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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst index 7068316e..11cff51a 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst @@ -12,11 +12,33 @@ to document argument and return types. .. _`Abstract Base Classes`: http://docs.python.org/3.2/library/abc.html -Cipher Modes -~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Symmetric Ciphers +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. currentmodule:: cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces + +.. class:: CipherAlgorithm + + A named symmetric encryption algorithm. + + .. attribute:: name + + :type: str + + The standard name for the mode, for example, "AES", "Camellia", or + "Blowfish". + + .. attribute:: key_size + + :type: int + + The number of bits in the key being used. + + +Cipher Modes +------------ + Interfaces used by the symmetric cipher modes described in :ref:`Symmetric Encryption Modes <symmetric-encryption-modes>`. |