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authorRich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>2017-04-07 13:37:47 -0400
committerRich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>2017-04-07 13:48:19 -0400
commit2f61bc2ea306c059d8b00ddf32025a0b30346d8f (patch)
tree37d891e35a268a1a1e0e174d04c0d55ad0b0ab8b /doc/man3
parente1271ac2212f7cde14df478558bfaae2834fa09e (diff)
Use 'over 2' for bullet lists.
Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org> (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/3117)
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/man3')
-rw-r--r--doc/man3/BN_copy.pod2
-rw-r--r--doc/man3/BN_generate_prime.pod2
-rw-r--r--doc/man3/CRYPTO_THREAD_run_once.pod9
-rw-r--r--doc/man3/CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_new.pod36
-rw-r--r--doc/man3/DSA_generate_parameters.pod2
-rw-r--r--doc/man3/RSA_generate_key.pod2
-rw-r--r--doc/man3/SCT_new.pod55
-rw-r--r--doc/man3/SCT_validate.pod14
-rw-r--r--doc/man3/SSL_set_bio.pod2
9 files changed, 89 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/doc/man3/BN_copy.pod b/doc/man3/BN_copy.pod
index 500f4b2ee5..46de544286 100644
--- a/doc/man3/BN_copy.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/BN_copy.pod
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ B<BN_FLG_CONSTTIME> flag set for constant time operations. The temporary copy in
B<dest> will share some internal state with B<b>. For this reason the following
restrictions apply to the use of B<dest>:
-=over 4
+=over 2
=item *
diff --git a/doc/man3/BN_generate_prime.pod b/doc/man3/BN_generate_prime.pod
index a4ef2302f6..c97536b5c4 100644
--- a/doc/man3/BN_generate_prime.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/BN_generate_prime.pod
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ If B<ret> is not B<NULL>, it will be used to store the number.
If B<cb> is not B<NULL>, it is used as follows:
-=over 4
+=over 2
=item *
diff --git a/doc/man3/CRYPTO_THREAD_run_once.pod b/doc/man3/CRYPTO_THREAD_run_once.pod
index 45545c82a8..b256a18637 100644
--- a/doc/man3/CRYPTO_THREAD_run_once.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/CRYPTO_THREAD_run_once.pod
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ supported by OpenSSL.
The following multi-threading function are provided:
-=over 4
+=over 2
=item *
+
CRYPTO_THREAD_run_once() can be used to perform one-time initialization.
The B<once> argument must be a pointer to a static object of type
B<CRYPTO_ONCE> that was statically initialized to the value
@@ -45,22 +46,28 @@ In particular, this can be used to allocate locks in a thread-safe manner,
which can then be used with the locking functions below.
=item *
+
CRYPTO_THREAD_lock_new() allocates, initializes and returns a new read/write
lock.
=item *
+
CRYPTO_THREAD_read_lock() locks the provided B<lock> for reading.
=item *
+
CRYPTO_THREAD_write_lock() locks the provided B<lock> for writing.
=item *
+
CRYPTO_THREAD_unlock() unlocks the previously locked B<lock>.
=item *
+
CRYPTO_THREAD_lock_frees() frees the provided B<lock>.
=item *
+
CRYPTO_atomic_add() atomically adds B<amount> to B<val> and returns the
result of the operation in B<ret>. B<lock> will be locked, unless atomic
operations are supported on the specific platform. Because of this, if a
diff --git a/doc/man3/CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_new.pod b/doc/man3/CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_new.pod
index 7839fd393a..4d0cae3bbf 100644
--- a/doc/man3/CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_new.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_new.pod
@@ -32,15 +32,23 @@ This policy may be, for example, that at least one valid SCT is available. To
determine this, an SCT's timestamp and signature must be verified.
This requires:
-=over 4
+=over 2
-=item * the public key of the log that issued the SCT
+=item *
-=item * the certificate that the SCT was issued for
+the public key of the log that issued the SCT
-=item * the issuer certificate (if the SCT was issued for a pre-certificate)
+=item *
-=item * the current time
+the certificate that the SCT was issued for
+
+=item *
+
+the issuer certificate (if the SCT was issued for a pre-certificate)
+
+=item *
+
+the current time
=back
@@ -49,22 +57,30 @@ The above requirements are met using the setters described below.
CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_new() creates an empty policy evaluation context. This
should then be populated using:
-=over 4
+=over 2
-=item * CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_set1_cert() to provide the certificate the SCTs were issued for
+=item *
+
+CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_set1_cert() to provide the certificate the SCTs were issued for
Increments the reference count of the certificate.
-=item * CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_set1_issuer() to provide the issuer certificate
+=item *
+
+CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_set1_issuer() to provide the issuer certificate
Increments the reference count of the certificate.
-=item * CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_set_shared_CTLOG_STORE() to provide a list of logs that are trusted as sources of SCTs
+=item *
+
+CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_set_shared_CTLOG_STORE() to provide a list of logs that are trusted as sources of SCTs
Holds a pointer to the CTLOG_STORE, so the CTLOG_STORE must outlive the
CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX.
-=item * CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_set_time() to set the time SCTs should be compared with to determine if they are valid
+=item *
+
+CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX_set_time() to set the time SCTs should be compared with to determine if they are valid
The SCT timestamp will be compared to this time to check whether the SCT was
issued in the future. RFC6962 states that "TLS clients MUST reject SCTs whose
diff --git a/doc/man3/DSA_generate_parameters.pod b/doc/man3/DSA_generate_parameters.pod
index 2cb20fa952..fc051495f6 100644
--- a/doc/man3/DSA_generate_parameters.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/DSA_generate_parameters.pod
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ called as shown below. For information on the BN_GENCB structure and the
BN_GENCB_call function discussed below, refer to
L<BN_generate_prime(3)>.
