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Georg Brandl116aa622007-08-15 14:28:22 +00001.. _crypto:
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4Cryptographic Services
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7.. index:: single: cryptography
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9The modules described in this chapter implement various algorithms of a
10cryptographic nature. They are available at the discretion of the installation.
Nick Coghlan74cca702012-09-28 18:50:38 +053011On Unix systems, the :mod:`crypt` module may also be available.
Georg Brandl116aa622007-08-15 14:28:22 +000012Here's an overview:
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15.. toctree::
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17 hashlib.rst
18 hmac.rst
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20.. index::
21 pair: AES; algorithm
22 single: cryptography
23 single: Kuchling, Andrew
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25Hardcore cypherpunks will probably find the cryptographic modules written by
26A.M. Kuchling of further interest; the package contains modules for various
27encryption algorithms, most notably AES. These modules are not distributed with
Georg Brandlb7354a62014-10-29 10:57:37 +010028Python but available separately. See the URL http://www.pycrypto.org/ for more
29information.