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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/serialization.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/serialization.rst index 7a953d9b..18b89c44 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/serialization.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/serialization.rst @@ -92,6 +92,27 @@ all begin with ``-----BEGIN {format}-----`` and end with ``-----END is not supported by the backend or if the key is encrypted with a symmetric cipher that is not supported by the backend. +.. function:: load_pem_public_key(data, backend): + + .. versionadded:: 0.6 + + Deserialize a public key from PEM encoded data to one of the supported + asymmetric public key types. + + :param bytes data: The PEM encoded key data. + + :param backend: A + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.PEMSerializationBackend` + provider. + + :returns: A new instance of a public key. + + :raises ValueError: If the PEM data could not be decrypted or if its + structure could not be decoded successfully. + + :raises UnsupportedAlgorithm: If the serialized key is of a type that + is not supported by the backend. + PKCS #8 Format ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |