add note about 56 bit ciphers

PR: 1461

diff --git a/doc/apps/ciphers.pod b/doc/apps/ciphers.pod
index 6f58a728f03fd82df87662330c56e2edde7fb446..e119d5e62fd316870579eaa0481c968b0343c6c9 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apps/ciphers.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/ciphers.pod
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ export encryption algorithms. Including 40 and 56 bits algorithms.
 
 =item B<EXPORT56>
 
-56 bit export encryption algorithms.
+56 bit export encryption algorithms. In OpenSSL 0.9.8c and later the set of
+56 bit export ciphers is empty unless OpenSSL has been explicitly configured
+with support for experimental ciphers.
 
 =item B<eNULL>, B<NULL>