Deprecated Concrete Classes +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +These classes were deprecated in version 0.5 in favor of backend specific +providers of the +:class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAParameters`, +:class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAPrivateKey`, and +:class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAPublicKey` interfaces. +>>>>>>> deprecate concrete DSA classes and update DSA docs + .. class:: DSAParameters(modulus, subgroup_order, generator) .. versionadded:: 0.4 + .. deprecated:: 0.5 + DSA Parameters are required for generating a DSA private key. You should use :meth:`~generate` to generate new parameters. @@ -100,6 +222,8 @@ DSA .. versionadded:: 0.4 + .. deprecated:: 0.5 + A DSA private key is required for signing messages. You should use :meth:`~generate` to generate new keys. @@ -148,27 +272,6 @@ DSA Sign data which can be verified later by others using the public key. - .. doctest:: - - >>> from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend - >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes - >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import dsa - >>> parameters = dsa.DSAParameters.generate( - ... key_size=1024, - ... backend=default_backend() - ... ) - >>> private_key = dsa.DSAPrivateKey.generate( - ... parameters=parameters, - ... backend=default_backend() - ... ) - >>> signer = private_key.signer( - ... hashes.SHA256(), - ... default_backend() - ... ) - >>> data = b"this is some data I'd like to sign" - >>> signer.update(data) - >>> signature = signer.finalize() - :param algorithm: An instance of a :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.HashAlgorithm` provider. @@ -189,6 +292,8 @@ DSA .. versionadded:: 0.4 + .. deprecated:: 0.5 + A DSA public key is required for verifying messages. Normally you do not need to directly construct public keys because you'll @@ -212,35 +317,6 @@ DSA Verify data was signed by the private key associated with this public key. - .. doctest:: - - >>> from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend - >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes - >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import dsa - >>> parameters = dsa.DSAParameters.generate( - ... key_size=1024, - ... backend=default_backend() - ... ) - >>> private_key = dsa.DSAPrivateKey.generate( - ... parameters=parameters, - ... backend=default_backend() - ... ) - >>> signer = private_key.signer( - ... hashes.SHA256(), - ... default_backend() - ... ) - >>> data = b"this is some data I'd like to sign" - >>> signer.update(data) - >>> signature = signer.finalize() - >>> public_key = private_key.public_key() - >>> verifier = public_key.verifier( - ... signature, - ... hashes.SHA256(), - ... default_backend() - ... ) - >>> verifier.update(data) - >>> verifier.verify() - :param bytes signature: The signature to verify. DER encoded as specified in :rfc:`6979`. @@ -255,73 +331,6 @@ DSA :returns: :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.AsymmetricVerificationContext` -.. class:: DSAParameterNumbers(p, q, g) - - .. versionadded:: 0.5 - - The collection of integers that make up a set of DSA parameters. - - .. attribute:: p - - :type: int - - The public modulus. - - .. attribute:: q - - :type: int - - The sub-group order. - - .. attribute:: g - - :type: int - - The generator. - -.. class:: DSAPublicNumbers(y, parameter_numbers) - - .. versionadded:: 0.5 - - The collection of integers that make up a DSA public key. - - .. attribute:: y - - :type: int - - The public value ``y``. - - .. attribute:: parameter_numbers - - :type: :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.dsa.DSAParameterNumbers` - - The :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.dsa.DSAParameterNumbers` - associated with the public key. - -.. class:: DSAPrivateNumbers(x, public_numbers) - - .. versionadded:: 0.5 - - The collection of integers that make up a DSA private key. - - .. warning:: - - Revealing the value of ``x`` will compromise the security of any - cryptographic operations performed. - - .. attribute:: x - - :type: int - - The private value ``x``. - - .. attribute:: public_numbers - - :type: :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.dsa.DSAPublicNumbers` - - The :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.dsa.DSAPublicNumbers` - associated with the private key. - .. _`DSA`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Signature_Algorithm .. _`public-key`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography .. _`FIPS 186-4`: http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.186-4.pdf |