evp_rand: documentation

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

diff --git a/doc/man3/RSA_meth_new.pod b/doc/man3/RSA_meth_new.pod
index 10eb3e754d0adc57fdb98e918288c7f891357f4e..ceab3177916ca0bd428e05633c5ca4ab79875a51 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man3/RSA_meth_new.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/RSA_meth_new.pod
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ RSA_meth_get_multi_prime_keygen, RSA_meth_set_multi_prime_keygen
 
  #include <openssl/rsa.h>
 
+Deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, can be hidden entirely by defining
+B<OPENSSL_API_COMPAT> with a suitable version value, see
+L<openssl_user_macros(7)>:
+
  RSA_METHOD *RSA_meth_new(const char *name, int flags);
  void RSA_meth_free(RSA_METHOD *meth);
 
@@ -123,10 +127,12 @@ RSA_meth_get_multi_prime_keygen, RSA_meth_set_multi_prime_keygen
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
+All of the functions described on this page are deprecated.
+Applications should instead use the OSSL_PROVIDER APIs.
+
 The B<RSA_METHOD> type is a structure used for the provision of custom
 RSA implementations. It provides a set of functions used by OpenSSL
-for the implementation of the various RSA capabilities. See the L<rsa>
-page for more information.
+for the implementation of the various RSA capabilities.
 
 RSA_meth_new() creates a new B<RSA_METHOD> structure. It should be
 given a unique B<name> and a set of B<flags>. The B<name> should be a
@@ -245,6 +251,8 @@ L<RSA_generate_multi_prime_key(3)>
 
 =head1 HISTORY
 
+All of these functions were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
+
 RSA_meth_get_multi_prime_keygen() and RSA_meth_set_multi_prime_keygen() were
 added in OpenSSL 1.1.1.
 
@@ -252,7 +260,7 @@ Other functions described here were added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
 
 =head1 COPYRIGHT
 
-Copyright 2016-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+Copyright 2016-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
 
 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