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@@ -249,6 +249,20 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces.
:returns:
:class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.AsymmetricVerificationContext`
+ .. method:: mgf1_hash_supported(algorithm)
+
+ Check if the specified ``algorithm`` is supported for use with
+ :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.padding.MGF1`
+ inside :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.padding.PSS`
+ padding.
+
+ :param algorithm: An instance of a
+ :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.HashAlgorithm`
+ provider.
+
+ :returns: ``True`` if the specified ``algorithm`` is supported by this
+ backend, otherwise ``False``.
+
.. class:: OpenSSLSerializationBackend