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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/index.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/index.rst index a8a1ff301..97dbc869b 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/backends/index.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/index.rst @@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ Getting a backend .. currentmodule:: cryptography.hazmat.backends -``cryptography`` was originally designed to support multiple backends, but -this design has been deprecated. +``cryptography`` was designed to support multiple cryptographic backends, but +consumers rarely need this flexibility. Starting with version 3.1 ``backend`` +arguments are optional and the default backend will automatically be selected +if none is specified. -You can get the default backend by calling :func:`~default_backend`. +On older versions you can get the default backend by calling +:func:`~default_backend`. .. function:: default_backend() |