From 0a394df31c4165d0230843ebea2717b3cd3caafa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Reid Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:19:50 -0800 Subject: Implement and document an interface for cipher algorithms --- docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst index 7068316e..11cff51a 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst @@ -12,11 +12,33 @@ to document argument and return types. .. _`Abstract Base Classes`: http://docs.python.org/3.2/library/abc.html -Cipher Modes -~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Symmetric Ciphers +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. currentmodule:: cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces + +.. class:: CipherAlgorithm + + A named symmetric encryption algorithm. + + .. attribute:: name + + :type: str + + The standard name for the mode, for example, "AES", "Camellia", or + "Blowfish". + + .. attribute:: key_size + + :type: int + + The number of bits in the key being used. + + +Cipher Modes +------------ + Interfaces used by the symmetric cipher modes described in :ref:`Symmetric Encryption Modes `. -- cgit v1.2.3