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author | Ingela Anderton Andin <ingela@erlang.org> | 2013-06-10 09:53:18 +0200 |
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committer | Ingela Anderton Andin <ingela@erlang.org> | 2013-06-10 09:53:18 +0200 |
commit | 867e19e98095275ee4d3e102de269f60c52fdb45 (patch) | |
tree | 7f2488d1f75191824fc9affd18389951b42e1482 /lib/crypto/doc | |
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/maint'
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diff --git a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml index 9e64c8e377..5bb2365109 100644 --- a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml +++ b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ </type> <desc> <p>Computes the shared secret from the private key and the other party's public key. - See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#compute_key/2">public_key:compute_key/2</seealso> + See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#compute_key-2">public_key:compute_key/2</seealso> </p> </desc> </func> @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ </type> <desc> <p>Generates public keys of type <c>Type</c>. - See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#generate_key/1">public_key:generate_key/1</seealso> + See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#generate_key-1">public_key:generate_key/1</seealso> </p> </desc> </func> @@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ <desc> <p>Initializes the context for streaming hash operations. <c>Type</c> determines which digest to use. The returned context should be used as argument - to <seealso marker="#hash_update/2">hash_update</seealso>.</p> + to <seealso marker="#hash_update-2">hash_update</seealso>.</p> <p>May throw exception <c>notsup</c> in case the chosen <c>Type</c> is not supported by the underlying OpenSSL implementation.</p> </desc> @@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ </type> <desc> <p>Updates the digest represented by <c>Context</c> using the given <c>Data</c>. <c>Context</c> - must have been generated using <seealso marker="#hash_init/1">hash_init</seealso> + must have been generated using <seealso marker="#hash_init-1">hash_init</seealso> or a previous call to this function. <c>Data</c> can be any length. <c>NewContext</c> must be passed into the next call to <c>hash_update</c> - or <seealso marker="#hash_final/1">hash_final</seealso>.</p> + or <seealso marker="#hash_final-1">hash_final</seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ </type> <desc> <p>Finalizes the hash operation referenced by <c>Context</c> returned - from a previous call to <seealso marker="#hash_update/2">hash_update</seealso>. + from a previous call to <seealso marker="#hash_update-2">hash_update</seealso>. The size of <c>Digest</c> is determined by the type of hash function used to generate it.</p> </desc> @@ -346,10 +346,10 @@ <desc> <p>Updates the HMAC represented by <c>Context</c> using the given <c>Data</c>. <c>Context</c> must have been generated using an HMAC init function (such as - <seealso marker="#hmac_init/2">hmac_init</seealso>). <c>Data</c> can be any length. <c>NewContext</c> + <seealso marker="#hmac_init-2">hmac_init</seealso>). <c>Data</c> can be any length. <c>NewContext</c> must be passed into the next call to <c>hmac_update</c> - or to one of the functions <seealso marker="#hmac_final/1">hmac_final</seealso> and - <seealso marker="#hmac_final_n/1">hmac_final_n</seealso> + or to one of the functions <seealso marker="#hmac_final-1">hmac_final</seealso> and + <seealso marker="#hmac_final_n-2">hmac_final_n</seealso> </p> </desc> @@ -447,36 +447,36 @@ <v>PlainText = binary()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Decrypts the <c>ChipherText</c> (usually a session key encrypted with - <seealso marker="#public_encrypt/3">public_encrypt/3</seealso>) - using the <c>PrivateKey</c> and returns the - message. The <c>Padding</c> is the padding mode that was - used to encrypt the data, - see <seealso marker="#public_encrypt/3">public_encrypt/3</seealso>. - See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#decrypt_private/2">public_key:decrypt_private/[2,3]</seealso> + <p>Decrypts