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diff --git a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
index d3e827b3e6..5a5627747c 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
+++ b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1999</year><year>2014</year>
+ <year>1999</year><year>2016</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
<func>
<name>block_encrypt(Type, Key, Ivec, PlainText) -> CipherText</name>
<name>block_encrypt(AeadType, Key, Ivec, {AAD, PlainText}) -> {CipherText, CipherTag}</name>
+ <name>block_encrypt(aes_gcm, Key, Ivec, {AAD, PlainText, TagLength}) -> {CipherText, CipherTag}</name>
<fsummary>Encrypt <c>PlainText</c> according to <c>Type</c> block cipher</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Type = block_cipher() </v>
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@
<v>Key = block_key() </v>
<v>PlainText = iodata() </v>
<v>AAD = IVec = CipherText = CipherTag = binary()</v>
+ <v>TagLength = 1..16</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Encrypt <c>PlainText</c> according to <c>Type</c> block cipher.
@@ -306,6 +308,8 @@
<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>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -594,22 +598,6 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>rand_bytes(N) -> binary()</name>
- <fsummary>Generate a binary of random bytes</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>N = integer()</v>
- </type>
- <desc>
- <p>Generates N bytes randomly uniform 0..255, and returns the
- result in a binary. Uses the <c>crypto</c> library pseudo-random
- number generator.</p>
- <p>This function is not recommended for cryptographic purposes.
- Please use <seealso marker="#strong_rand_bytes/1">
- strong_rand_bytes/1</seealso> instead.</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
-
- <func>
<name>rand_seed(Seed) -> ok</name>
<fsummary>Set the seed for random bytes generation</fsummary>
<type>