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diff --git a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
index a4b34657ba..d0deaceaaf 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
+++ b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
<code>rsa_private() = [key_value()] = [E, N, D] | [E, N, D, P1, P2, E1, E2, C] </code>
<p>Where E is the public exponent, N is public modulus and D is
- the private exponent.The longer key format contains redundant
+ the private exponent. The longer key format contains redundant
information that will make the calculation faster. P1,P2 are first
and second prime factors. E1,E2 are first and second exponents. C
is the CRT coefficient. Terminology is taken from <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3477.txt"> RFC 3447</url>.</p>
@@ -298,22 +298,32 @@
<func>
<name>generate_key(Type, Params) -> {PublicKey, PrivKeyOut} </name>
<name>generate_key(Type, Params, PrivKeyIn) -> {PublicKey, PrivKeyOut} </name>
- <fsummary>Generates a public keys of type <c>Type</c></fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Generates a public key of type <c>Type</c></fsummary>
<type>
- <v> Type = dh | ecdh | srp </v>
- <v>Params = dh_params() | ecdh_params() | SrpUserParams | SrpHostParams </v>
+ <v> Type = dh | ecdh | rsa | srp </v>
+ <v>Params = dh_params() | ecdh_params() | RsaParams | SrpUserParams | SrpHostParams </v>
+ <v>RsaParams = {ModulusSizeInBits::integer(), PublicExponent::key_value()}</v>
<v>SrpUserParams = {user, [Generator::binary(), Prime::binary(), Version::atom()]}</v>
<v>SrpHostParams = {host, [Verifier::binary(), Generator::binary(), Prime::binary(), Version::atom()]}</v>
- <v>PublicKey = dh_public() | ecdh_public() | srp_public() </v>
+ <v>PublicKey = dh_public() | ecdh_public() | rsa_public() | srp_public() </v>
<v>PrivKeyIn = undefined | dh_private() | ecdh_private() | srp_private() </v>
- <v>PrivKeyOut = dh_private() | ecdh_private() | srp_private() </v>
- </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>
- May throw exception <c>low_entropy</c> in case the random generator
- failed due to lack of secure "randomness".
- </p>
+ <v>PrivKeyOut = dh_private() | ecdh_private() | rsa_private() | srp_private() </v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Generates a public key of type <c>Type</c>.
+ See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#generate_key-1">public_key:generate_key/1</seealso>.
+ May throw exception an exception of class <c>error</c>:
+ </p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><c>badarg</c>: an argument is of wrong type or has an illegal value,</item>
+ <item><c>low_entropy</c>: the random generator failed due to lack of secure "randomness",</item>
+ <item><c>computation_failed</c>: the computation fails of another reason than <c>low_entropy</c>.</item>
+ </list>
+ <note>
+ <p>RSA key generation is only available if the runtime was
+ built with dirty scheduler support. Otherwise, attempting to
+ generate an RSA key will throw exception <c>error:notsup</c>.</p>
+ </note>
</desc>
</func>