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+Frequently Asked Questions
+==========================
+
+How does ``cryptography`` compare to NaCl (Networking and Cryptography library)?
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+
+While ``cryptography`` and `NaCl`_ both share the goal of making cryptography
+easier, and safer, to use for developers, ``cryptography`` is designed to be a
+general purpose library, capable of interoperating with existing systems, while
+NaCl features a collection of hand selected algorithms.
+
+``cryptography``'s recipes layer is similar in design to NaCl.
+
+If you prefer NaCl's design, we highly recommend `PyNaCl`_.
+
+.. _`NaCl`: http://nacl.cr.yp.to/
+.. _`PyNaCl`: https://pynacl.readthedocs.org