diff --git a/scapy/config.py b/scapy/config.py
index ffd0844b6..6f1f97875 100755
--- a/scapy/config.py
+++ b/scapy/config.py
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@ class LogLevel(object):
         
 
 def isCryptographyValid():
+    """
+    Check if the cryptography library is present, and if it is recent enough
+    (v1.7 or later).
+    """
     try:
         import cryptography
     except ImportError: