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diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_library_init.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_library_init.pod index ecf3c4858e52..7f1356a7b567 100644 --- 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(). @@ -26,24 +26,28 @@ SSL_library_init() must be called before any other action takes place. =head1 WARNING -SSL_library_init() only registers ciphers. Another important initialization -is the seeding of the PRNG (Pseudo Random Number Generator), which has to -be performed separately. +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)>, |