-=over 4
+=over 2
=item *
diff --git a/doc/man3/RSA_generate_key.pod b/doc/man3/RSA_generate_key.pod
index 24e05bd8a7..e51c0b147b 100644
--- a/doc/man3/RSA_generate_key.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/RSA_generate_key.pod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ progress of the key generation. If B<cb> is not B<NULL>, it
will be called as follows using the BN_GENCB_call() function
described on the L<BN_generate_prime(3)> page.
-=over 4
+=over 2
=item *
diff --git a/doc/man3/SCT_new.pod b/doc/man3/SCT_new.pod
index 23595e1056..e85b21ca1b 100644
--- a/doc/man3/SCT_new.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/SCT_new.pod
@@ -84,31 +84,45 @@ An internal representation of an SCT can be created in one of two ways.
The first option is to create a blank SCT, using SCT_new(), and then populate
it using:
-=over 4
+=over 2
-=item * SCT_set_version() to set the SCT version.
+=item *
+
+SCT_set_version() to set the SCT version.
Only SCT_VERSION_V1 is currently supported.
-=item * SCT_set_log_entry_type() to set the type of certificate the SCT was issued for:
+=item *
+
+SCT_set_log_entry_type() to set the type of certificate the SCT was issued for:
B<CT_LOG_ENTRY_TYPE_X509> for a normal certificate.
B<CT_LOG_ENTRY_TYPE_PRECERT> for a pre-certificate.
-=item * SCT_set0_log_id() or SCT_set1_log_id() to set the LogID of the CT log that the SCT came from.
+=item *
+
+SCT_set0_log_id() or SCT_set1_log_id() to set the LogID of the CT log that the SCT came from.
The former takes ownership, whereas the latter makes a copy.
See RFC 6962, Section 3.2 for the definition of LogID.
-=item * SCT_set_timestamp() to set the time the SCT was issued (epoch time in milliseconds).
+=item *
+
+SCT_set_timestamp() to set the time the SCT was issued (epoch time in milliseconds).
+
+=item *
+
+SCT_set_signature_nid() to set the NID of the signature.
-=item * SCT_set_signature_nid() to set the NID of the signature.
+=item *
-=item * SCT_set0_signature() or SCT_set1_signature() to set the raw signature value.
+SCT_set0_signature() or SCT_set1_signature() to set the raw signature value.
The former takes ownership, whereas the latter makes a copy.
-=item * SCT_set0_extensions() or B<SCT_set1_extensions> to provide SCT extensions.
+=item *
+
+SCT_set0_extensions() or B<SCT_set1_extensions> to provide SCT extensions.
The former takes ownership, whereas the latter makes a copy.
@@ -117,22 +131,33 @@ The former takes ownership, whereas the latter makes a copy.
Alternatively, the SCT can be pre-populated from the following data using
SCT_new_from_base64():
-=over 4
+=over 2
+
+=item *
+
+The SCT version (only SCT_VERSION_V1 is currently supported).
-=item * The SCT version (only SCT_VERSION_V1 is currently supported).
+=item *
-=item * The LogID (see RFC 6962, Section 3.2), base64 encoded.
+The LogID (see RFC 6962, Section 3.2), base64 encoded.
-=item * The type of certificate the SCT was issued for:
+=item *
+The type of certificate the SCT was issued for:
B<CT_LOG_ENTRY_TYPE_X509> for a normal certificate.
B<CT_LOG_ENTRY_TYPE_PRECERT> for a pre-certificate.
-=item * The time that the SCT was issued (epoch time in milliseconds).
+=item *
+
+The time that the SCT was issued (epoch time in milliseconds).
+
+=item *
+
+The SCT extensions, base64 encoded.
-=item * The SCT extensions, base64 encoded.
+=item *
-=item * The SCT signature, base64 encoded.
+The SCT signature, base64 encoded.
=back
diff --git a/doc/man3/SCT_validate.pod b/doc/man3/SCT_validate.pod
index 3c03e97287..5ff0e8c459 100644
--- a/doc/man3/SCT_validate.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/SCT_validate.pod
@@ -31,20 +31,26 @@ SCT_get_validation_status().
A CT_POLICY_EVAL_CTX must be provided that specifies:
-=over 4
+=over 2
-=item * The certificate the SCT was issued for.
+=item *
+
+The certificate the SCT was issued for.
Failure to provide the certificate will result in the validation status being
SCT_VALIDATION_STATUS_UNVERIFIED.
-=item * The issuer of that certificate.
+=item *
+
+The issuer of that certificate.
This is only required if the SCT was issued for a pre-certificate
(see RFC 6962). If it is required but not provided, the validation status will
be SCT_VALIDATION_STATUS_UNVERIFIED.
-=item * A CTLOG_STORE that contains the CT log that issued this SCT.
+=item *
+
+A CTLOG_STORE that contains the CT log that issued this SCT.
If the SCT was issued by a log that is not in this CTLOG_STORE, the validation
status will be SCT_VALIDATION_STATUS_UNKNOWN_LOG.
diff --git a/doc/man3/SSL_set_bio.pod b/doc/man3/SSL_set_bio.pod
index 104f40678f..4230940bdb 100644
--- a/doc/man3/SSL_set_bio.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/SSL_set_bio.pod
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ the rules for this are much more complex. For this reason this function is
considered a legacy function and SSL_set0_rbio() and SSL_set0_wbio() should be
used in preference. The ownership rules are as follows:
-=over 4
+=over 2
=item *