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@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ for MD2_DIGEST_LENGTH == 16 bytes of output, and erases the B<MD2_CTX>.
MD5_Init(), MD5_Update() and MD5_Final() are analogous using an
B<MD5_CTX> structure.
+Applications should use the higher level functions EVP_DigestInit(3) etc.
+instead of calling the hash functions directly.
+
=head1 NOTE
MD2 and MD5 are recommended only for compatibility with existing
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ RFC 1319, RFC 1321
=head1 SEE ALSO
-L<sha(3)|sha(3)>, L<ripemd(3)|ripemd(3)>
+L<sha(3)|sha(3)>, L<ripemd(3)|ripemd(3)>, L<EVP_DigestInit(3)|EVP_DigestInit(3)>
=head1 HISTORY