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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst index b524943d..5b6cd64d 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst @@ -126,6 +126,17 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces. A backend with methods for using cryptographic hash functions as message authentication codes. + .. method:: hmac_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 HMAC + by this backend, otherwise ``False``. + .. method:: create_hmac_ctx(algorithm) Create a |