Update documentation of BN_generate_prime_ex

[openssl.git] / doc / man3 / BN_add.pod

diff --git a/doc/man3/BN_add.pod b/doc/man3/BN_add.pod
index 98f2970a97677b71cdbdbdbdcaef19b46e257c86..1fae2eee99509b01d900ef4e7391c18999ff33e1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man3/BN_add.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/BN_add.pod
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ BN_exp() raises I<a> to the I<p>-th power and places the result in I<r>
 BN_mul().
 
 BN_mod_exp() computes I<a> to the I<p>-th power modulo I<m> (C<r=a^p %
-m>). This function uses less time and space than BN_exp().
+m>). This function uses less time and space than BN_exp(). Do not call this
+function when B<m> is even and any of the parameters have the
+B<BN_FLG_CONSTTIME> flag set.
 
 BN_gcd() computes the greatest common divisor of I<a> and I<b> and
 places the result in I<r>. I<r> may be the same B<BIGNUM> as I<a> or
@@ -117,9 +119,9 @@ L<BN_add_word(3)>, L<BN_set_bit(3)>
 
 =head1 COPYRIGHT
 
-Copyright 2000-2017 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+Copyright 2000-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
 
-Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
+Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
 this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
 in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
 L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.