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diff --git a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
index 291a5145e4..563a090e98 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
+++ b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
@@ -66,29 +66,29 @@
<section>
<title>DATA TYPES </title>
- <p><code>key_value() = integer() | binary() </code></p>
+ <code>key_value() = integer() | binary() </code>
<p>Always <c>binary()</c> when used as return value</p>
- <p><code>rsa_public() = [key_value()] = [E, N] </code></p>
+ <code>rsa_public() = [key_value()] = [E, N] </code>
<p> Where E is the public exponent and N is public modulus. </p>
- <p><code>rsa_private() = [key_value()] = [E, N, D] | [E, N, D, P1, P2, E1, E2, C] </code></p>
+ <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
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>
- <p><code>dss_public() = [key_value()] = [P, Q, G, Y] </code></p>
+ <code>dss_public() = [key_value()] = [P, Q, G, Y] </code>
<p>Where P, Q and G are the dss parameters and Y is the public key.</p>
- <p><code>dss_private() = [key_value()] = [P, Q, G, X] </code></p>
+ <code>dss_private() = [key_value()] = [P, Q, G, X] </code>
<p>Where P, Q and G are the dss parameters and X is the private key.</p>
- <p><code>srp_public() = key_value() </code></p>
+ <code>srp_public() = key_value() </code>
<p>Where is <c>A</c> or <c>B</c> from <url href="http://srp.stanford.edu/design.html">SRP design</url></p>
- <p><code>srp_private() = key_value() </code></p>
+ <code>srp_private() = key_value() </code>
<p>Where is <c>a</c> or <c>b</c> from <url href="http://srp.stanford.edu/design.html">SRP design</url></p>
<p>Where Verifier is <c>v</c>, Generator is <c>g</c> and Prime is<c> N</c>, DerivedKey is <c>X</c>, and Scrambler is
@@ -96,29 +96,29 @@
Version = '3' | '6' | '6a'
</p>
- <p><code>dh_public() = key_value() </code></p>
+ <code>dh_public() = key_value() </code>
- <p><code>dh_private() = key_value() </code></p>
+ <code>dh_private() = key_value() </code>
- <p><code>dh_params() = [key_value()] = [P, G] </code></p>
+ <code>dh_params() = [key_value()] = [P, G] </code>
- <p><code>ecdh_public() = key_value() </code></p>
+ <code>ecdh_public() = key_value() </code>
- <p><code>ecdh_private() = key_value() </code></p>
+ <code>ecdh_private() = key_value() </code>
- <p><code>ecdh_params() = ec_named_curve() | ec_explicit_curve()</code></p>
+ <code>ecdh_params() = ec_named_curve() | ec_explicit_curve()</code>
- <p><code>ec_explicit_curve() =
- {ec_field(), Prime :: key_value(), Point :: key_value(), Order :: integer(), CoFactor :: none | integer()} </code></p>
+ <code>ec_explicit_curve() =
+ {ec_field(), Prime :: key_value(), Point :: key_value(), Order :: integer(), CoFactor :: none | integer()} </code>
- <p><code>ec_field() = {prime_field, Prime :: integer()} |
- {characteristic_two_field, M :: integer(), Basis :: ec_basis()}</code></p>
+ <code>ec_field() = {prime_field, Prime :: integer()} |
+ {characteristic_two_field, M :: integer(), Basis :: ec_basis()}</code>
- <p><code>ec_basis() = {tpbasis, K :: non_neg_integer()} |
+ <code>ec_basis() = {tpbasis, K :: non_neg_integer()} |
{ppbasis, K1 :: non_neg_integer(), K2 :: non_neg_integer(), K3 :: non_neg_integer()} |
- onbasis</code></p>
+ onbasis</code>
- <p><code>ec_named_curve() ->
+ <code>ec_named_curve() ->
sect571r1| sect571k1| sect409r1| sect409k1| secp521r1| secp384r1| secp224r1| secp224k1|
secp192k1| secp160r2| secp128r2| secp128r1| sect233r1| sect233k1| sect193r2| sect193r1|
sect131r2| sect131r1| sect283r1| sect283k1| sect163r2| secp256k1| secp160k1| secp160r1|
@@ -128,42 +128,42 @@
brainpoolP224t1| brainpoolP256r1| brainpoolP256t1| brainpoolP320r1| brainpoolP320t1|
brainpoolP384r1| brainpoolP384t1| brainpoolP512r1| brainpoolP512t1
</code>
- Note that the <em>sect</em> curves are GF2m (characteristic two) curves and are only supported if the
+ <p>Note that the <em>sect</em> curves are GF2m (characteristic two) curves and are only supported if the
underlying OpenSSL has support for them.
