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Commit b2ec9409 authored by Brian Warner's avatar Brian Warner
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Merge pull request #102 from alex/symmetric

Fixes #13 -- use teh word symmetric so someone can find the secret key stuff
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......@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ Secret Key Encryption
.. currentmodule:: nacl.secret
Secret key encryption is analogous to a safe. You can store something secret
through it and anyone who has the key can open it and view the contents.
:class:`~nacl.secret.SecretBox` functions as just such a safe, and like any
good safe any attempts to tamper with the contents is easily detected.
Secret key encryption (also called symmetric key encryption) is analogous to a
safe. You can store something secret through it and anyone who has the key can
open it and view the contents. :class:`~nacl.secret.SecretBox` functions as
just such a safe, and like any good safe any attempts to tamper with the
contents is easily detected.
Secret Key Encryption allows you to store or transmit data over insecure
channels without leaking the contents of that message, nor anything about it
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