4 files changed, 23 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/cryptography/hazmat/backends/__init__.py b/cryptography/hazmat/backends/__init__.py
index 0818033f..41d260a8 100644
--- a/cryptography/hazmat/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/cryptography/hazmat/backends/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from cryptography.hazmat.backends import openssl
-from cryptography.hazmat.backends.multibackend import PrioritizedMultiBackend
+from cryptography.hazmat.backends.multibackend import MultiBackend
 from cryptography.hazmat.bindings.commoncrypto.binding import (
     Binding as CommonCryptoBinding
 )
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if CommonCryptoBinding.is_available():
     _ALL_BACKENDS.append(commoncrypto.backend)
 
 
-_default_backend = PrioritizedMultiBackend(_ALL_BACKENDS)
+_default_backend = MultiBackend(_ALL_BACKENDS)
 
 
 def default_backend():
diff --git a/cryptography/hazmat/backends/multibackend.py b/cryptography/hazmat/backends/multibackend.py
index 94152370..49a4014d 100644
--- a/cryptography/hazmat/backends/multibackend.py
+++ b/cryptography/hazmat/backends/multibackend.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces import (
 @utils.register_interface(HashBackend)
 @utils.register_interface(HMACBackend)
 @utils.register_interface(PBKDF2HMACBackend)
-class PrioritizedMultiBackend(object):
+class MultiBackend(object):
     name = "multibackend"
 
     def __init__(self, backends):
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/multibackend.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/multibackend.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23e6d48f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/multibackend.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+.. hazmat::
+
+MultiBackend
+============
+
+.. currentmodule:: cryptography.hazmat.backends.multibackend
+
+.. class:: MultiBackend(backends)
+
+    This class allows you to combine multiple backends into a single backend
+    which offers the combined features of all of its constituents.
+
+    :param backends: A ``list`` of backend objects. Backends are checked for
+                     feature support in the other they exist in this list.
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/backends/test_multibackend.py b/tests/hazmat/backends/test_multibackend.py
index f77d2680..ca21c9fc 100644
--- a/tests/hazmat/backends/test_multibackend.py
+++ b/tests/hazmat/backends/test_multibackend.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from cryptography.exceptions import UnsupportedAlgorithm
 from cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces import (
     CipherBackend, HashBackend, HMACBackend, PBKDF2HMACBackend
 )
-from cryptography.hazmat.backends.multibackend import PrioritizedMultiBackend
+from cryptography.hazmat.backends.multibackend import MultiBackend
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes, hmac
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers import Cipher, algorithms, modes
 
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ class DummyPBKDF2HMAC(object):
             raise UnsupportedAlgorithm
 
 
-class TestPrioritizedMultiBackend(object):
+class TestMultiBackend(object):
     def test_ciphers(self):
-        backend = PrioritizedMultiBackend([
+        backend = MultiBackend([
             DummyHashBackend([]),
             DummyCipherBackend([
                 (algorithms.AES, modes.CBC),
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class TestPrioritizedMultiBackend(object):
             cipher.decryptor()
 
     def test_hashes(self):
-        backend = PrioritizedMultiBackend([
+        backend = MultiBackend([
             DummyHashBackend([hashes.MD5])
         ])
         assert backend.hash_supported(hashes.MD5())
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class TestPrioritizedMultiBackend(object):
             hashes.Hash(hashes.SHA1(), backend=backend)
 
     def test_hmac(self):
-        backend = PrioritizedMultiBackend([
+        backend = MultiBackend([
             DummyHMACBackend([hashes.MD5])
         ])
         assert backend.hmac_supported(hashes.MD5())
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class TestPrioritizedMultiBackend(object):
             hmac.HMAC(b"", hashes.SHA1(), backend=backend)
 
     def test_pbkdf2(self):
-        backend = PrioritizedMultiBackend([
+        backend = MultiBackend([
             DummyPBKDF2HMAC([hashes.MD5])
         ])
         assert backend.pbkdf2_hmac_supported(hashes.MD5())