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| author | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2014-03-10 21:52:13 -0400 |
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| committer | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2014-03-10 21:52:13 -0400 |
| commit | db6fab5a02ec54edb6fe47b4f029a118b4dd26cd (patch) | |
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add MGF1 class, docs, tests
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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/padding.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/padding.rst index 7aec3bd3..632f6985 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/padding.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/padding.rst @@ -17,4 +17,22 @@ Padding PKCS1 v1.5 (also known as simply PKCS1) is a simple padding scheme developed for use with RSA keys. It is defined in :rfc:`3447`. +Mask Generation Functions +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. class:: MGF1(algorithm, salt_length) + + .. versionadded:: 0.3 + + MGF1 (Mask Generation Function 1) is used as the mask generation function + in :class:`PSS` padding. It takes a hash algorithm and a salt length. + + :param algorithm: An instance of a + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.HashAlgorithm` + provider. + + :param int salt_length: The length of the salt. It is recommended that this + be set to ``MGF1.MAX_LENGTH``. + + .. _`Padding is critical`: http://rdist.root.org/2009/10/06/why-rsa-encryption-padding-is-critical/ |