the <c>ChipherText</c>, encrypted with + <seealso marker="#public_encrypt-4">public_encrypt/4</seealso> (or equivalent function) + using the <c>PrivateKey</c>, and returns the + plaintext (message digest). This is a low level signature verification operation + used for instance by older versions of the SSL protocol. + See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#decrypt_private-2">public_key:decrypt_private/[2,3]</seealso> </p> </desc> </func> - + <func> <name>private_encrypt(Type, PlainText, PrivateKey, Padding) -> ChipherText</name> - <fsummary>Encrypts Msg using the private Key.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Encrypts PlainText using the private Key.</fsummary> <type> <v>Type = rsa</v> <v>PlainText = binary()</v> + <d> The size of the <c>PlainText</c> must be less + than <c>byte_size(N)-11</c> if <c>rsa_pkcs1_padding</c> is + used, and <c>byte_size(N)</c> if <c>rsa_no_padding</c> is + used, where N is public modulus of the RSA key.</d> <v>PrivateKey = rsa_private()</v> <v>Padding = rsa_pkcs1_padding | rsa_no_padding</v> <v>ChipherText = binary()</v> </type> <desc> <p>Encrypts the <c>PlainText</c> using the <c>PrivateKey</c> - and returns the cipher. The <c>Padding</c> decides what padding mode is used, - <c>rsa_pkcs1_padding</c> is PKCS #1 v1.5 currently the most - used mode. - The size of the <c>Msg</c> must be less than <c>byte_size(N)-11</c> if - <c>rsa_pkcs1_padding</c> is used, and <c>byte_size(N)</c> if <c>rsa_no_padding</c> - is used, where N is public modulus of the RSA key. - See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#encrypt_private/2">public_key:encrypt_private/[2,3]</seealso> + and returns the ciphertext. This is a low level signature operation + used for instance by older versions of the SSL protocol. See + also <seealso + marker="public_key:public_key#encrypt_private-2">public_key:encrypt_private/[2,3]</seealso> </p> </desc> </func> @@ -491,42 +491,35 @@ <v>PlainText = binary()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Decrypts the <c>ChipherText</c> (encrypted with - <seealso marker="#private_encrypt/3">private_encrypt/3</seealso>) - using the <c>PrivateKey</c> and returns the - message. The <c>Padding</c> is the padding mode that was - used to encrypt the data, - see <seealso marker="#private_encrypt/3">private_encrypt/3</seealso>. - See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#decrypt_public/2">public_key:decrypt_public/[2,3]</seealso> + <p>Decrypts the <c>ChipherText</c>, encrypted with + <seealso marker="#private_encrypt-4">private_encrypt/4</seealso>(or equivalent function) + using the <c>PrivateKey</c>, and returns the + plaintext (message digest). This is a low level signature verification operation + used for instance by older versions of the SSL protocol. + See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#decrypt_public-2">public_key:decrypt_public/[2,3]</seealso> </p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>public_encrypt(Type, PlainText, PublicKey, Padding) -> ChipherText</name> - <fsummary>Encrypts Msg using the public Key.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Encrypts PlainText using the public Key.</fsummary> <type> <v>Type = rsa</v> <v>PlainText = binary()</v> + <d> The size of the <c>PlainText</c> must be less + than <c>byte_size(N)-11</c> if <c>rsa_pkcs1_padding</c> is + used, and <c>byte_size(N)</c> if <c>rsa_no_padding</c> is + used, where N is public modulus of the RSA key.</d> <v>PublicKey = rsa_public()</v> <v>Padding = rsa_pkcs1_padding | rsa_pkcs1_oaep_padding | rsa_no_padding</v> <v>ChipherText = binary()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>Encrypts the <c>PlainText</c> (usually a session key) using - the <c>PublicKey</c> and returns the <c>CipherText</c>. The - <c>Padding</c> decides what padding mode is used, - <c>rsa_pkcs1_padding</c> is PKCS #1 v1.5 currently the most - used mode and <c>rsa_pkcs1_oaep_padding</c> is EME-OAEP as - defined in PKCS #1 v2.0 with SHA-1, MGF1 and an empty encoding - parameter. This mode is recommended for all new - applications. The size of the <c>Msg</c> must be less than - <c>byte_size(N)-11</c> if <c>rsa_pkcs1_padding</c> is - used, <c>byte_size(N)-41</c> if - <c>rsa_pkcs1_oaep_padding</c> is used and - <c>byte_size(N)</c> if <c>rsa_no_padding</c> is used, where N is public modulus of the RSA key. - See also <seealso - marker="public_key:public_key#encrypt_public/2">public_key:encrypt_public/[2,3]</seealso> + <p>Encrypts the <c>PlainText</c> (message digest) using the <c>PublicKey</c> + and returns the <c>CipherText</c>. This is a low level signature operation + used for instance by older versions of the SSL protocol. See also <seealso + marker="public_key:public_key#encrypt_public-2">public_key:encrypt_public/[2,3]</seealso> </p> </desc> </func> @@ -563,9 +556,9 @@ <type> <v>Algorithm = rsa | dss | ecdsa </v> <v>Msg = binary() | {digest,binary()}</v> - <d>The msg is either the binary "plain text" data to be - signed or it is the hashed value of "plain text" i.e. the - digest.</d> + <d>The msg is either the binary "cleartext" data to be + signed or it is the hashed value of "cleartext" i.e. the + digest (plaintext).</d> <v>DigestType = digest_type()</v> <v>Key = rsa_private() | dss_private() | [ecdh_private(),ecdh_params()]</v> </type> @@ -573,7 +566,7 @@ <p>Creates a digital signature.</p> <p>Algorithm <c>dss</c> can only be used together with digest type <c>sha</c>.</p> - See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#sign/3">public_key:sign/3</seealso> + See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#sign-3">public_key:sign/3</seealso> </desc> </func> @@ -617,8 +610,8 @@ </type> <desc> <p>Initializes the state for use in RC4 stream encryption - <seealso marker="#stream_encrypt/2">stream_encrypt</seealso> and - <seealso marker="#stream_decrypt/2">stream_decrypt</seealso></p> + <seealso marker="#stream_encrypt-2">stream_encrypt</seealso> and + <seealso marker="#stream_decrypt-2">stream_decrypt</seealso></p> </desc> </func> @@ -635,8 +628,8 @@ <p>Initializes the state for use in streaming AES encryption using Counter mode (CTR). <c>Key</c> is the AES key and must be either 128, 192, or 256 bts long. <c>IVec</c> is an arbitrary initializing vector of 128 bits (16 bytes). This state is for use with - <seealso marker="#stream_encrypt/2">stream_encrypt</seealso> and - <seealso marker="#stream_decrypt/2">stream_decrypt</seealso>.</p> + <seealso marker="#stream_encrypt-2">stream_encrypt</seealso> and + <seealso marker="#stream_decrypt-2">stream_decrypt</seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -650,7 +643,7 @@ <desc> <p>Encrypts <c>PlainText</c> according to the stream cipher <c>Type</c> specified in stream_init/3. <c>Text</c> can be any number of bytes. The initial <c>State</c> is created using - <seealso marker="#stream_init/2">stream_init</seealso>. + <seealso marker="#stream_init-2">stream_init</seealso>. <c>NewState</c> must be passed into the next call to <c>stream_encrypt</c>.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -665,7 +658,7 @@ <desc> <p>Decrypts <c>CipherText</c> according to the stream cipher <c>Type</c> specified in stream_init/3. <c>PlainText</c> can be any number of bytes. The initial <c>State</c> is created using - <seealso marker="#stream_init/2">stream_init</seealso>. + <seealso marker="#stream_init-2">stream_init</seealso>. <c>NewState</c> must be passed into the next call to <c>stream_encrypt</c>.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -692,8 +685,8 @@ <type> <v> Algorithm = rsa | dss | ecdsa </v> <v>Msg = binary() | {digest,binary()}</v> - <d>The msg is either the binary "plain text" data - or it is the hashed value of "plain text" i.e. the digest.</d> + <d>The msg is either the binary "cleartext" data + or it is the hashed value of "cleartext" i.e. the digest (plaintext).</d> <v>DigestType = digest_type()</v> <v>Signature = binary()</v> <v>Key = rsa_public() | dss_public() | [ecdh_public(),ecdh_params()]</v> @@ -703,7 +696,7 @@ <p>Algorithm <c>dss</c> can only be used together with digest type <c>sha</c>.</p> - See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#sign/3">public_key:verify/3</seealso> + See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#verify-4">public_key:verify/4</seealso> </desc> </func> |