aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/docs/primitives
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorAlex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com>2013-10-16 16:55:40 -0700
committerAlex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com>2013-10-16 16:55:40 -0700
commite761f8b33519104605b14cf8a24e9f68bd23b624 (patch)
tree672968fa7c23790bc9f5c9cd3c779adce09fae8c /docs/primitives
parent62ebc7e212a92a13c3836de5d129cb93f40a128d (diff)
parent169dee88faa7c46b5551b89cf97a1b30c0a1c6ea (diff)
downloadcryptography-e761f8b33519104605b14cf8a24e9f68bd23b624.tar.gz
cryptography-e761f8b33519104605b14cf8a24e9f68bd23b624.tar.bz2
cryptography-e761f8b33519104605b14cf8a24e9f68bd23b624.zip
Merge branch 'master' into triple-des
Also moved most of the tests to the new format except for one which doesn't yet have an obvious translation Conflicts: cryptography/primitives/block/ciphers.py tests/primitives/test_nist.py
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/primitives')
-rw-r--r--docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst52
1 files changed, 52 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
index ce3b13e8..77d97911 100644
--- a/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
+++ b/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ Ciphers
:param bytes key: The secret key, either ``128``, ``192``, or ``256`` bits.
This must be kept secret.
+.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.ciphers.Camellia(key)
+
+ Camellia is a block cipher approved for use by CRYPTREC and ISO/IEC.
+ It is considered to have comparable security and performance to AES, but
+ is not as widely studied or deployed.
+
+ :param bytes key: The secret key, either ``128``, ``192``, or ``256`` bits.
+ This must be kept secret.
+
Insecure Ciphers
----------------
@@ -86,3 +95,46 @@ Modes
``block_size`` of the cipher. Do not
reuse an ``initialization_vector`` with
a given ``key``.
+
+.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.OFB(initialization_vector)
+
+ OFB (Output Feedback) is a mode of operation for block ciphers. It
+ transforms a block cipher into a stream cipher.
+
+ :param bytes initialization_vector: Must be random bytes. They do not need
+ to be kept secret (they can be included
+ in a transmitted message). Must be the
+ same number of bytes as the
+ ``block_size`` of the cipher. Do not
+ reuse an ``initialization_vector`` with
+ a given ``key``.
+
+.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.CFB(initialization_vector)
+
+ CFB (Cipher Feedback) is a mode of operation for block ciphers. It
+ transforms a block cipher into a stream cipher.
+
+ :param bytes initialization_vector: Must be random bytes. They do not need
+ to be kept secret (they can be included
+ in a transmitted message). Must be the
+ same number of bytes as the
+ ``block_size`` of the cipher. Do not
+ reuse an ``initialization_vector`` with
+ a given ``key``.
+
+
+Insecure Modes
+--------------
+
+.. warning::
+
+ These modes are insecure. New applications should never make use of them,
+ and existing applications should strongly consider migrating away.
+
+
+.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.ECB()
+
+ ECB (Electronic Code Book) is the simplest mode of operation for block
+ ciphers. Each block of data is encrypted in the same way. This means
+ identical plaintext blocks will always result in identical ciphertext
+ blocks, and thus result in information leakage