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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/rsa.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/rsa.rst deleted file mode 100644 index e7ec4749..00000000 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/rsa.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,79 +0,0 @@ -.. hazmat:: - -RSA -=== - -.. currentmodule:: cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.rsa - -`RSA`_ is a `public-key`_ algorithm for encrypting and signing messages. - -.. class:: RSAPrivateKey(p, q, private_exponent, dmp1, dmq1, iqmp, - public_exponent, modulus) - - .. versionadded:: 0.2 - - An RSA private key is required for decryption and signing of messages. - - You should use - :meth:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.rsa.RSAPrivateKey.generate` - to generate new keys. - - .. warning:: - This method only checks a limited set of properties of its arguments. - Using an RSA private key that you do not trust or with incorrect - parameters may lead to insecure operation, crashes, and other undefined - behavior. We recommend that you only ever load private keys that were - generated with software you trust. - - - This class conforms to the - :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.RSAPrivateKey` - interface. - - :raises TypeError: This is raised when the arguments are not all integers. - - :raises ValueError: This is raised when the values of ``p``, ``q``, - ``private_exponent``, ``public_exponent``, or - ``modulus`` do not match the bounds specified in - :rfc:`3447`. - - .. classmethod:: generate(public_exponent, key_size, backend) - - Generate a new ``RSAPrivateKey`` instance using ``backend``. - - :param int public_exponent: The public exponent of the new key. - 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 - generated in 2014 this should be `at least 2048`_. (See page 41.) - Must be at least 512. Some backends may have additional - limitations. - :param backend: A - :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.RSABackend` - provider. - :return: A new instance of ``RSAPrivateKey``. - -.. class:: RSAPublicKey(public_exponent, modulus) - - .. versionadded:: 0.2 - - An RSA public key is required for encryption and verification of messages. - - Normally you do not need to directly construct public keys because you'll - be loading them from a file, generating them automatically or receiving - them from a 3rd party. - - This class conforms to the - :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.RSAPublicKey` - interface. - - :raises TypeError: This is raised when the arguments are not all integers. - - :raises ValueError: This is raised when the values of ``public_exponent`` - or ``modulus`` do not match the bounds specified in - :rfc:`3447`. - -.. _`RSA`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_(cryptosystem) -.. _`public-key`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography -.. _`use 65537`: http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2009-06-11-cryptographic-right-answers.html -.. _`at least 2048`: http://www.ecrypt.eu.org/documents/D.SPA.20.pdf |