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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/common-crypto.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/common-crypto.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..edd45b6b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/common-crypto.rst @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +.. hazmat:: + +CommonCrypto Backend +==================== + +These are `CFFI`_ bindings to the `CommonCrypto`_ C library provided by Apple +on OS X and iOS. + +.. currentmodule:: cryptography.hazmat.backends.commoncrypto.backend + +.. data:: cryptography.hazmat.backends.commoncrypto.backend + + This is the exposed API for the CommonCrypto bindings. It has two public + attributes: + + .. attribute:: ffi + + This is a :class:`cffi.FFI` instance. It can be used to allocate and + otherwise manipulate CommonCrypto structures. + + .. attribute:: lib + + This is a ``cffi`` library. It can be used to call CommonCrypto + functions, and access constants. + + +.. _`CFFI`: https://cffi.readthedocs.org/ +.. _`CommonCrypto`: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man3/Common%20Crypto.3cc.html |