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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst index 11e2f2a2..fa4f800c 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst @@ -131,3 +131,42 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces. :returns: :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.HashContext` + + + +.. class:: PBKDF2Backend + + A backend with methods for using PBKDF2. + + .. method:: pbkdf2_hash_supported(algorithm) + + Check if the specified ``algorithm`` is supported by this backend. + + :param algorithm: An instance of a + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.HashAlgorithm` + provider. + + :returns: ``True`` if the specified ``algorithm`` is supported for + PBKDF2 by this backend, otherwise ``False``. + + .. method:: derive_pbkdf2(self, algorithm, length, salt, iterations, + key_material) + + :param algorithm: An instance of a + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.HashAlgorithm` + provider. + + :param int length: The desired length of the derived key. Maximum is + 2\ :sup:`31` - 1. + + :param bytes salt: A salt. `RFC 2898`_ recommends 64-bits or longer. + + :param int iterations: The number of iterations to perform of the hash + function. + + :param bytes key_material: The key material to use as a basis for + the derived key. This is typically a password. + + :return bytes: Derived key. + +.. _`RFC 2898`: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2898.txt |