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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst deleted file mode 100644 index d60fe186..00000000 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,80 +0,0 @@ -.. hazmat:: - -.. module:: cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces - -Interfaces -========== - - -``cryptography`` uses `Abstract Base Classes`_ as interfaces to describe the -properties and methods of most primitive constructs. Backends may also use -this information to influence their operation. Interfaces should also be used -to document argument and return types. - -.. _`Abstract Base Classes`: https://docs.python.org/3/library/abc.html - - -Asymmetric interfaces ---------------------- - -In 0.8 the asymmetric signature and verification interfaces were moved to the -:mod:`cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric` module. - -In 0.8 the asymmetric padding interface was moved to the -:mod:`cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.padding` module. - -DSA -~~~ - -In 0.8 the DSA key interfaces were moved to the -:mod:`cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.dsa` module. - - -RSA -~~~ - -In 0.8 the RSA key interfaces were moved to the -:mod:`cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.rsa` module. - - -Elliptic Curve -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -In 0.8 the EC key interfaces were moved to the -:mod:`cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ec` module. - - -Key derivation functions ------------------------- - -In 0.8 the key derivation function interface was moved to the -:mod:`cryptography.hazmat.primitives.kdf` module. - - -.. class:: MACContext - - .. versionadded:: 0.7 - - .. method:: update(data) - - :param bytes data: The data you want to authenticate. - - .. method:: finalize() - - :return: The message authentication code. - - .. method:: copy() - - :return: A - :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.MACContext` that - is a copy of the current context. - - .. method:: verify(signature) - - :param bytes signature: The signature to verify. - - :raises cryptography.exceptions.InvalidSignature: This is raised when - the provided signature does not match the expected signature. - - -.. _`CMAC`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMAC |