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Diffstat (limited to 'crypto/openssl/doc/man3/DES_random_key.pod')
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diff --git a/crypto/openssl/doc/man3/DES_random_key.pod b/crypto/openssl/doc/man3/DES_random_key.pod index bd4bd9750cd3c..04df6ec0dfde3 100644 --- a/crypto/openssl/doc/man3/DES_random_key.pod +++ b/crypto/openssl/doc/man3/DES_random_key.pod @@ -104,9 +104,11 @@ consists of 8 bytes with odd parity. The least significant bit in each byte is the parity bit. The key schedule is an expanded form of the key; it is used to speed the encryption process. -DES_random_key() generates a random key. The PRNG must be seeded -prior to using this function (see L<RAND_bytes(3)>). If the PRNG -could not generate a secure key, 0 is returned. +DES_random_key() generates a random key. The random generator must be +seeded when calling this function. +If the automatic seeding or reseeding of the OpenSSL CSPRNG fails due to +external circumstances (see L<RAND(7)>), the operation will fail. +If the function fails, 0 is returned. Before a DES key can be used, it must be converted into the architecture dependent I<DES_key_schedule> via the |