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authorAlex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com>2014-01-26 11:38:23 -0800
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Merge pull request #509 from reaperhulk/rsa-interface-only
RSA private/public key interface
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@@ -102,3 +102,105 @@ Interfaces used by the symmetric cipher modes described in
Exact requirements of the nonce are described by the documentation of
individual modes.
+
+Asymmetric Interfaces
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. class:: RSAPrivateKey
+
+ .. versionadded:: 0.2
+
+ An `RSA`_ private key.
+
+ .. method:: public_key()
+
+ :return: :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.RSAPublicKey`
+
+ An RSA public key object corresponding to the values of the private key.
+
+ .. attribute:: modulus
+
+ :type: int
+
+ The public modulus.
+
+ .. attribute:: public_exponent
+
+ :type: int
+
+ The public exponent.
+
+ .. attribute:: key_length
+
+ :type: int
+
+ The bit length of the modulus.
+
+ .. attribute:: p
+
+ :type: int
+
+ ``p``, one of the two primes composing ``n``.
+
+ .. attribute:: q
+
+ :type: int
+
+ ``q``, one of the two primes composing ``n``.
+
+ .. attribute:: d
+
+ :type: int
+
+ The private exponent.
+
+ .. attribute:: n
+
+ :type: int
+
+ The public modulus. Alias for ``modulus``.
+
+ .. attribute:: e
+
+ :type: int
+
+ The public exponent. Alias for ``public_exponent``.
+
+
+.. class:: RSAPublicKey
+
+ .. versionadded:: 0.2
+
+ An `RSA`_ public key.
+
+ .. attribute:: modulus
+
+ :type: int
+
+ The public modulus.
+
+ .. attribute:: key_length
+
+ :type: int
+
+ The bit length of the modulus.
+
+ .. attribute:: public_exponent
+
+ :type: int
+
+ The public exponent.
+
+ .. attribute:: n
+
+ :type: int
+
+ The public modulus. Alias for ``modulus``.
+
+ .. attribute:: e
+
+ :type: int
+
+ The public exponent. Alias for ``public_exponent``.
+
+.. _`RSA`: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_(cryptosystem)