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| author | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2015-10-17 09:52:04 -0500 |
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| committer | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2015-10-21 22:40:37 -0500 |
| commit | 42e029b66000ace57246fcec4cb72a5e18652487 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/keywrap.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/keywrap.rst index 1b49a4c5..429e8928 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/keywrap.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/keywrap.rst @@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ Key wrapping ============ Key wrapping is a cryptographic construct that uses symmetric encryption to -encapsulate key material. +encapsulate key material. Key wrapping algorithms are occasionally utilized +to protect keys at rest or transmit them over insecure networks. Many of the +protections offered by key wrapping are also offered by using authenticated +:doc:`symmetric encryption </hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption>`. .. function:: aes_key_wrap(wrapping_key, key_to_wrap, backend) |