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diff --git a/doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod b/doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod index 39dd352af4..08bbd80b08 100644 --- a/doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod +++ b/doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod @@ -98,10 +98,12 @@ EC_GROUP_new() is the same as EC_GROUP_new_ex() except that the library context used is always the default library context. EC_GROUP_set_curve() sets the curve parameters B<p>, B<a> and B<b>. For a curve -over Fp B<b> is the prime for the field. For a curve over F2^m B<p> represents +over Fp B<p> is the prime for the field. For a curve over F2^m B<p> represents the irreducible polynomial - each bit represents a term in the polynomial. Therefore there will either be three or five bits set dependent on whether the polynomial is a trinomial or a pentanomial. +In either case, B<a> and B<b> represents the coefficients a and b from the +relevant equation introduced above. EC_group_get_curve() obtains the previously set curve parameters. |