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| author | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2014-03-17 22:58:44 -0400 |
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| committer | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2014-03-17 22:58:44 -0400 |
| commit | a38e8e580c09cebcab528be7e806f63539498f94 (patch) | |
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link to Colin Percival re: recommended RSA signature padding
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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/padding.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/padding.rst index cbfd2920..ab676b02 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/padding.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/padding.rst @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Padding PSS (Probabilistic Signature Scheme) is a signature scheme defined in :rfc:`3447`. It is more complex than PKCS1 but possesses a `security proof`_. - This is the recommended padding algorithm for RSA. + This is the `recommended padding algorithm`_ for RSA signatures. :param mgf: A mask generation function object. At this time the only supported MGF is :class:`MGF1`. @@ -54,3 +54,4 @@ Mask Generation Functions .. _`Padding is critical`: http://rdist.root.org/2009/10/06/why-rsa-encryption-padding-is-critical/ .. _`security proof`: http://eprint.iacr.org/2001/062.pdf +.. _`recommended padding algorithm`: http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2009-06-11-cryptographic-right-answers.html |