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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/man3/EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_original_iv.pod')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/man3/EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_original_iv.pod | 11 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/man3/EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_original_iv.pod b/doc/man3/EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_original_iv.pod index c5995a584d..f5021b8728 100644 --- a/doc/man3/EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_original_iv.pod +++ b/doc/man3/EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_original_iv.pod @@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ L<openssl_user_macros(7)>: EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_original_iv() and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_updated_iv() copy initialization vector (IV) information from the B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX> into the -caller-supplied buffer. L<EVP_CIPHER_CTX_iv_length(3)> can be used to determine -an appropriate buffer size, and if the supplied buffer is too small, an error -will be returned (and no data copied). EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_original_iv() -accesses the ("original") IV that was supplied when the B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX> was -initialized, and EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_updated_iv() accesses the current "IV state" +caller-supplied buffer. L<EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_iv_length(3)> can be used to +determine an appropriate buffer size, and if the supplied buffer is too small, +an error will be returned (and no data copied). +EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_original_iv() accesses the ("original") IV that was +supplied when the B<EVP_CIPHER_CTX> was initialized, and +EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_updated_iv() accesses the current "IV state" of the cipher, which is updated during cipher operation for certain cipher modes (e.g., CBC and OFB). |