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Diffstat (limited to 'openssl/doc/crypto/EVP_BytesToKey.pod')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/openssl/doc/crypto/EVP_BytesToKey.pod b/openssl/doc/crypto/EVP_BytesToKey.pod index 0ea7d55c0..5d6059528 100644 --- a/openssl/doc/crypto/EVP_BytesToKey.pod +++ b/openssl/doc/crypto/EVP_BytesToKey.pod @@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ If the total key and IV length is less than the digest length and B<MD5> is used then the derivation algorithm is compatible with PKCS#5 v1.5 otherwise a non standard extension is used to derive the extra data. -Newer applications should use more standard algorithms such as PKCS#5 -v2.0 for key derivation. +Newer applications should use more standard algorithms such as PBKDF2 as +defined in PKCS#5v2.1 for key derivation. =head1 KEY DERIVATION ALGORITHM @@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ the IV. =head1 RETURN VALUES -EVP_BytesToKey() returns the size of the derived key in bytes. +If B<data> is NULL, then EVP_BytesToKey() returns the number of bytes +needed to store the derived key. +Otherwise, EVP_BytesToKey() returns the size of the derived key in bytes, +or 0 on error. =head1 SEE ALSO |