Merge pull request #739 from skeuomorf/dsa-backend

DSA backend

1 files changed, 58 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst
index 69e8d58e..1a6a6e0e 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/dsa.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ DSA
 
     DSA Parameters are required for generating a DSA private key.
 
+    You should use :meth:`~generate` to generate new parameters.
+
+    .. warning::
+        This method only checks a limited set of properties of its arguments.
+        Using DSA parameters that you do not trust or with incorrect arguments
+        may lead to insecure operation, crashes, and other undefined behavior.
+        We recommend that you only ever load parameters that were generated
+        with software you trust.
+
+
     This class conforms to the
     :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAParameters`
     interface.
@@ -23,6 +33,23 @@ DSA
                         ``subgroup_order``, or ``generator`` do
                         not match the bounds specified in `FIPS 186-4`_.
 
+    .. classmethod:: generate(key_size, backend)
+
+        Generate a new ``DSAParameters`` instance using ``backend``.
+
+        :param int key_size: The length of the modulus in bits. It should be 
+            either "1024, 2048 or 3072". For keys generated in 2014 this should 
+            be `at least 2048`_ (See page 41).
+            Note that some applications (such as SSH) have not yet gained support 
+            for larger key sizes specified in FIPS 186-3 and are still restricted
+            to only the 1024-bit keys specified in FIPS 186-2.
+            
+        :return: A new instance of ``DSAParameters``
+
+        :raises cryptography.exceptions.UnsupportedAlgorithm: This is raised if
+            the provided ``backend`` does not implement
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.DSABackend`
+
 
 .. class:: DSAPrivateKey(modulus, subgroup_order, generator, x, y)
 
@@ -30,6 +57,16 @@ DSA
 
     A DSA private key is required for signing messages.
 
+    You should use :meth:`~generate` to generate new keys.
+
+    .. warning::
+        This method only checks a limited set of properties of its arguments.
+        Using a DSA 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.DSAPrivateKey`
     interface.
@@ -40,6 +77,26 @@ DSA
                         ``subgroup_order``, or ``generator`` do
                         not match the bounds specified in `FIPS 186-4`_.
 
+    .. classmethod:: generate(parameters, backend)
+
+        Generate a new ``DSAPrivateKey`` instance using ``backend``.
+
+        :param parameters: A
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAParameters`
+            provider.
+        :param backend: A
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.DSABackend`
+            provider.
+        :return: A new instance of ``DSAPrivateKey``.
+
+        :raises cryptography.exceptions.UnsupportedAlgorithm: This is raised if
+            the provided ``backend`` does not implement
+            :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.DSABackend`
+        
+        :raises ValueError: This is raised if the key size is not (1024 or 2048 or 3072)
+            or if the OpenSSL version is older than 1.0.0 and the key size is larger than 1024
+            because older OpenSSL versions don't support a key size larger than 1024.
+
 
 .. class:: DSAPublicKey(modulus, subgroup_order, generator, y)
 
@@ -65,4 +122,4 @@ DSA
 .. _`DSA`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Signature_Algorithm 
 .. _`public-key`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography
 .. _`FIPS 186-4`: http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.186-4.pdf 
-
+.. _`at least 2048`: http://www.ecrypt.eu.org/documents/D.SPA.20.pdf