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| author | Sybren A. Stüvel <sybren@stuvel.eu> | 2016-01-22 15:41:40 +0100 |
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| committer | Sybren A. Stüvel <sybren@stuvel.eu> | 2016-01-22 15:41:40 +0100 |
| commit | 4bc9733b78cd115a742b9486ab11ccbdcb9ca001 (patch) | |
| tree | 53df23ee4826dcfa00cc835cd437df6b8acb4d2f /doc | |
| parent | f1c55540438fb88dbbc30c9c3bf7c4d82f5d59a2 (diff) | |
| download | rsa-git-4bc9733b78cd115a742b9486ab11ccbdcb9ca001.tar.gz | |
Fix #12 Allow pickling of keys.
Pickling is now possible, with the added note that one should never
unpickle from an untrusted or unauthenticated source.
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/reference.rst b/doc/reference.rst index d80416a..ce9c1b9 100644 --- a/doc/reference.rst +++ b/doc/reference.rst @@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ Functions Classes -------------------------------------------------- +.. note:: + + Storing public and private keys via the `pickle` module is possible. + However, it is insecure to load a key from an untrusted source. + The pickle module is not secure against erroneous or maliciously + constructed data. Never unpickle data received from an untrusted + or unauthenticated source. + .. autoclass:: rsa.PublicKey :members: :inherited-members: |