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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst index 45cb1091..75494959 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst @@ -307,12 +307,12 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces. .. method:: generate_dsa_parameters(key_size) - :param int key_size: The length of the modulus in bits. It should be - either 1024, 2048 or 3072. For keys generated in 2014 this should + :param int key_size: The length of the modulus in bits. It should be + either 1024, 2048 or 3072. For keys generated in 2014 this should be at least 2048. - Note that some applications (such as SSH) have not yet gained support - for larger key sizes specified in FIPS 186-3 and are still restricted - to only the 1024-bit keys specified in FIPS 186-2. + Note that some applications (such as SSH) have not yet gained + support for larger key sizes specified in FIPS 186-3 and are still + restricted to only the 1024-bit keys specified in FIPS 186-2. :return: A new instance of a :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAParameters` @@ -328,9 +328,10 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces. :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.DSAPrivateKey` provider. - :raises ValueError: This is raised if the key size is not (1024 or 2048 or 3072) - or if the OpenSSL version is older than 1.0.0 and the key size is larger than 1024 - because older OpenSSL versions don't support a key size larger than 1024. + :raises ValueError: This is raised if the key size is not (1024, 2048, + or 3072) or if the OpenSSL version is older than 1.0.0 and the key + size is larger than 1024; older OpenSSL versions do not support + keys larger than 1024 bits. .. class:: CMACBackend |