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| author | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2014-01-27 22:32:11 -0600 |
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| committer | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2014-01-28 11:18:26 -0600 |
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pbkdf2 docs
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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst index fa4f800c..14ca6880 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces. :param int length: The desired length of the derived key. Maximum is 2\ :sup:`31` - 1. - :param bytes salt: A salt. `RFC 2898`_ recommends 64-bits or longer. + :param bytes salt: A salt. :param int iterations: The number of iterations to perform of the hash function. @@ -169,4 +169,3 @@ A specific ``backend`` may provide one or more of these interfaces. :return bytes: Derived key. -.. _`RFC 2898`: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2898.txt diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/index.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/index.rst index b115fdbc..2a29bd8f 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/index.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/index.rst @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Primitives cryptographic-hashes hmac symmetric-encryption + key-derivation-functions padding constant-time interfaces diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/key-derivation-functions.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/key-derivation-functions.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..af2d910f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/key-derivation-functions.rst @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +.. hazmat:: + +Key Derivation Functions +======================== + +.. currentmodule:: cryptography.hazmat.primitives.kdf + +Key derivation functions derive key material from information such as passwords +using a pseudo-random function (PRF). + +.. class:: PBKDF2(algorithm, length, salt, iterations, backend): + + .. doctest:: + + >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.kdf.pbkdf2 import PBKDF2 + >>> from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend + >>> backend = default_backend() + >>> salt = os.urandom(16) + >>> # derive + >>> kdf = PBKDF2(hashes.SHA1(), 20, salt, 10000, backend) + >>> key = kdf.derive(b"my great password") + >>> # verify + >>> kdf = PBKDF2(hashes.SHA1(), 20, salt, 10000, backend) + >>> kdf.verify(b"my great password", key) + None + + :param algorithm: An instance of a + :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.HashAlgorithm` + provider. + + :param int length: The desired length of the derived key. Maximum is + 2\ :sup:`31` - 1. + + :param bytes salt: A salt. `NIST SP 800-132`_ recommends 128-bits or + longer. + + :param int iterations: The number of iterations to perform of the hash + function. + +.. _`NIST SP 800-132`: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-132/nist-sp800-132.pdf |