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diff --git a/lib/Crypto/Cipher/AES.py b/lib/Crypto/Cipher/AES.py index 1538df2..a1b7bf4 100644 --- a/lib/Crypto/Cipher/AES.py +++ b/lib/Crypto/Cipher/AES.py @@ -23,11 +23,21 @@ AES `(Advanced Encryption Standard)`__ is a symmetric block cipher standardized by NIST_ . It has a fixed data block size of 16 bytes. -Its keys can be 128, 192, or 256 bit long. +Its keys can be 128, 192, or 256 bits long. AES is very fast and secure, and it is the de facto standard for symmetric encryption. +As an example, encryption can be done as follows: + + >>> from Crypto.Cipher import AES + >>> from Crypto import Random + >>> + >>> key = b'Sixteen byte key' + >>> iv = Random.new().read(AES.block_size) + >>> cipher = AES.new(key, AES.MODE_CFB, iv) + >>> msg = iv + cipher.encrypt(b'Attack at dawn') + .. __: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard .. _NIST: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips197/fips-197.pdf |