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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst index 11cff51a..e798c0e6 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst @@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ Interfaces used by the symmetric cipher modes described in The name may be used by a backend to influence the operation of a cipher in conjunction with the algorithm's name. + .. method:: validate_for_algorithm(algorithm) + + :param CipherAlgorithm algorithm: + + Checks that the combination of this mode with the provided algorithm + meets any necessary invariants. This should raise an exception if they + are not met. + + For example, the :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.modes.CBC` + mode uses this method to check that the provided initialization + vector's length matches the block size of the algorithm. + .. class:: ModeWithInitializationVector |