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documentation should use "DHE" instead of "EDH"

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Daniel Kahn Gillmor 2013-12-19 15:23:05 -05:00 committed by Dr. Stephen Henson
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doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list.pod
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@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ RSA export ciphers with a keylength of 512 bits for the RSA key require
a temporary 512 bit RSA key, as typically the supplied key has a length
of 1024 bit (see
L<SSL_CTX_set_tmp_rsa_callback(3)|SSL_CTX_set_tmp_rsa_callback(3)>).
RSA ciphers using EDH need a certificate and key and additional DH-parameters
RSA ciphers using DHE need a certificate and key and additional DH-parameters
(see L<SSL_CTX_set_tmp_dh_callback(3)|SSL_CTX_set_tmp_dh_callback(3)>).
A DSA cipher can only be chosen, when a DSA certificate is available.

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doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_options.pod
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@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ can only be used for signature operations (namely under export ciphers
with restricted RSA keylength). By setting this option, ephemeral
RSA keys are always used. This option breaks compatibility with the
SSL/TLS specifications and may lead to interoperability problems with
clients and should therefore never be used. Ciphers with EDH (ephemeral
clients and should therefore never be used. Ciphers with DHE (ephemeral
Diffie-Hellman) key exchange should be used instead.
=item SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE

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doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_tmp_rsa_callback.pod
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@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ the TLS standard, when the RSA key can be used for signing only, that is
for export ciphers. Using ephemeral RSA key exchange for other purposes
violates the standard and can break interoperability with clients.
It is therefore strongly recommended to not use ephemeral RSA key
exchange and use EDH (Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman) key exchange instead
exchange and use DHE (Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman) key exchange instead
in order to achieve forward secrecy (see
L<SSL_CTX_set_tmp_dh_callback(3)|SSL_CTX_set_tmp_dh_callback(3)>).