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diff --git a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
index 83e10c4c78..8a4fad67de 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
+++ b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,16 @@
<datatypes>
<datatype_title>Ciphers</datatype_title>
<datatype>
+ <name name="cipher"/>
<name name="stream_cipher"/>
+ <name name="block_cipher"/>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Ciphers known byt the CRYPTO application. Note that this list might be reduced if the
+ underlying libcrypto does not support all of them.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </datatype>
+
+ <datatype>
<name name="stream_cipher_iv"/>
<name name="stream_cipher_no_iv"/>
<desc>
@@ -204,7 +213,7 @@
</datatype>
<datatype>
- <name name="block_cipher_with_iv"/>
+ <name name="block_cipher_iv"/>
<name name="cbc_cipher"/>
<name name="cfb_cipher"/>
<desc>
@@ -228,7 +237,7 @@
</datatype>
<datatype>
- <name name="block_cipher_without_iv"/>
+ <name name="block_cipher_no_iv"/>
<name name="ecb_cipher"/>
<desc>
<p>Block ciphers without initialization vector for
@@ -248,20 +257,16 @@
</desc>
</datatype>
- <datatype_title>Digests</datatype_title>
+ <datatype_title>Digests and hash</datatype_title>
<datatype>
- <name name="sha1"/>
- <name name="sha2"/>
- <name name="sha3"/>
- <name name="blake2"/>
+ <name name="hash_algorithm"/>
<desc>
</desc>
</datatype>
<datatype>
- <name name="compatibility_only_hash"/>
+ <name name="hmac_hash_algorithm"/>
<desc>
- <p>The <c>compatibility_only_hash()</c> algorithms are recommended only for compatibility with existing applications.</p>
</desc>
</datatype>
@@ -283,6 +288,17 @@
</desc>
</datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sha1"/>
+ <name name="sha2"/>
+ <name name="sha3"/>
+ <name name="blake2"/>
+ <name name="compatibility_only_hash"/>
+ <desc>
+ <p>The <c>compatibility_only_hash()</c> algorithms are recommended only for compatibility with existing applications.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </datatype>
+
<datatype_title>Elliptic Curves</datatype_title>
<datatype>
<name name="ec_named_curve"/>
@@ -537,6 +553,52 @@
</desc>
</datatype>
+ <datatype_title>Error types</datatype_title>
+
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="run_time_error"/>
+ <desc>
+ <p>The exception <c>error:badarg</c> signifies that one or more arguments are of wrong data type,
+ or are otherwise badly formed.
+ </p>
+ <p>The exception <c>error:notsup</c> signifies that the algorithm is known but is not supported
+ by current underlying libcrypto or explicitly disabled when building that.
+ </p>
+ <p>For a list of supported algorithms, see <seealso marker="#supports-0">supports/0</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ </desc>
+ </datatype>
+
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="descriptive_error"/>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This is a more developed variant of the older
+ <seealso marker="#type-run_time_error">run_time_error()</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ <p>It is like the older type an exception of the <c>error</c> class. In addition they contain
+ a descriptive text in English. That text is targeted to a developer. Examples are "Bad key size"
+ or "Cipher id is not an atom".
+ </p>
+ <p>The exceptions are:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>{badarg, Description::string()}</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Signifies that one or more arguments are of wrong data type or are otherwise badly formed.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>{notsup, Description::string()}</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Signifies that the algorithm is known but is not supported by current underlying libcrypto
+ or explicitly disabled when building that one.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>{error, Description::string()}</c></tag>
+ <item><p>An error condition that should not occur, for example a memory allocation failed or
+ the underlying cryptolib returned an error code, for example "Can't initialize context, step 1".
