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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libmd/sha.3')
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libmd/sha.3 b/lib/libmd/sha.3 index 16bf68e..1f69450 100644 --- a/lib/libmd/sha.3 +++ b/lib/libmd/sha.3 @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ and functions calculate a 160-bit cryptographic checksum (digest) for any number of input bytes. A cryptographic checksum is a one-way hash function; that is, it is computationally impractical to find -the input corresponding to a particular output. This net result is +the input corresponding to a particular output. This net result is a ``fingerprint'' of the input-data, which doesn't disclose the actual input. .Pp @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ which converts the return value to a 41-character string which represents the 160 bits in hexadecimal. .Pp .Fn SHA1_File -calculates the digest of a file, and uses +calculates the digest of a file, and uses .Fn SHA1_End to return the result. If the file cannot be opened, a null pointer is returned. @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ When using .Fn SHA1_File , or .Fn SHA1_Data , -the +the .Fa buf argument can be a null pointer, in which case the returned string is allocated with @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ is allocated with and subsequently must be explicitly deallocated using .Xr free 3 after use. -If the +If the .Fa buf argument is non-null it must point to at least 41 characters of buffer space. .Sh SEE ALSO |
