| .. hazmat:: |
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| Backends |
| ======== |
| |
| Getting a backend |
| ----------------- |
| |
| .. currentmodule:: cryptography.hazmat.backends |
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| ``cryptography`` was designed to support multiple cryptographic backends, but |
| consumers rarely need this flexibility. Starting with version 3.1 ``backend`` |
| arguments are optional and the default backend will automatically be selected |
| if none is specified. |
| |
| On older versions you can get the default backend by calling |
| :func:`~default_backend`. |
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| |
| .. function:: default_backend() |
| |
| :returns: An object that provides at least |
| :class:`~interfaces.CipherBackend`, :class:`~interfaces.HashBackend`, and |
| :class:`~interfaces.HMACBackend`. |
| |
| Individual backends |
| ------------------- |
| |
| .. toctree:: |
| :maxdepth: 1 |
| |
| openssl |
| interfaces |