use <poll.h> as by Single Unix Specification

[openssl.git] / FAQ

diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index cff1f69399459cafc770fbb70c35087836bb377a..f2a383a29722176967da46f4ca3cb0524aaea037 100644 (file)
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ OpenSSL  -  Frequently Asked Questions
 * Which is the current version of OpenSSL?
 
 The current version is available from <URL: http://www.openssl.org>.
-OpenSSL 0.9.8a was released on October 11th, 2005.
+OpenSSL 0.9.8b was released on May 4th, 2006.
 
 In addition to the current stable release, you can also access daily
 snapshots of the OpenSSL development version at <URL:
@@ -402,10 +402,10 @@ You can't generally create such a certificate using OpenSSL but there is no
 need to any more. Nowadays web browsers using unrestricted strong encryption
 are generally available.
 
-When there were tight export restrictions on the export of strong encryption
+When there were tight restrictions on the export of strong encryption
 software from the US only weak encryption algorithms could be freely exported
 (initially 40 bit and then 56 bit). It was widely recognised that this was
-inadequate. A relaxation the rules allowed the use of strong encryption but
+inadequate. A relaxation of the rules allowed the use of strong encryption but
 only to an authorised server.
 
 Two slighly different techniques were developed to support this, one used by
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ encryption so these certificates are now obsolete.
 
 It doesn't: this extension is often the cause of confusion.
 
-Consider a certificate chain A->B->C so that A signs, B and B signs C. Suppose
+Consider a certificate chain A->B->C so that A signs B and B signs C. Suppose
 certificate C contains AKID.
 
 The purpose of this extension is to identify the authority certificate B. This
@@ -699,8 +699,11 @@ libraries.  If your platform is not one of these, consult the INSTALL
 file.
 
 Multi-threaded applications must provide two callback functions to
-OpenSSL.  This is described in the threads(3) manpage.
-
+OpenSSL by calling CRYPTO_set_locking_callback() and
+CRYPTO_set_id_callback().  (For OpenSSL 0.9.9 or later, the new
+function CRYPTO_set_idptr_callback() may be used in place of
+CRYPTO_set_id_callback().)  This is described in the threads(3)
+manpage.
 
 * I've compiled a program under Windows and it crashes: why?