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diff --git a/doc/crypto/sha.pod b/doc/crypto/sha.pod index 39ceb5c679..c164c47608 100644 --- a/doc/crypto/sha.pod +++ b/doc/crypto/sha.pod @@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ be hashed (B<len> bytes at B<data>). SHA1_Final() places the message digest in B<md>, which must have space for SHA_DIGEST_LENGTH == 20 bytes of output, and erases the B<SHA_CTX>. +Applications should use the higher level functions EVP_DigestInit(3) etc. +instead of calling the hash functions directly. + The predecessor of SHA-1, SHA, is also implemented, but it should be used only when backward compatibility is required. @@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ ANSI X9.30 =head1 SEE ALSO -L<ripemd(3)|ripemd(3)>, L<hmac(3)|hmac(3)> +L<ripemd(3)|ripemd(3)>, L<hmac(3)|hmac(3)>, L<EVP_DigestInit(3)|EVP_DigestInit(3)> =head1 HISTORY |