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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/hmac.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/hmac.rst index 2515ac91..e00c4de2 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/hmac.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/hmac.rst @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ of a message. .. class:: HMAC(key, algorithm, backend) HMAC objects take a ``key`` and a - :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm` provider. + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm` instance. The ``key`` should be :doc:`randomly generated bytes </random-numbers>` and is recommended to be equal in length to the ``digest_size`` of the hash function chosen. You must keep the ``key`` secret. @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ of a message. raised. If ``algorithm`` isn't a - :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm` provider + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm` instance then ``TypeError`` will be raised. To check that a given signature is correct use the :meth:`verify` method. @@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ of a message. :param bytes key: Secret key as ``bytes``. :param algorithm: An :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes.HashAlgorithm` - provider such as those described in + instance such as those described in :ref:`Cryptographic Hashes <cryptographic-hash-algorithms>`. :param backend: An :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.HMACBackend` - provider. + instance. :raises cryptography.exceptions.UnsupportedAlgorithm: This is raised if the provided ``backend`` does not implement |