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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/crypto/EC_GROUP_copy.pod')
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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/crypto/EC_GROUP_copy.pod b/doc/crypto/EC_GROUP_copy.pod index 938092eed5..3af5bbfdf9 100644 --- a/doc/crypto/EC_GROUP_copy.pod +++ b/doc/crypto/EC_GROUP_copy.pod @@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ EC_GROUP object. EC_GROUP_method_of obtains the EC_METHOD of B<group>. -EC_GROUP_set_generator sets curve paramaters that must be agreed by all participants using the curve. These -paramaters include the B<generator>, the B<order> and the B<cofactor>. The B<generator> is a well defined point on the +EC_GROUP_set_generator sets curve parameters that must be agreed by all participants using the curve. These +parameters include the B<generator>, the B<order> and the B<cofactor>. The B<generator> is a well defined point on the curve chosen for cryptographic operations. Integers used for point multiplications will be between 0 and n-1 where n is the B<order>. The B<order> multiplied by the B<cofactor> gives the number of points on the curve. |