From de06b2930b5421cba6049a03daec6e818d7ec374 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Gaynor Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:40:09 -0800 Subject: Add an FAQ page to teh docs --- docs/faq.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/faq.rst (limited to 'docs/faq.rst') diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9c8dff96 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/faq.rst @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Frequently Asked Questions +========================== + +How does ``cryptography`` compare to NaCl (Networking and Cryptography library)? +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +While ``cryptography`` and `NaCl`_ both share the goal of making cryptography +easier, and safer, to use for developers, ``cryptography`` is designed to be a +general purpose library, capable of interoperating with existing systems, while +NaCl features a collection of hand selected algorithms. + +``cryptography``'s recipes layer is similar in design to NaCl. + +If you prefer NaCl's design, we highly recommend `PyNaCl`_. + +.. _`NaCl`: http://nacl.cr.yp.to/ +.. _`PyNaCl`: https://pynacl.readthedocs.org -- cgit v1.2.3