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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c9fd2f55 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +.. hazmat:: + +DSA +=== + +.. currentmodule:: cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.dsa + +`DSA`_ is a `public-key`_ algorithm for signing messages. + +.. class:: DSAParameters(modulus, subgroup_order, generator) + + .. versionadded:: 0.4 + + DSA Parameters are required for generating a DSA private key. + + This class conforms to the + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAParameters` + interface. + + :raises TypeError: This is raised when the arguments are not all integers. + + :raises ValueError: This is raised when the values of ``modulus``, + ``subgroup_order``, or ``generator`` do + not match the bounds specified in `FIPS 186-4`_. + + +.. _`DSA`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Signature_Algorithm +.. _`public-key`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography +.. _`FIPS 186-4`: http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.186-4.pdf |