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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/key-derivation-functions.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/key-derivation-functions.rst index 269f949d..9b76bf64 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/key-derivation-functions.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/key-derivation-functions.rst @@ -219,6 +219,92 @@ Different KDFs are suitable for different tasks such as: ``key_material`` generates the same key as the ``expected_key``, and raises an exception if they do not match. + +.. class:: HKDFExpandOnly(algorithm, length, info, backend) + + .. versionadded:: 0.5 + + HKDF consists of two stages, extract and expand. This class exposes an + expand only version of HKDF that is suitable when the key material is + already cryptographically strong. + + .. warning:: + + HKDFExpandOnly should only be used if the key material is + cryptographically strong. You should use + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.kdf.hkdf.HKDF` if + you are unsure. + + .. doctest:: + + >>> import os + >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes + >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.kdf.hkdf import HKDFExpandOnly + >>> from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend + >>> backend = default_backend() + >>> info = b"hkdf-example" + >>> key_material = os.urandom(16) + >>> hkdf = HKDFExpandOnly( + ... algorithm=hashes.SHA256(), + ... length=32, + ... info=info, + ... backend=backend + ... ) + >>> key = hkdf.derive(key_material) + >>> hkdf = HKDFExpandOnly( + ... algorithm=hashes.SHA256(), + ... length=32, + ... info=info, + ... backend=backend + ... ) + >>> hkdf.verify(key_material, key) + + :param algorithm: An instance of a + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.HashAlgorithm` + provider. + + :param int length: The desired length of the derived key. Maximum is + ``255 * (algorithm.digest_size // 8)``. + + :param bytes info: Application specific context information. If ``None`` + is explicitly passed an empty byte string will be used. + + :param backend: A + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.HMACBackend` + provider. + + :raises cryptography.exceptions.UnsupportedAlgorithm: This is raised if the + provided ``backend`` does not implement + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.HMACBackend` + + .. method:: derive(key_material) + + :param bytes key_material: The input key material. + :return bytes: The derived key. + + Derives a new key from the input key material by performing both the + extract and expand operations. + + .. method:: verify(key_material, expected_key) + + :param key_material bytes: The input key material. This is the same as + ``key_material`` in :meth:`derive`. + :param expected_key bytes: The expected result of deriving a new key, + this is the same as the return value of + :meth:`derive`. + :raises cryptography.exceptions.InvalidKey: This is raised when the + derived key does not match + the expected key. + :raises cryptography.exceptions.AlreadyFinalized: This is raised when + :meth:`derive` or + :meth:`verify` is + called more than + once. + + This checks whether deriving a new key from the supplied + ``key_material`` generates the same key as the ``expected_key``, and + raises an exception if they do not match. + .. _`NIST SP 800-132`: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-132/nist-sp800-132.pdf .. _`Password Storage Cheat Sheet`: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Password_Storage_Cheat_Sheet .. _`PBKDF2`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBKDF2 |