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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/crypto/RSA_set_method.pod')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/doc/crypto/RSA_set_method.pod b/doc/crypto/RSA_set_method.pod index bc0891a445..14917dd35f 100644 --- a/doc/crypto/RSA_set_method.pod +++ b/doc/crypto/RSA_set_method.pod @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ =head1 NAME RSA_set_default_method, RSA_get_default_method, RSA_set_method, -RSA_get_method, RSA_PKCS1_SSLeay, RSA_PKCS1_RSAref, +RSA_get_method, RSA_PKCS1_SSLeay, RSA_null_method, RSA_flags, RSA_new_method - select RSA method =head1 SYNOPSIS @@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ RSA_null_method, RSA_flags, RSA_new_method - select RSA method RSA_METHOD *RSA_PKCS1_SSLeay(void); - RSA_METHOD *RSA_PKCS1_RSAref(void); - RSA_METHOD *RSA_null_method(void); int RSA_flags(RSA *rsa); @@ -35,17 +33,8 @@ An B<RSA_METHOD> specifies the functions that OpenSSL uses for RSA operations. By modifying the method, alternative implementations such as hardware accelerators may be used. -Initially, the default is to use the OpenSSL internal implementation, -unless OpenSSL was configured with the C<rsaref> or C<-DRSA_NULL> -options. RSA_PKCS1_SSLeay() returns a pointer to that method. - -RSA_PKCS1_RSAref() returns a pointer to a method that uses the RSAref -library. This is the default method in the C<rsaref> configuration; -the function is not available in other configurations. -RSA_null_method() returns a pointer to a method that does not support -the RSA transformation. It is the default if OpenSSL is compiled with -C<-DRSA_NULL>. These methods may be useful in the USA because of a -patent on the RSA cryptosystem. +Initially, the default is to use the OpenSSL internal implementation. +RSA_PKCS1_SSLeay() returns a pointer to that method. RSA_set_default_openssl_method() makes B<meth> the default method for all B<RSA> structures created later. B<NB:> This is true only whilst the default engine @@ -132,9 +121,8 @@ the default engine for RSA operations is used. =head1 RETURN VALUES -RSA_PKCS1_SSLeay(), RSA_PKCS1_RSAref(), RSA_PKCS1_null_method(), -RSA_get_default_openssl_method() and RSA_get_method() return pointers to -the respective RSA_METHODs. +RSA_PKCS1_SSLeay(), RSA_PKCS1_null_method(), RSA_get_default_openssl_method() +and RSA_get_method() return pointers to the respective RSA_METHODs. RSA_set_default_openssl_method() returns no value. @@ -163,6 +151,6 @@ added in OpenSSL 0.9.4. RSA_set_default_openssl_method() and RSA_get_default_openssl_method() replaced RSA_set_default_method() and RSA_get_default_method() respectively, and RSA_set_method() and RSA_new_method() were altered to use B<ENGINE>s -rather than B<DH_METHOD>s during development of OpenSSL 0.9.6. +rather than B<RSA_METHOD>s during development of OpenSSL 0.9.6. =cut |