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  1. Frequently asked questions
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  3. How does ``cryptography`` compare to NaCl (Networking and Cryptography Library)?
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  5. While ``cryptography`` and `NaCl`_ both share the goal of making cryptography
  6. easier, and safer, to use for developers, ``cryptography`` is designed to be a
  7. general purpose library, interoperable with existing systems, while NaCl
  8. features a collection of hand selected algorithms.
  9. ``cryptography``'s :ref:`recipes <cryptography-layout>` layer has similar goals
  10. to NaCl.
  11. If you prefer NaCl's design, we highly recommend `PyNaCl`_.
  12. .. _`NaCl`: http://nacl.cr.yp.to/
  13. .. _`PyNaCl`: https://pynacl.readthedocs.org