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diff --git a/lib/public_key/doc/src/introduction.xml b/lib/public_key/doc/src/introduction.xml index bf11a092d8..17f4e5155a 100644 --- a/lib/public_key/doc/src/introduction.xml +++ b/lib/public_key/doc/src/introduction.xml @@ -36,27 +36,28 @@ <section> <title>Purpose</title> - <p> public_key deals with public key related file formats, digital - signatures and <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5280.txt"> + <p>The <c>public_key</c> application deals with public-key related file + formats, digital signatures, and <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5280.txt"> X-509 certificates</url>. It is a library application that - provides encode/decode, sign/verify, encrypt/decrypt and similar - functionality, it does not read or write files it expects or returns + provides encode/decode, sign/verify, encrypt/decrypt, and similar + functionality. It does not read or write files, it expects or returns file contents or partial file contents as binaries. </p> </section> <section> <title>Prerequisites</title> - <p>It is assumed that the reader has a basic understanding - of the concepts of using public keys and digital certificates.</p> + <p>It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the Erlang programming + language and has a basic understanding of the concepts of using public-keys + and digital certificates.</p> </section> <section> - <title>Performance tips</title> - <p>The public_key decode and encode functions will try to use the NIFs - which are in the ASN1 compilers runtime modules if they can be found. - So for the best performance you want to have the ASN1 application in the - path of your system. </p> + <title>Performance Tips</title> + <p>The <c>public_key</c> decode- and encode-functions try to use the NIFs + in the <c>ASN.1</c> compilers runtime modules, if they can be found. + Thus, to have the <c>ASN.1</c> application in the + path of your system gives the best performance.</p> </section> </chapter> |