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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto.rst | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/hazmat/backends/openssl.rst | 4 |
3 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto.rst index 16a61337..d31391d7 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto.rst @@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ CommonCrypto Backend ==================== -The `CommonCrypto`_ C library provided by Apple on OS X and iOS. +The `CommonCrypto`_ C library provided by Apple on OS X and iOS. The CommonCrypto +backend is only supported on OS X versions 10.8 and above. .. currentmodule:: cryptography.hazmat.backends.commoncrypto.backend diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst index a7a9661b..c3ea164a 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst @@ -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 diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/openssl.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/openssl.rst index d6351c9c..547fe769 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/backends/openssl.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/openssl.rst @@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ OpenSSL Backend =============== -The `OpenSSL`_ C library. +The `OpenSSL`_ C library. Cryptography supports version ``0.9.8e`` (present in +Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) and greater. Earlier versions may work but are +**not tested or supported**. .. data:: cryptography.hazmat.backends.openssl.backend |