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[openssl.git] / doc / ssl / SSL_library_init.pod

diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_library_init.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_library_init.pod
index e982a5f01d5c304343aa5bfa3c3c73420472f80c..8766776fea9f73b5cc2d179379ef1df3ccda0287 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/ssl/SSL_library_init.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_library_init.pod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SSL_library_init, OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms, SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-SSL_library_init() registers the available ciphers and digests.
+SSL_library_init() registers the available SSL/TLS ciphers and digests.
 
 OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms() and SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms() are synonyms
 for SSL_library_init().
@@ -23,27 +23,32 @@ for SSL_library_init().
 =head1 NOTES
 
 SSL_library_init() must be called before any other action takes place.
+SSL_library_init() is not reentrant. 
 
-=head1 IMPORTANT
+=head1 WARNING
 
-SSL_library_init() only registers ciphers. Another important initialization
-is the seeding of the PRNG (Pseude Random Number Generator), which has to
-be performed seperately.
+SSL_library_init() adds ciphers and digests used directly and indirectly by
+SSL/TLS.
 
 =head1 EXAMPLES
 
 A typical TLS/SSL application will start with the library initialization,
-will provide readable error messages and will seed the PRNG.
+and provide readable error messages.
 
  SSL_load_error_strings();                /* readable error messages */
  SSL_library_init();                      /* initialize library */
- actions_to_seed_PRNG(); 
 
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
 
 SSL_library_init() always returns "1", so it is safe to discard the return
 value.
 
+=head1 NOTES
+
+OpenSSL 0.9.8o and 1.0.0a and later added SHA2 algorithms to SSL_library_init().
+Applications which need to use SHA2 in earlier versions of OpenSSL should call
+OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms() as well.
+
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<SSL_load_error_strings(3)|SSL_load_error_strings(3)>,