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@@ -3,23 +3,11 @@
OpenSSL Backend
===============
-These are `CFFI`_ bindings to the `OpenSSL`_ C library.
+The `OpenSSL`_ C library.
.. data:: cryptography.hazmat.backends.openssl.backend
- This is the exposed API for the OpenSSL bindings. It has two public
- attributes:
-
- .. attribute:: ffi
-
- This is a :class:`cffi.FFI` instance. It can be used to allocate and
- otherwise manipulate OpenSSL structures.
-
- .. attribute:: lib
-
- This is a ``cffi`` library. It can be used to call OpenSSL functions,
- and access constants.
-
+ This is the exposed API for the OpenSSL backend. It has no public attributes.
Using your own OpenSSL on Linux
-------------------------------
@@ -48,5 +36,4 @@ You'll also need to generate your own ``openssl.ld`` file. For example::
You should replace the version string on the first line as appropriate for your
build.
-.. _`CFFI`: https://cffi.readthedocs.org/
.. _`OpenSSL`: https://www.openssl.org/