Less documentation for deprecated API

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

diff --git a/doc/man3/DSA_generate_parameters.pod b/doc/man3/DSA_generate_parameters.pod
index 4e3d74850a6ab349bc99f8bd2fb7fb0e62a40ba9..e011539f96aed010d4e0dbfa9ab3446ee600d612 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man3/DSA_generate_parameters.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/DSA_generate_parameters.pod
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ called as shown below. For information on the BN_GENCB structure and the
 BN_GENCB_call function discussed below, refer to
 L<BN_generate_prime(3)>.
 
 BN_GENCB_call function discussed below, refer to
 L<BN_generate_prime(3)>.
 

+DSA_generate_prime() is similar to DSA_generate_prime_ex() but
+expects an old-style callback function; see
+L<BN_generate_prime(3)> for information on the old-style callback.
+

 =over 2
 
 =item *
 =over 2
 
 =item *


@@ -88,29 +92,28 @@ When the generator has been found, B<BN_GENCB_call(cb, 3, 1)> is called.
 
 =back
 
 
 =back
 

-DSA_generate_parameters() (deprecated) works in much the same way as for DSA_generate_parameters_ex, except that no B<dsa> parameter is passed and
-instead a newly allocated B<DSA> structure is returned. Additionally "old
-style" callbacks are used instead of the newer BN_GENCB based approach.
-Refer to L<BN_generate_prime(3)> for further information.
-

 =head1 RETURN VALUE
 
 DSA_generate_parameters_ex() returns a 1 on success, or 0 otherwise.
 =head1 RETURN VALUE
 
 DSA_generate_parameters_ex() returns a 1 on success, or 0 otherwise.

+The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)>.

 
 

-DSA_generate_parameters() returns a pointer to the DSA structure, or
+DSA_generate_parameters() returns a pointer to the DSA structure or

 B<NULL> if the parameter generation fails.
 
 B<NULL> if the parameter generation fails.
 

-The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)>.
-

 =head1 BUGS
 
 =head1 BUGS
 

-Seed lengths E<gt> 20 are not supported.
+Seed lengths greater than 20 are not supported.

 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<DSA_new(3)>, L<ERR_get_error(3)>, L<RAND_bytes(3)>,
 L<DSA_free(3)>, L<BN_generate_prime(3)>
 
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<DSA_new(3)>, L<ERR_get_error(3)>, L<RAND_bytes(3)>,
 L<DSA_free(3)>, L<BN_generate_prime(3)>
 

+=head1 HISTORY
+
+DSA_generate_parameters() was deprecated in OpenSSL version 0.9.8; use
+DSA_generate_parameters_ex() instead.
+

 =head1 COPYRIGHT
 
 Copyright 2000-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
 =head1 COPYRIGHT
 
 Copyright 2000-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.