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diff --git a/doc/man3/EVP_PKEY_new.pod b/doc/man3/EVP_PKEY_new.pod
index ee55396de3..d98d7c240e 100644
--- a/doc/man3/EVP_PKEY_new.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/EVP_PKEY_new.pod
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ EVP_PKEY_new,
EVP_PKEY_up_ref,
EVP_PKEY_dup,
EVP_PKEY_free,
+EVP_PKEY_description,
EVP_PKEY_new_raw_private_key_ex,
EVP_PKEY_new_raw_private_key,
EVP_PKEY_new_raw_public_key_ex,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ EVP_PKEY_get_raw_public_key
int EVP_PKEY_up_ref(EVP_PKEY *key);
EVP_PKEY *EVP_PKEY_dup(EVP_PKEY *key);
void EVP_PKEY_free(EVP_PKEY *key);
+ const char *EVP_PKEY_description(const EVP_PKEY *key);
EVP_PKEY *EVP_PKEY_new_raw_private_key_ex(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx,
const char *keytype,
@@ -90,6 +92,10 @@ a raw key, otherwise the duplication will fail.
EVP_PKEY_free() decrements the reference count of I<key> and, if the reference
count is zero, frees it up. If I<key> is NULL, nothing is done.
+EVP_PKEY_description() returns a description of the type of B<EVP_PKEY>, meant
+for display and human consumption. The description is at the discretion of the
+key type implementation.
+
EVP_PKEY_new_raw_private_key_ex() allocates a new B<EVP_PKEY>. Unless an
engine should be used for the key type, a provider for the key is found using
the library context I<libctx> and the property query string I<propq>. The