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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/crypto')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/crypto/EVP_DigestSignInit.pod | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/crypto/EVP_DigestVerifyInit.pod | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/crypto/OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER.pod | 9 |
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/crypto/EVP_DigestSignInit.pod b/doc/crypto/EVP_DigestSignInit.pod index 83e65894d9d98..7a3e84d0f6426 100644 --- a/doc/crypto/EVP_DigestSignInit.pod +++ b/doc/crypto/EVP_DigestSignInit.pod @@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ The EVP signature routines are a high level interface to digital signatures. EVP_DigestSignInit() sets up signing context B<ctx> to use digest B<type> from ENGINE B<impl> and private key B<pkey>. B<ctx> must be initialized with -EVP_MD_CTX_init() before calling this function. If B<pctx> is not NULL the +EVP_MD_CTX_init() before calling this function. If B<pctx> is not NULL, the EVP_PKEY_CTX of the signing operation will be written to B<*pctx>: this can -be used to set alternative signing options. +be used to set alternative signing options. Note that any existing value in +B<*pctx> is overwritten. The EVP_PKEY_CTX value returned must not be freed +directly by the application (it will be freed automatically when the EVP_MD_CTX +is freed). The digest B<type> may be NULL if the signing algorithm supports it. EVP_DigestSignUpdate() hashes B<cnt> bytes of data at B<d> into the signature context B<ctx>. This function can be called several times on the diff --git a/doc/crypto/EVP_DigestVerifyInit.pod b/doc/crypto/EVP_DigestVerifyInit.pod index 347c511663066..2e2c0fdc8f5b7 100644 --- a/doc/crypto/EVP_DigestVerifyInit.pod +++ b/doc/crypto/EVP_DigestVerifyInit.pod @@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ The EVP signature routines are a high level interface to digital signatures. EVP_DigestVerifyInit() sets up verification context B<ctx> to use digest B<type> from ENGINE B<impl> and public key B<pkey>. B<ctx> must be initialized -with EVP_MD_CTX_init() before calling this function. If B<pctx> is not NULL the +with EVP_MD_CTX_init() before calling this function. If B<pctx> is not NULL, the EVP_PKEY_CTX of the verification operation will be written to B<*pctx>: this -can be used to set alternative verification options. +can be used to set alternative verification options. Note that any existing +value in B<*pctx> is overwritten. The EVP_PKEY_CTX value returned must not be +freed directly by the application (it will be freed automatically when the +EVP_MD_CTX is freed). EVP_DigestVerifyUpdate() hashes B<cnt> bytes of data at B<d> into the verification context B<ctx>. This function can be called several times on the diff --git a/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER.pod b/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER.pod index f7ca7cb790667..02eabd784648c 100644 --- a/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER.pod +++ b/doc/crypto/OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER.pod @@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ =head1 NAME -OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER, SSLeay, SSLeay_version - get OpenSSL version number +OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER, OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT, SSLeay, SSLeay_version +- get OpenSSL version number =head1 SYNOPSIS #include <openssl/opensslv.h> #define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0xnnnnnnnnnL + #define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT "OpenSSL x.y.z xx XXX xxxx" #include <openssl/crypto.h> long SSLeay(void); @@ -43,9 +45,12 @@ Version 0.9.5a had an interim interpretation that is like the current one, except the patch level got the highest bit set, to keep continuity. The number was therefore 0x0090581f. - For backward compatibility, SSLEAY_VERSION_NUMBER is also defined. +OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT is the text variant of the version number and the +release date. For example, +"OpenSSL 1.0.1a 15 Oct 2015". + SSLeay() returns this number. The return value can be compared to the macro to make sure that the correct version of the library has been loaded, especially when using DLLs on Windows systems. |