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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst index 2ee5085b..daa4b36f 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst @@ -165,6 +165,16 @@ Weak Ciphers >>> decryptor.update(ct) 'a secret message' +.. class:: IDEA(key) + + IDEA (`International Data Encryption Algorithm`_) is a block cipher created + in 1991. It is an optional component of the `OpenPGP`_ standard. This cipher + is susceptible to attacks when using weak keys. It is recommended that you + do not use this cipher for new applications. + + :param bytes key: The secret key, 128 bits in length. This must be kept + secret. + .. _symmetric-encryption-modes: @@ -468,3 +478,5 @@ Interfaces .. _`encrypt`: https://ssd.eff.org/tech/encryption .. _`CRYPTREC`: http://www.cryptrec.go.jp/english/ .. _`significant patterns in the output`: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cipher_block_chaining#Electronic_codebook_.28ECB.29 +.. _`International Data Encryption Algorithm`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Data_Encryption_Algorithm +.. _`OpenPGP`: http://www.openpgp.org |