1 \chapter{CRYPTOGRAPHIC EXTENSIONS
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3 The modules described in this chapter implement various algorithms of
4 a cryptographic nature. They are available at the discretion of the
8 %Hardcore cypherpunks will probably find the Python Cryptography Kit of
9 %further interest; the package adds built-in modules for DES and IDEA
10 %encryption, and provides a Python module for reading and decrypting PGP files.
11 %\index{PGP}\indexii{DES}{cipher}\indexii{IDEA}{cipher}
12 %\index{Python Cryptography Kit}