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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/ec.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/ec.rst index e4df9b10..2fac6d71 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/ec.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/ec.rst @@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ Elliptic Curve Key Exchange algorithm ... ).public_key() >>> shared_key = private_key.exchange(ec.ECDH(), peer_public_key) + ECDHE (or EECDH), the ephemeral form of this exchange, is **strongly + preferred** over simple ECDH and provides `forward secrecy`_ when used. + You must generate a new private key using :func:`generate_private_key` for + each ``exchange`` when performing an ECDHE key exchange. Elliptic Curves --------------- @@ -470,3 +474,4 @@ Key Interfaces .. _`SafeCurves`: http://safecurves.cr.yp.to/ .. _`ECDSA`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECDSA .. _`EdDSA`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EdDSA +.. _`forward secrecy`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_secrecy |