apps-cleanup: the doc fixes

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

diff --git a/doc/crypto/blowfish.pod b/doc/crypto/blowfish.pod
index ba6cc368e80b1db3eb1c6f232722ff3c3c82a927..31438ab73aa0407547037fc7a888f86e28b1a4f9 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/crypto/blowfish.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/blowfish.pod
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ BF_cfb64_encrypt, BF_ofb64_encrypt, BF_options - Blowfish encryption
 
  void BF_encrypt(BF_LONG *data,const BF_KEY *key);
  void BF_decrypt(BF_LONG *data,const BF_KEY *key);
- 
+
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-This library implements the Blowfish cipher, which is invented and described
+This library implements the Blowfish cipher, which was invented and described
 by Counterpane (see http://www.counterpane.com/blowfish.html ).
 
 Blowfish is a block cipher that operates on 64 bit (8 byte) blocks of data.
 It uses a variable size key, but typically, 128 bit (16 byte) keys are
-a considered good for strong encryption.  Blowfish can be used in the same
+considered good for strong encryption.  Blowfish can be used in the same
 modes as DES (see L<des_modes(7)|des_modes(7)>).  Blowfish is currently one
 of the faster block ciphers.  It is quite a bit faster than DES, and much
 faster than IDEA or RC2.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ for the same message.  B<ivec> may be initialized with anything, but the
 recipient needs to know what it was initialized with, or it won't be able
 to decrypt.  Some programs and protocols simplify this, like SSH, where
 B<ivec> is simply initialized to zero.
-BF_cbc_encrypt() operates of data that is a multiple of 8 bytes long, while
+BF_cbc_encrypt() operates on data that is a multiple of 8 bytes long, while
 BF_cfb64_encrypt() and BF_ofb64_encrypt() are used to encrypt an variable
 number of bytes (the amount does not have to be an exact multiple of 8).  The
 purpose of the latter two is to simulate stream ciphers, and therefore, they
@@ -97,16 +97,12 @@ None of the functions presented here return any value.
 =head1 NOTE
 
 Applications should use the higher level functions
-L<EVP_EncryptInit(3)|EVP_EncryptInit(3)> etc. instead of calling the
-blowfish functions directly.
+L<EVP_EncryptInit(3)|EVP_EncryptInit(3)> etc. instead of calling these
+functions directly.
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
+L<EVP_EncryptInit(3)|EVP_EncryptInit(3)>,
 L<des_modes(7)|des_modes(7)>
 
-=head1 HISTORY
-
-The Blowfish functions are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
-
 =cut
-