OFB uses an initialization vector instead a nonce.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
index be86229b..46d7c07c 100644
--- a/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
+++ b/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
@@ -68,16 +68,18 @@ Modes
                                         reuse an ``initialization_vector`` with
                                         a given ``key``.
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.OFB(nonce)
+.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.OFB(initialization_vector)
 
     OFB (Output Feedback) is a mode of operation for block ciphers. It
     transforms a block cipher into a stream cipher.
 
-    :param bytes nonce: 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.  Reuse of a ``nonce`` with a given
-                        ``key`` can allow recovery of the original plaintext.
+    :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``.
 
 .. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.CFB(initialization_vector)