From 323b8e3116b6a136b8c9526ebe450db7a63fcb7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ayrx Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 16:25:29 +0800 Subject: Added link to crypto.se answer --- docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/index.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs/hazmat/primitives') diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/index.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/index.rst index a3ace333..4f075417 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/index.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/mac/index.rst @@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Message Authentication Codes While cryptography supports both the CMAC and HMAC algorithms, we strongly recommend that HMAC should be used unless you have a good reason otherwise. +For more information on why HMAC is preferred, see `Use cases for CMAC vs. HMAC?`_ + +.. _`Use cases for CMAC vs. HMAC?`: http://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/15721/use-cases-for-cmac-vs-hmac + .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 -- cgit v1.2.3