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When only the key is given to "enc", the IV is undefined

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(found by Andy Brown <logic@warthog.com>).
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Lutz Jänicke
2001-07-03 10:31:11 +00:00
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@@ -97,12 +97,18 @@ of hex digits.
=item B<-K key>
the actual key to use: this must be represented as a string comprised only
of hex digits.
of hex digits. If only the key is specified, the IV must additionally specified
using the B<-iv> option. When both a key and a password are specified, the
key given with the B<-K> option will be used and the IV generated from the
password will be taken. It probably does not make much sense to specify
both key and password.
=item B<-iv IV>
the actual IV to use: this must be represented as a string comprised only
of hex digits.
of hex digits. When only the key is specified using the B<-K> option, the
IV must explicitly be defined. When a password is being specified using
one of the other options, the IV is generated from this password.
=item B<-p>