3.1 crypto -- Generic cryptographic module

3.1 `crypto` -- Generic cryptographic module

X509Type: A Python type object representing the X509 object type.

X509(): Factory function that creates an X509 object.

X509NameType: A Python type object representing the X509Name object type.

X509Name(x509name): Factory function that creates a copy of x509name.

X509ReqType: A Python type object representing the X509Req object type.

X509Req(): Factory function that creates an X509Req object.

X509StoreType: A Python type object representing the X509Store object type.

PKeyType: A Python type object representing the PKey object type.

PKey(): Factory function that creates a PKey object.

PKCS7Type: A Python type object representing the PKCS7 object type.

PKCS12Type: A Python type object representing the PKCS12 object type.

X509ExtensionType: A Python type object representing the X509Extension object type.

X509Extension(typename, critical, value): Factory function that creates a X509Extension object.

NetscapeSPKIType: A Python type object representing the NetscapeSPKI object type.

NetscapeSPKI([enc]): Factory function that creates a NetscapeSPKI object. If the enc argument is present, it should be a base64-encoded string representing a NetscapeSPKI object, as returned by the b64_encode method.

FILETYPE_PEM
FILETYPE_ASN1: File type constants.

TYPE_RSA
TYPE_DSA: Key type constants.

exception Error: Generic exception used in the crypto module.

dump_certificate(type, cert): Dump the certificate cert into a buffer string encoded with the type type.

dump_certificate_request(type, req): Dump the certificate request req into a buffer string encoded with the type type.

dump_privatekey(type, pkey[, cipher, passphrase]): Dump the private key pkey into a buffer string encoded with the type type, optionally (if type is FILETYPE_PEM) encrypting it using cipher and passphrase.
passphrase must be either a string or a callback for providing the pass phrase.

load_certificate(type, buffer): Load a certificate (X509) from the string buffer encoded with the type type.

load_certificate_request(type, buffer): Load a certificate request (X509Req) from the string buffer encoded with the type type.

load_privatekey(type, buffer[, passphrase]): Load a private key (PKey) from the string buffer encoded with the type type (must be one of FILETYPE_PEM and FILETYPE_ASN1).
passphrase must be either a string or a callback for providing the pass phrase.

load_pkcs7_data(type, buffer): Load pkcs7 data from the string buffer encoded with the type type.

load_pkcs12(buffer[, passphrase]): Load pkcs12 data from the string buffer. If the pkcs12 structure is encrypted, a passphrase must be included.

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