From cb1305212e71855890bbfb0a509a007543529d24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ingela Anderton Andin Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 10:20:37 +0200 Subject: ssl & crypto: Generalize the remaining crypto API --- lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto_app.xml | 36 +++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) (limited to 'lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto_app.xml') diff --git a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto_app.xml b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto_app.xml index 20f4ed5c45..6d26076c04 100644 --- a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto_app.xml +++ b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto_app.xml @@ -29,37 +29,23 @@ crypto The Crypto Application -

The purpose of the Crypto application is to provide erlang - acess to crypto graphic functions in openssl. +

The purpose of the Crypto application is to provide an Erlang API + to cryptographic functions, see crypto(3). + Note that the API is on a fairly low level and there are some + corresponding API functions available in public_key(3), + on a higher abstraction level, that uses the crypto application in its implementation.

- Configuration -

The following environment configuration parameters are defined - for the Crypto application. Refer to application(3) for more - information about configuration parameters. -

- - ]]> - -

Causes debug information to be written to standard - error or standard output. Default is false. -

- - -
+ DEPENDENCIES -
- OpenSSL libraries -

The current implementation of the Erlang Crypto application is - based on the OpenSSL package version 0.9.8 or higher. - There are source and binary releases on the web. -

+

The current crypto implementation uses nifs to interface OpenSSLs crypto library + and requires OpenSSL package version 0.9.8 or higher.

Source releases of OpenSSL can be downloaded from the OpenSSL project home page, - or mirror sites listed there. -

-
+ or mirror sites listed there. +

+
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