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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/padding.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/padding.rst index 89af7eaa..f33ca4e2 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/padding.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/padding.rst @@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Padding PSS (Probabilistic Signature Scheme) is a signature scheme defined in :rfc:`3447`. It is more complex than PKCS1 but possesses a `security proof`_. - This is the `recommended padding algorithm`_ for RSA signatures. + This is the `recommended padding algorithm`_ for RSA signatures. It cannot + be used with RSA encryption. :param mgf: A mask generation function object. At this time the only supported MGF is :class:`MGF1`. @@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ Padding .. versionadded:: 0.3 PKCS1 v1.5 (also known as simply PKCS1) is a simple padding scheme - developed for use with RSA keys. It is defined in :rfc:`3447`. + developed for use with RSA keys. It is defined in :rfc:`3447`. This padding + can be used for signing and encryption. Mask generation functions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |