Some clear guidelines for the legacy algs.

[openssl.git] / doc / man7 / migration_guide.pod

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@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ There is however a dedicated C<install_fips> make target, which serves the
 special purpose of installing only the FIPS provider into an existing
 OpenSSL installation.
 
+Not all algorithms may be available for the application at a particular moment.
+If the application code uses any digest or cipher algorithm via the EVP interface,
+the application should verify the result of the L<EVP_EncryptInit(3)>,
+L<EVP_EncryptInit_ex(3)>, and L<EVP_DigestInit(3)> functions. In case when
+the requested algorithm is not available, these functions will fail.
+
 See also L</Legacy Algorithms> for information on the legacy provider.
 
 See also L</Completing the installation of the FIPS Module> and