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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/rsa.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/rsa.rst index 369f857a..93214449 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/rsa.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/rsa.rst @@ -330,6 +330,20 @@ Padding :class:`OAEP` should be preferred for encryption and :class:`PSS` should be preferred for signatures. + +.. function:: calculate_max_pss_salt_length(key, hash_algorithm) + + .. versionadded:: 1.5 + + :param key: An RSA public or private key. + :param hash_algorithm: A + :class:`cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm`. + :returns int: The computed salt length. + + Computes the length of the salt that :class:`PSS` will use if + :data:`PSS.MAX_LENGTH` is used. + + Mask generation functions ------------------------- @@ -341,11 +355,10 @@ Mask generation functions Removed the deprecated ``salt_length`` parameter. MGF1 (Mask Generation Function 1) is used as the mask generation function - in :class:`PSS` padding. It takes a hash algorithm and a salt length. + in :class:`PSS` and :class:`OAEP` padding. It takes a hash algorithm. - :param algorithm: An instance of a - :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm` - provider. + :param algorithm: An instance of + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm`. Numbers ~~~~~~~ |