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diff --git a/doc/gcrypt.texi b/doc/gcrypt.texi index 5e77f2a1..08abaf65 100644 --- a/doc/gcrypt.texi +++ b/doc/gcrypt.texi @@ -2702,9 +2702,12 @@ For the EdDSA algorithm (cf. Ed25515) the required input parameters are: @end example Note that the @var{message} may be of any length; hashing is part of -the algorithm. Using a large data block for @var{message} is not -suggested; in that case the used protocol should better require that a -hash of the message is used as input to the EdDSA algorithm. +the algorithm. Using a large data block for @var{message} is in +general not suggested; in that case the used protocol should better +require that a hash of the message is used as input to the EdDSA +algorithm. Note that for X.509 certificates @var{message} is the +@code{tbsCertificate} part and in CMS @var{message} is the +@code{signedAttrs} part; see RFC-8410 and RFC-8419. @end deftypefun |