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Frequently Asked Questions
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How does ``cryptography`` compare to NaCl (Networking and Cryptography Library)?
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While ``cryptography`` and `NaCl`_ both share the goal of making cryptography
easier, and safer, to use for developers, ``cryptography`` is designed to be a
general purpose library, interoperable with existing systems, while NaCl
features a collection of hand selected algorithms.
``cryptography``'s :ref:`recipes <cryptography-layout>` layer is similar in
design to NaCl.
If you prefer NaCl's design, we highly recommend `PyNaCl`_.
.. _`NaCl`: http://nacl.cr.yp.to/
.. _`PyNaCl`: https://pynacl.readthedocs.org
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