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diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.rst b/doc/api/crypto.rst index 41b659b..0568ad7 100644 --- a/doc/api/crypto.rst +++ b/doc/api/crypto.rst @@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ Serialization and deserialization --------------------------------- The following serialization functions take one of these constants to -determine the format: +determine the format. + +:data:`FILETYPE_PEM` serializes data to a Base64-encoded encoded representation +of the underlying ASN.1 data structure. :data:`FILETYPE_ASN1` serializes data +to the underlying ASN.1 data structure. The format used by +:data:`FILETYPE_ASN1` is also sometimes referred to as DER. .. py:data:: FILETYPE_PEM FILETYPE_ASN1 |