From 9316f4c54edc24487d75c7bc3cb3490d79e364a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Gaynor Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:38:42 -0800 Subject: Fixed some spelling mistakes --- docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/hazmat') diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst index 4ef15459..984fe81d 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ where the encrypter and decrypter both use the same key. Note that symmetric encryption is **not** sufficient for most applications, because it only provides secrecy (an attacker can't see the message) but not authenticity (an attacker can create bogus messages and force the application to decrypt them). -For this reason it is *strongly* reccomended to combine encryption with a +For this reason it is *strongly* recommended to combine encryption with a message authentication code, such as :doc:`HMAC `, in an "encrypt-then-MAC" formulation as `described by Colin Percival`_. @@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ Algorithms .. class:: TripleDES(key) - Triple DES (Data Encryption Standard), sometimes refered to as 3DES, is a - block cipher standardized by NIST. Triple DES has known cryptoanalytic + Triple DES (Data Encryption Standard), sometimes referred to as 3DES, is a + block cipher standardized by NIST. Triple DES has known crypto-analytic flaws, however none of them currently enable a practical attack. - Nonetheless, Triples DES is not reccomended for new applications because it + Nonetheless, Triples DES is not recommended for new applications because it is incredibly slow; old applications should consider moving away from it. :param bytes key: The secret key, either ``64``, ``128``, or ``192`` bits -- cgit v1.2.3 From b317c7a0dd197140b7ef1fd3446941f5b568e645 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Gaynor Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:45:52 -0800 Subject: Another two --- docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'docs/hazmat') diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst index 984fe81d..eef359d6 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Symmetric Encryption Symmetric encryption is a way to encrypt (hide the plaintext value) material -where the encrypter and decrypter both use the same key. Note that symmetric +where the sender and receiver both use the same key. Note that symmetric encryption is **not** sufficient for most applications, because it only provides secrecy (an attacker can't see the message) but not authenticity (an attacker can create bogus messages and force the application to decrypt them). -- cgit v1.2.3