理解hmac module in Python

• hmac

  This module implements the HMAC algorithm as described by RFC 2104.

• functions

  hmac.new(key, msg=None, digestmod='')
  hmac.digest(key, meg, digest)
  

• mothods from HMAC object

  HMAC.update(msg) # m.update(a);m.update(b) is equivalent to m.update(a+b)
  HMAC.digest()
  HMAC.hexdigest()
  HMAC.copy()
  HMAC.digest_size
  HMAC.block_size
  HMAC.compare_digest(a,b)
  

• Usage Example

  import hmac
  message = b'Hello, world!'
  key = b'secret'
  h = hmac.new(key, message, digestmod='MD5') # 如果消息很长，可以多次调用h.update(msg)
  h.hexdigest()
  

• References

1. hashlib — Secure hashes and message digests
2. 廖雪峰的官方网站