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| author | David Reid <dreid@dreid.org> | 2014-02-04 16:50:01 -0800 |
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| committer | David Reid <dreid@dreid.org> | 2014-02-04 16:50:01 -0800 |
| commit | 3eb7a9ee87ea7482774a98ecfd06c913b55cf17f (patch) | |
| tree | 2efa06e513ba1b5d5d62b5b892bdc5ecdbff275c /docs | |
| parent | 6781094003b86c0a6997452876ae63acd49809e1 (diff) | |
| parent | 585c99c9b967f0774ddf9ed4d9f9cd7a23c962a3 (diff) | |
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Merge pull request #560 from alex/document-backends
Document which backends implement which itnerfaces. Fixes #538
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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst index 49e4c88c..5131ca12 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst @@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces. A backend which provides methods for using ciphers for encryption and decryption. + The following backends implement this interface: + + * :doc:`/hazmat/backends/openssl` + * :doc:`/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto` + .. method:: cipher_supported(cipher, mode) Check if a ``cipher`` and ``mode`` combination is supported by @@ -76,6 +81,11 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces. A backend with methods for using cryptographic hash functions. + The following backends implement this interface: + + * :doc:`/hazmat/backends/openssl` + * :doc:`/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto` + .. method:: hash_supported(algorithm) Check if the specified ``algorithm`` is supported by this backend. @@ -107,6 +117,11 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces. A backend with methods for using cryptographic hash functions as message authentication codes. + The following backends implement this interface: + + * :doc:`/hazmat/backends/openssl` + * :doc:`/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto` + .. method:: hmac_supported(algorithm) Check if the specified ``algorithm`` is supported by this backend. @@ -139,6 +154,11 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces. A backend with methods for using PBKDF2 using HMAC as a PRF. + The following backends implement this interface: + + * :doc:`/hazmat/backends/openssl` + * :doc:`/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto` + .. method:: pbkdf2_hmac_supported(algorithm) Check if the specified ``algorithm`` is supported by this backend. @@ -171,4 +191,3 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces. the derived key. This is typically a password. :return bytes: Derived key. - |