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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/rsa.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/rsa.rst index a49b4d34..607cebb1 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/rsa.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/rsa.rst @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ mathematical properties`_. .. versionadded:: 0.5 Generates a new RSA private key using the provided ``backend``. - ``key_size`` describes how many bits long the key should be, larger keys - provide more security, currently ``1024`` and below are considered - breakable, and ``2048`` or ``4096`` are reasonable default key sizes for + ``key_size`` describes how many :term:`bits` long the key should be. Larger + keys provide more security; currently ``1024`` and below are considered + breakable while ``2048`` or ``4096`` are reasonable default key sizes for new keys. The ``public_exponent`` indicates what one mathematical property of the key generation will be. Unless you have a specific reason to do otherwise, you should always `use 65537`_. @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ mathematical properties`_. Usually one of the small Fermat primes 3, 5, 17, 257, 65537. If in doubt you should `use 65537`_. - :param int key_size: The length of the modulus in bits. For keys + :param int key_size: The length of the modulus in :term:`bits`. For keys generated in 2015 it is strongly recommended to be `at least 2048`_ (See page 41). It must not be less than 512. Some backends may have additional limitations. |