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| author | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2013-10-30 16:57:04 -0500 |
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| committer | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2013-10-31 13:35:26 -0500 |
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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst index 1e047b7c..94d58eee 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst @@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ Ciphers ``56`` bits long), they can simply be concatenated to produce the full key. This must be kept secret. +.. class:: Blowfish(key) + + Blowfish is a block cipher developed by Bruce Schneier. It is known to be + susceptible to attacks when using weak keys. The author has recommended + that users of Blowfish move to newer algorithms like AES. + + :param bytes key: The secret key, 32-448 bits in length (in increments of + 8). This must be kept secret. + Modes ~~~~~ |