See also <seealso marker="#supports-0">crypto:supports/0</seealso>
</p>
- <p><code>stream_cipher() = rc4 | aes_ctr </code></p>
+ <code>stream_cipher() = rc4 | aes_ctr </code>
- <p><code>block_cipher() = aes_cbc128 | aes_cfb8 | aes_cfb128 | aes_ige256 | blowfish_cbc |
+ <code>block_cipher() = aes_cbc128 | aes_cfb8 | aes_cfb128 | aes_ige256 | blowfish_cbc |
blowfish_cfb64 | des_cbc | des_cfb | des3_cbc | des3_cbf
- | des_ede3 | rc2_cbc </code></p>
+ | des_ede3 | rc2_cbc </code>
- <p><code>aead_cipher() = aes_gcm | chacha20_poly1305 </code></p>
+ <code>aead_cipher() = aes_gcm | chacha20_poly1305 </code>
- <p><code>stream_key() = aes_key() | rc4_key() </code></p>
+ <code>stream_key() = aes_key() | rc4_key() </code>
- <p><code>block_key() = aes_key() | blowfish_key() | des_key()| des3_key() </code></p>
+ <code>block_key() = aes_key() | blowfish_key() | des_key()| des3_key() </code>
- <p><code>aes_key() = iodata() </code> Key length is 128, 192 or 256 bits</p>
+ <code>aes_key() = iodata() </code> <p>Key length is 128, 192 or 256 bits</p>
- <p><code>rc4_key() = iodata() </code> Variable key length from 8 bits up to 2048 bits (usually between 40 and 256)</p>
+ <code>rc4_key() = iodata() </code> <p>Variable key length from 8 bits up to 2048 bits (usually between 40 and 256)</p>
- <p><code>blowfish_key() = iodata() </code> Variable key length from 32 bits up to 448 bits</p>
+ <code>blowfish_key() = iodata() </code> <p>Variable key length from 32 bits up to 448 bits</p>
- <p><code>des_key() = iodata() </code> Key length is 64 bits (in CBC mode only 8 bits are used)</p>
+ <code>des_key() = iodata() </code> <p>Key length is 64 bits (in CBC mode only 8 bits are used)</p>
- <p><code>des3_key() = [binary(), binary(), binary()] </code> Each key part is 64 bits (in CBC mode only 8 bits are used)</p>
+ <code>des3_key() = [binary(), binary(), binary()] </code> <p>Each key part is 64 bits (in CBC mode only 8 bits are used)</p>
- <p><code>digest_type() = md5 | sha | sha224 | sha256 | sha384 | sha512</code></p>
+ <code>digest_type() = md5 | sha | sha224 | sha256 | sha384 | sha512</code>
- <p><code> hash_algorithms() = md5 | ripemd160 | sha | sha224 | sha256 | sha384 | sha512 </code> md4 is also supported for hash_init/1 and hash/2.
+ <code> hash_algorithms() = md5 | ripemd160 | sha | sha224 | sha256 | sha384 | sha512 </code> <p>md4 is also supported for hash_init/1 and hash/2.
Note that both md4 and md5 are recommended only for compatibility with existing applications.
</p>
- <p><code> cipher_algorithms() = des_cbc | des_cfb | des3_cbc | des3_cbf | des_ede3 |
- blowfish_cbc | blowfish_cfb64 | aes_cbc128 | aes_cfb8 | aes_cfb128| aes_cbc256 | aes_ige256 | aes_gcm | chacha20_poly1305 | rc2_cbc | aes_ctr| rc4 </code> </p>
- <p><code> public_key_algorithms() = rsa |dss | ecdsa | dh | ecdh | ec_gf2m</code>
- Note that ec_gf2m is not strictly a public key algorithm, but a restriction on what curves are supported
+ <code> cipher_algorithms() = des_cbc | des_cfb | des3_cbc | des3_cbf | des_ede3 |
+ blowfish_cbc | blowfish_cfb64 | aes_cbc128 | aes_cfb8 | aes_cfb128| aes_cbc256 | aes_ige256 | aes_gcm | chacha20_poly1305 | rc2_cbc | aes_ctr| rc4 </code>
+ <code> public_key_algorithms() = rsa |dss | ecdsa | dh | ecdh | ec_gf2m</code>
+ <p>Note that ec_gf2m is not strictly a public key algorithm, but a restriction on what curves are supported
with ecdsa and ecdh.
</p>
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@
</type>
<desc>
<p>Computes a HMAC of type <c>Type</c> from <c>Data</c> using
- <c>Key</c> as the authentication key.</p> <c>MacLength</c>
- will limit the size of the resultant <c>Mac</c>.
+ <c>Key</c> as the authentication key.</p> <p><c>MacLength</c>
+ will limit the size of the resultant <c>Mac</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -601,8 +601,11 @@
</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>
+ 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>
@@ -650,7 +653,7 @@
<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>
+ <p>See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#sign-3">public_key:sign/3</seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -802,7 +805,7 @@
<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#verify-4">public_key:verify/4</seealso>
+ <p>See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#verify-4">public_key:verify/4</seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>