+ Thoose text usually needs searching the C-code to be understood.</p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
+ </desc>
+ </datatype>
+
</datatypes>
<!--================ FUNCTIONS ================-->
@@ -568,17 +630,18 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name since="OTP R16B01">block_encrypt(Type, Key, Ivec, PlainText) -> CipherText</name>
- <name since="OTP R16B01">block_encrypt(AeadType, Key, Ivec, {AAD, PlainText}) -> {CipherText, CipherTag}</name>
- <name since="OTP R16B01">block_encrypt(aes_gcm | aes_ccm, Key, Ivec, {AAD, PlainText, TagLength}) -> {CipherText, CipherTag}</name>
+ <name since="OTP R16B01">block_encrypt(Type, Key, Ivec, PlainText) -> CipherText | Error</name>
+ <name since="OTP R16B01">block_encrypt(AeadType, Key, Ivec, {AAD, PlainText}) -> {CipherText, CipherTag} | Error</name>
+ <name since="OTP R16B01">block_encrypt(aes_gcm | aes_ccm, Key, Ivec, {AAD, PlainText, TagLength}) -> {CipherText, CipherTag} | Error </name>
<fsummary>Encrypt <c>PlainText</c> according to <c>Type</c> block cipher</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>Type = <seealso marker="#type-block_cipher_with_iv">block_cipher_with_iv()</seealso></v>
+ <v>Type = <seealso marker="#type-block_cipher_iv">block_cipher_iv()</seealso></v>
<v>AeadType = <seealso marker="#type-aead_cipher">aead_cipher()</seealso></v>
<v>Key = <seealso marker="#type-key">key()</seealso> | <seealso marker="#type-des3_key">des3_key()</seealso></v>
<v>PlainText = iodata()</v>
<v>AAD = IVec = CipherText = CipherTag = binary()</v>
<v>TagLength = 1..16</v>
+ <v>Error = <seealso marker="#type-run_time_error">run_time_error()</seealso></v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Encrypt <c>PlainText</c> according to <c>Type</c> block cipher.
@@ -595,15 +658,17 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name since="OTP R16B01">block_decrypt(Type, Key, Ivec, CipherText) -> PlainText</name>
- <name since="OTP R16B01">block_decrypt(AeadType, Key, Ivec, {AAD, CipherText, CipherTag}) -> PlainText | error</name>
+ <name since="OTP R16B01">block_decrypt(Type, Key, Ivec, CipherText) -> PlainText | Error</name>
+ <name since="OTP R16B01">block_decrypt(AeadType, Key, Ivec, {AAD, CipherText, CipherTag}) -> PlainText | Error</name>
<fsummary>Decrypt <c>CipherText</c> according to <c>Type</c> block cipher</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>Type = <seealso marker="#type-block_cipher_with_iv">block_cipher_with_iv()</seealso></v>
+ <v>Type = <seealso marker="#type-block_cipher_iv">block_cipher_iv()</seealso></v>
<v>AeadType = <seealso marker="#type-aead_cipher">aead_cipher()</seealso></v>
<v>Key = <seealso marker="#type-key">key()</seealso> | <seealso marker="#type-des3_key">des3_key()</seealso></v>
<v>PlainText = iodata()</v>
<v>AAD = IVec = CipherText = CipherTag = binary()</v>
+ <v>Error = BadTag | <seealso marker="#type-run_time_error">run_time_error()</seealso></v>
+ <v>BadTag = error</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Decrypt <c>CipherText</c> according to <c>Type</c> block cipher.
@@ -844,6 +909,39 @@
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="hash_info" arity="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <fsummary>Information about supported hash algorithms.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Provides a map with information about block_size, size and possibly other properties of the
+ hash algorithm in question.
+ </p>
+ <p>For a list of supported hash algorithms, see <seealso marker="#supports-0">supports/0</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="cipher_info" arity="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <fsummary>Information about supported ciphers.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Provides a map with information about block_size, key_length, iv_length and possibly other properties of the
+ cipher algorithm in question.
+ </p>
+ <note>
+ <p>The ciphers <c>aes_cbc</c>, <c>aes_cfb8</c>, <c>aes_cfb128</c>, <c>aes_ctr</c>,
+ <c>aes_ecb</c>, <c>aes_gcm</c> and <c>aes_ccm</c>
+ has no keylength in the <c>Type</c> as opposed to for example <c>aes_128_ctr</c>. They adapt to the length of
+ the key provided in the encrypt and decrypt function. Therefor it is impossible to return a valid keylength
+ in the map.</p>
+ <p>Always use a <c>Type</c> with an explicit key length,
+ </p>
+ </note>
+ <p>For a list of supported cipher algorithms, see <seealso marker="#supports-0">supports/0</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="mod_pow" arity="3" since="OTP R16B01"/>
<fsummary>Computes the function: N^P mod M</fsummary>
<desc>
@@ -1289,8 +1387,8 @@ FloatValue = rand:uniform(). % again
<desc>
<p> Can be used to determine which crypto algorithms that are supported
by the underlying libcrypto library</p>
- <p>Note: the <c>rsa_opts</c> entry is in an experimental state and may change or be removed without notice.
- No guarantee for the accuarcy of the rsa option's value list should be assumed.
+ <p>See <seealso marker="#hash_info-1">hash_info/1</seealso> and <seealso marker="#cipher_info-1">cipher_info/1</seealso>
+ for information about the hash and cipher algorithms.
</p>
</desc>
</func>