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diff --git a/security/py-python-pkcs11/pkg-descr b/security/py-python-pkcs11/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d4a9e0eb5cbd --- /dev/null +++ b/security/py-python-pkcs11/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +A high level, "more Pythonic" interface to the PKCS#11 (Cryptoki) standard to +support HSM and Smartcard devices in Python. + +The interface is designed to follow the logical structure of a HSM, with useful +defaults for obscurely documented parameters. Many APIs will optionally accept +iterables and act as generators, allowing you to stream large data blocks for +symmetric encryption. + +python-pkcs11 also includes numerous utility functions to convert between PKCS +#11 data structures and common interchange formats including PKCS #1 and X.509. + +python-pkcs11 is fully documented and has a full integration test suite for all +features, with continuous integration against multiple HSM platforms including: +- Thales nCipher +- Opencryptoki TPM +- OpenSC/Smartcard-HSM/Nitrokey HSM + +WWW: https://github.com/danni/python-pkcs11 |