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-rw-r--r--openssl/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod2
-rw-r--r--openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_clear.pod14
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/openssl/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod b/openssl/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod
index 49b10f224..20edff97f 100644
--- a/openssl/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod
+++ b/openssl/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ using the public key B<eckey>.
ECDSA_size() returns the maximum length signature or 0 on error.
-ECDSA_sign_setup() and ECDSA_sign() return 1 if successful or -1
+ECDSA_sign_setup() and ECDSA_sign() return 1 if successful or 0
on error.
ECDSA_verify() and ECDSA_do_verify() return 1 for a valid
diff --git a/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_clear.pod b/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_clear.pod
index 8e077e31c..d4df1bfac 100644
--- a/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_clear.pod
+++ b/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_clear.pod
@@ -39,10 +39,16 @@ for a description of the method's properties.
SSL_clear() resets the SSL object to allow for another connection. The
reset operation however keeps several settings of the last sessions
(some of these settings were made automatically during the last
-handshake). It only makes sense when opening a new session (or reusing
-an old one) with the same peer that shares these settings.
-SSL_clear() is not a short form for the sequence
-L<SSL_free(3)|SSL_free(3)>; L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>; .
+handshake). It only makes sense for a new connection with the exact
+same peer that shares these settings, and may fail if that peer
+changes its settings between connections. Use the sequence
+L<SSL_get_session(3)|SSL_get_session(3)>;
+L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>;
+L<SSL_set_session(3)|SSL_set_session(3)>;
+L<SSL_free(3)|SSL_free(3)>
+instead to avoid such failures
+(or simply L<SSL_free(3)|SSL_free(3)>; L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>
+if session reuse is not desired).
=head1 RETURN VALUES