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diff --git a/doc/man3/EVP_EncryptInit.pod b/doc/man3/EVP_EncryptInit.pod index 88d0e7dabc..36efb4090d 100644 --- a/doc/man3/EVP_EncryptInit.pod +++ b/doc/man3/EVP_EncryptInit.pod @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ EVP_CIPHER_do_all_provided =head1 DESCRIPTION -The EVP cipher routines are a high level interface to certain +The EVP cipher routines are a high-level interface to certain symmetric ciphers. The B<EVP_CIPHER> type is a structure for cipher method implementation. @@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ Sets the CCM B<L> value. If not set a default is used (8 for AES). =item EVP_CIPHER_CTX_ctrl(ctx, EVP_CTRL_AEAD_SET_IVLEN, ivlen, NULL) -Sets the CCM nonce (IV) length. This call can only be made before specifying an +Sets the CCM nonce (IV) length. This call can only be made before specifying a nonce value. The nonce length is given by B<15 - L> so it is 7 by default for AES. @@ -642,10 +642,10 @@ This call is only valid when decrypting data. =head1 NOTES Where possible the B<EVP> interface to symmetric ciphers should be used in -preference to the low level interfaces. This is because the code then becomes +preference to the low-level interfaces. This is because the code then becomes transparent to the cipher used and much more flexible. Additionally, the B<EVP> interface will ensure the use of platform specific cryptographic -acceleration such as AES-NI (the low level interfaces do not provide the +acceleration such as AES-NI (the low-level interfaces do not provide the guarantee). PKCS padding works by adding B<n> padding bytes of value B<n> to make the total |