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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/key-exchange-agreements.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/key-exchange-agreements.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8d79fbad --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/key-exchange-agreements.rst @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +.. hazmat:: + +Key Exchange agreements +======================= + +.. module:: cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.key_exchange + +Key exchange agreements are cryptographic operations, like Diffie-Hellman +key exchanges, that allow two parties to use their public-private key pairs +to establish a shared secret key over an insecure channel. Usually the +negotiated key is further derived before using it for symmetric operations. + +Interfaces +~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. class:: KeyExchangeContext + + .. versionadded:: 1.1 + + .. method:: agree(public_key) + + :param public_key: The peer public key, the type depends on the + crypto system used, for example :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ec.EllipticCurvePublicKey` |