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

diff --git a/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod b/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod
index 49b10f22499bcead8549021130da97ba5fdc9798..1af4feb4dbdf7d844699af3cd5fde07cf57a770a 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/ecdsa.pod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-ecdsa - Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
+ECDSA_SIG_new, ECDSA_SIG_free, i2d_ECDSA_SIG, d2i_ECDSA_SIG, ECDSA_size, ECDSA_sign_setup, ECDSA_sign, ECDSA_sign_ex, ECDSA_verify, ECDSA_do_sign, ECDSA_do_sign_ex, ECDSA_do_verify - Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ is ignored.
 
 ECDSA_verify() verifies that the signature in B<sig> of size
 B<siglen> is a valid ECDSA signature of the hash value
-value B<dgst> of size B<dgstlen> using the public key B<eckey>.
+B<dgst> of size B<dgstlen> using the public key B<eckey>.
 The parameter B<type> is ignored.
 
 ECDSA_do_sign() is wrapper function for ECDSA_do_sign_ex with B<kinv>
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ using the public key B<eckey>.
 
 ECDSA_size() returns the maximum length signature or 0 on error.
 
-ECDSA_sign_setup() and ECDSA_sign() return 1 if successful or -1
+ECDSA_sign_setup() and ECDSA_sign() return 1 if successful or 0
 on error.
 
 ECDSA_verify() and ECDSA_do_verify() return 1 for a valid
 signature, 0 for an invalid signature and -1 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 EXAMPLES
 
@@ -131,16 +131,12 @@ specific)
 
  int        ret;
  ECDSA_SIG *sig;
- EC_KEY    *eckey = EC_KEY_new();
+ EC_KEY    *eckey;
+ eckey = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(NID_secp192k1);
  if (eckey == NULL)
        {
        /* error */
        }
- key->group = EC_GROUP_new_by_nid(NID_secp192k1);
- if (key->group == NULL)
-       {
-       /* error */
-       }
  if (!EC_KEY_generate_key(eckey))
        {
        /* error */
@@ -197,14 +193,6 @@ ANSI X9.62, US Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS 186-2
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-L<dsa(3)|dsa(3)>, L<rsa(3)|rsa(3)>
-
-=head1 HISTORY
-
-The ecdsa implementation was first introduced in OpenSSL 0.9.8
-
-=head1 AUTHOR
-
-Nils Larsch for the OpenSSL project (http://www.openssl.org).
+L<dsa(3)>, L<rsa(3)>
 
 =cut