X-Git-Url: https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fcrypto%2Frc4.pod;h=bbf0f27f47c282955aa24dcb3d9ed0d3e19062da;hp=aaab850afdab790d3cf43ccfc78d008099c44883;hb=c7497f34fbf3824dd4a0881d598e598980f2edb1;hpb=4d524e10b4853436a1bfbc83822c5d0e87d64fbd diff --git a/doc/crypto/rc4.pod b/doc/crypto/rc4.pod index aaab850afd..bbf0f27f47 100644 --- a/doc/crypto/rc4.pod +++ b/doc/crypto/rc4.pod @@ -37,25 +37,25 @@ Since RC4 is a stream cipher (the input is XORed with a pseudo-random key stream to produce the output), decryption uses the same function calls as encryption. -Applications should use the higher level functions EVP_EncryptInit(3) -etc. instead of calling the RC4 functions directly. - =head1 RETURN VALUES RC4_set_key() and RC4() do not return values. =head1 NOTE -Certain conditions have to be observed to securely use stream ciphers. -It is not permissible to perform multiple encryptions using the same -key stream. - -=head1 SEE ALSO +Applications should use the higher level functions +L etc. instead of calling these +functions directly. -L, L, L +It is difficult to securely use stream ciphers. For example, do not perform +multiple encryptions using the same key stream. =head1 HISTORY RC4_set_key() and RC4() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL. +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L + =cut