Update DTLSv1_listen documentation

[openssl.git] / doc / crypto / BN_bn2bin.pod

diff --git a/doc/crypto/BN_bn2bin.pod b/doc/crypto/BN_bn2bin.pod
index 1a6c237744d49c9837197d9293261a0a89fcdc38..cbd5d340e1a3f4c366bf442d079c76ea3da292e0 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/crypto/BN_bn2bin.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/BN_bn2bin.pod
@@ -2,23 +2,28 @@
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-BN_bn2bin, BN_bin2bn, BN_bn2hex, BN_bn2dec, BN_hex2bn, BN_dec2bn,
-BN_print, BN_print_fp, BN_bn2mpi, BN_mpi2bn - Format conversions
+BN_bn2bin, BN_bin2bn, BN_bn2lebinpad, BN_lebin2bn, BN_bn2hex, BN_bn2dec,
+BN_hex2bn, BN_dec2bn, BN_print, BN_print_fp, BN_bn2mpi,
+BN_mpi2bn - format conversions
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
  #include <openssl/bn.h>
 
  int BN_bn2bin(const BIGNUM *a, unsigned char *to);
+ int BN_bn2binpad(const BIGNUM *a, unsigned char *to, int tolen);
  BIGNUM *BN_bin2bn(const unsigned char *s, int len, BIGNUM *ret);
 
+ int BN_bn2lebinpad(const BIGNUM *a, unsigned char *to, int tolen);
+ BIGNUM *BN_lebin2bn(const unsigned char *s, int len, BIGNUM *ret);
+
  char *BN_bn2hex(const BIGNUM *a);
  char *BN_bn2dec(const BIGNUM *a);
  int BN_hex2bn(BIGNUM **a, const char *str);
  int BN_dec2bn(BIGNUM **a, const char *str);
 
  int BN_print(BIO *fp, const BIGNUM *a);
- int BN_print_fp(FILE *fp, BIGNUM *a);
+ int BN_print_fp(FILE *fp, const BIGNUM *a);
 
  int BN_bn2mpi(const BIGNUM *a, unsigned char *to);
  BIGNUM *BN_mpi2bn(unsigned char *s, int len, BIGNUM *ret);
@@ -29,14 +34,22 @@ BN_bn2bin() converts the absolute value of B<a> into big-endian form
 and stores it at B<to>. B<to> must point to BN_num_bytes(B<a>) bytes of
 memory.
 
+BN_bn2binpad() also converts the absolute value of B<a> into big-endian form
+and stores it at B<to>. B<tolen> indicates the length of the output buffer
+B<to>. The result is padded with zeroes if necessary. If B<tolen> is less than
+BN_num_bytes(B<a>) an error is returned.
+
 BN_bin2bn() converts the positive integer in big-endian form of length
 B<len> at B<s> into a B<BIGNUM> and places it in B<ret>. If B<ret> is
 NULL, a new B<BIGNUM> is created.
 
+BN_bn2lebinpad() and BN_bin2lbn() are identical to BN_bn2binpad() and
+BN_bin2bn() except the buffer is in little-endian format.
+
 BN_bn2hex() and BN_bn2dec() return printable strings containing the
 hexadecimal and decimal encoding of B<a> respectively. For negative
 numbers, the string is prefaced with a leading '-'. The string must be
-Free()d later.
+freed later using OPENSSL_free().
 
 BN_hex2bn() converts the string B<str> containing a hexadecimal number
 to a B<BIGNUM> and stores it in **B<bn>. If *B<bn> is NULL, a new
@@ -49,7 +62,7 @@ with a leading '-' for negative numbers, to the B<BIO> or B<FILE>
 B<fp>.
 
 BN_bn2mpi() and BN_mpi2bn() convert B<BIGNUM>s from and to a format
-that consists of the number's length in bytes represented as a 3-byte
+that consists of the number's length in bytes represented as a 4-byte
 big-endian number, and the number itself in big-endian format, where
 the most significant bit signals a negative number (the representation
 of numbers with the MSB set is prefixed with null byte).
@@ -59,7 +72,7 @@ must be large enough to hold the result. The size can be determined by
 calling BN_bn2mpi(B<a>, NULL).
 
 BN_mpi2bn() converts the B<len> bytes long representation at B<s> to
-a B<BIGNUM> and stores it ar B<ret>, or in a newly allocated B<BIGNUM>
+a B<BIGNUM> and stores it at B<ret>, or in a newly allocated B<BIGNUM>
 if B<ret> is NULL.
 
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
@@ -67,6 +80,9 @@ if B<ret> is NULL.
 BN_bn2bin() returns the length of the big-endian number placed at B<to>.
 BN_bin2bn() returns the B<BIGNUM>, NULL on error.
 
+BN_bn2binpad() returns the number of bytes written or -1 if the supplied
+buffer is too small.
+
 BN_bn2hex() and BN_bn2dec() return a null-terminated string, or NULL
 on error. BN_hex2bn() and BN_dec2bn() return the number's length in
 hexadecimal or decimal digits, and 0 on error.
@@ -76,20 +92,12 @@ BN_print_fp() and BN_print() return 1 on success, 0 on write errors.
 BN_bn2mpi() returns the length of the representation. BN_mpi2bn()
 returns the B<BIGNUM>, and NULL on error.
 
-The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>.
+The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)>.
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-L<bn(3)|bn(3)>, L<err(3)|err(3)>, L<BN_zero(3)|BN_zero(3)>,
-L<ASN1_INTEGER_to_BN(3)|ASN1_INTEGER_to_BN(3)>,
-L<BN_num_bytes(3)|BN_num_bytes(3)>
-
-=head1 HISTORY
-
-BN_bn2bin(), BN_bin2bn(), BN_print_fp() and BN_print() are available
-in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
-
-BN_bn2hex(), BN_bn2dec(), BN_hex2bn(), BN_dec2bn(), BN_bn2mpi() and
-BN_mpi2bn() were added in SSLeay 0.9.0.
+L<bn(3)>, L<ERR_get_error(3)>, L<BN_zero(3)>,
+L<ASN1_INTEGER_to_BN(3)>,
+L<BN_num_bytes(3)>
 
 =cut