1# Tink 2 3Using crypto in your application shouldn't have to feel like juggling chainsaws 4in the dark. Tink is a crypto library written by a group of cryptographers and 5security engineers at Google. It was born out of our extensive experience 6working with Google's product teams, fixing weaknesses in implementations, and 7providing simple APIs that can be used safely without needing a crypto 8background. 9 10Tink provides secure APIs that are easy to use correctly and hard(er) to misuse. 11It reduces common crypto pitfalls with user-centered design, careful 12implementation and code reviews, and extensive testing. At Google, Tink is 13already being used to secure data of many products such as AdMob, Google Pay, 14Google Assistant, Firebase, the Android Search App, etc. 15 16## Documentation 17 18For an overview of using Tink in Python, see https://developers.google.com/tink. 19 20In addition, there are illustrative [examples of using Tink 21Python](https://github.com/google/tink/tree/master/python/examples/) which can 22used as a jumping off point. 23