
Cryptographic Services
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The modules described in this chapter implement various algorithms of
a cryptographic nature.  They are available at the discretion of the
installation. On Unix systems, the "crypt" module may also be
available. Here's an overview:

* "hashlib" --- Secure hashes and message digests

  * Hash algorithms

  * SHAKE variable length digests

  * Key derivation

  * BLAKE2

* "hashlib" --- BLAKE2 hash functions

* Module

  * Creating hash objects

  * Constants

* Examples

  * Simple hashing

  * Using different digest sizes

  * Keyed hashing

  * Randomized hashing

  * Personalization

  * Tree mode

* Credits

* "hmac" --- Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication

* "secrets" --- Generate secure random numbers for managing secrets

  * Random numbers

  * Generating tokens

    * How many bytes should tokens use?

  * Other functions

  * Recipes and best practices
