Make EC key interfaces backend specific
diff --git a/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.py b/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.py
index 76d7e68..0dd1d01 100644
--- a/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.py
+++ b/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.py
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
class EllipticCurvePrivateKey(object):
@abc.abstractmethod
- def signer(self, signature_algorithm, backend):
+ def signer(self, signature_algorithm):
"""
Returns an AsymmetricSignatureContext used for signing data.
"""
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
class EllipticCurvePublicKey(object):
@abc.abstractmethod
- def verifier(self, signature, signature_algorithm, backend):
+ def verifier(self, signature, signature_algorithm):
"""
Returns an AsymmetricVerificationContext used for signing data.
"""
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst
index c5a430d..c7b94ff 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/interfaces.rst
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
An elliptic curve private key for use with an algorithm such as `ECDSA`_ or
`EdDSA`_.
- .. classmethod:: signer(signature_algorithm, backend)
+ .. classmethod:: signer(signature_algorithm)
Sign data which can be verified later by others using the public key.
@@ -511,10 +511,6 @@
:class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.EllipticCurveSignatureAlgorithm`
provider.
- :param backend: A
- :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.RSABackend`
- provider.
-
:returns:
:class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.AsymmetricSignatureContext`
@@ -537,7 +533,7 @@
An elliptic curve public key.
- .. classmethod:: verifier(signer, signature_algorithm, backend)
+ .. classmethod:: verifier(signer, signature_algorithm)
Verify data was signed by the private key associated with this public
key.
@@ -548,10 +544,6 @@
:class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.EllipticCurveSignatureAlgorithm`
provider.
- :param backend: A
- :class:`~cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces.RSABackend`
- provider.
-
:returns:
:class:`~cryptography.hazmat.primitives.interfaces.AsymmetricSignatureContext`