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diff --git a/doc/man3/EVP_chacha20.pod b/doc/man3/EVP_chacha20.pod index 7b014c2675..5218ee215f 100644 --- a/doc/man3/EVP_chacha20.pod +++ b/doc/man3/EVP_chacha20.pod @@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ The ChaCha20 stream cipher for EVP. =item EVP_chacha20() -The ChaCha20 stream cipher. The key length is 256 bits, the IV is 96 bits long. +The ChaCha20 stream cipher. The key length is 256 bits, the IV is 128 bits long. +The first 32 bits consists of a counter in little-endian order followed by a 96 +bit nonce. For example a nonce of: + +000000000000000000000002 + +With an initial counter of 42 (2a in hex) would be expressed as: + +2a000000000000000000000000000002 =item EVP_chacha20_poly1305() |