Merge pull request #1641 from alex/public-key-example
Include an example of loading a public key
diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/serialization.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/serialization.rst
index f63455e..d5da24d 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/serialization.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/serialization.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
7SGRS1DTUGX4Y70m9dQpguy6Zg+gpHC+o+ERZR06uEQr+w==
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
""".strip()
+ public_pem_data = b"""
+ -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
+ MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDn09PV9KPE7Q+N5K5UtNLT1DLl
+ 8z/pKM2pP5tXqWx2OsEw00lCkDHdHESwzS050s/8rtkERKKyusCzCm9+vC1pQzUl
+ mtibfF4PQAQc1pJL6KHqlidgHw49atYmnC25CaeXt65pAYXoIacOZ8k5X7FW3Eag
+ ex8nG0iMw4ObOtg6CwIDAQAB
+ -----END PUBLIC KEY-----
+ """.strip()
message = b""
def sign_with_rsa_key(key, message):
@@ -99,6 +107,13 @@
Deserialize a public key from PEM encoded data to one of the supported
asymmetric public key types.
+ .. doctest::
+
+ >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization import load_pem_public_key
+ >>> key = load_pem_public_key(public_pem_data, backend=default_backend())
+ >>> isinstance(key, rsa.RSAPublicKey)
+ True
+
:param bytes data: The PEM encoded key data.
:param backend: A