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Remove obsolete PRNG note. Add comment about use of SHA256 et al.

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Dr. Stephen Henson 2010-04-06 15:03:27 +00:00
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doc/ssl/SSL_library_init.pod
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@ -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().
@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ SSL_library_init() is not reentrant.
=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() mainly adds ciphers and digests used directly by SSL/TLS.
In some cases this is not sufficient and errors about unknown algorithms
will occur: for example when an attempt is made to use a certificate using
SHA256. This can be resolved by also calling OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms().
=head1 EXAMPLES