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diff --git a/docs/lib/passlib.crypto.digest.rst b/docs/lib/passlib.crypto.digest.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fda5e80 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/lib/passlib.crypto.digest.rst @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +============================================================= +:mod:`passlib.crypto.digest` - Hash & Related Helpers +============================================================= + +.. module:: passlib.crypto.digest + :synopsis: Internal cryptographic helpers + +.. versionadded:: 1.7 + +This module provides various cryptographic support functions used by Passlib +to implement the various password hashes it provides, as well as paper over +some VM & version incompatibilities. + +Hash Functions +============== +.. autofunction:: norm_hash_name +.. autofunction:: lookup_hash + +.. autoclass:: HashInfo() + +.. note:: + + :func:`!lookup_hash` supports all hashes available directly in :mod:`hashlib`, + as well as offered through :func:`hashlib.new`. + It will also fallback to passlib's builtin MD4 implementation if one is not natively available. + +HMAC Functions +============== + +.. autofunction:: compile_hmac + +PKCS#5 Key Derivation Functions +=============================== +.. autofunction:: pbkdf1 +.. autofunction:: pbkdf2_hmac + +.. note:: + + The details of PBKDF1 and PBKDF2 are specified in :rfc:`2898`. |