PR: 1835

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

diff --git a/doc/crypto/RSA_sign.pod b/doc/crypto/RSA_sign.pod
index 81771ba574d7a183b3e7b0fe027e53adf971e281..8553be8e99b611e754e9677da1cdad3d2f4afdc7 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/crypto/RSA_sign.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/RSA_sign.pod
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ RSA_sign, RSA_verify - RSA signatures
 
  #include <openssl/rsa.h>
 
- int RSA_sign(int type, unsigned char *m, unsigned int m_len,
+ int RSA_sign(int type, const unsigned char *m, unsigned int m_len,
     unsigned char *sigret, unsigned int *siglen, RSA *rsa);
 
- int RSA_verify(int type, unsigned char *m, unsigned int m_len,
+ int RSA_verify(int type, const unsigned char *m, unsigned int m_len,
     unsigned char *sigbuf, unsigned int siglen, RSA *rsa);
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -19,16 +19,14 @@ RSA_sign, RSA_verify - RSA signatures
 RSA_sign() signs the message digest B<m> of size B<m_len> using the
 private key B<rsa> as specified in PKCS #1 v2.0. It stores the
 signature in B<sigret> and the signature size in B<siglen>. B<sigret>
-must point to B<RSA_size(rsa)> bytes of memory.
+must point to RSA_size(B<rsa>) bytes of memory.
 
 B<type> denotes the message digest algorithm that was used to generate
-B<m>. It usually is one of B<NID_sha1>, B<NID_ripemd160> and
-B<NID_md5>; see L<objects> for details. If B<type> is B<NID_md5_sha1>,
+B<m>. It usually is one of B<NID_sha1>, B<NID_ripemd160> and B<NID_md5>;
+see L<objects(3)|objects(3)> for details. If B<type> is B<NID_md5_sha1>,
 an SSL signature (MD5 and SHA1 message digests with PKCS #1 padding
 and no algorithm identifier) is created.
 
-The random number generator must be seeded prior to calling RSA_sign().
-
 RSA_verify() verifies that the signature B<sigbuf> of size B<siglen>
 matches a given message digest B<m> of size B<m_len>. B<type> denotes
 the message digest algorithm that was used to generate the signature.
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ B<rsa> is the signer's public key.
 RSA_sign() returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise.  RSA_verify() returns 1
 on successful verification, 0 otherwise.
 
-The error codes can be obtained by ERR_get_error(3).
+The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>.
 
 =head1 BUGS
 
@@ -52,8 +50,9 @@ SSL, PKCS #1 v2.0
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-err(3), objects(3), rand(3), rsa(3), RSA_private_encrypt(3),
-RSA_public_decrypt(3)
+L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>, L<objects(3)|objects(3)>,
+L<rsa(3)|rsa(3)>, L<RSA_private_encrypt(3)|RSA_private_encrypt(3)>,
+L<RSA_public_decrypt(3)|RSA_public_decrypt(3)> 
 
 =head1 HISTORY