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diff --git a/doc/manual/pubkey.rst b/doc/manual/pubkey.rst index efeea692c..1b3ed305a 100644 --- a/doc/manual/pubkey.rst +++ b/doc/manual/pubkey.rst @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Nyberg-Rueppel key pairs with .. cpp:function:: ElGamal_PrivateKey::ElGamal_PrivateKey(RandomNumberGenerator& rng, \ const DL_Group& group, const BigInt& x = 0) - The optional *x* parameter to each of these contructors is a private key + The optional *x* parameter to each of these constructors is a private key value. This allows you to create keys where the private key is formed by some special technique; for instance you can use the hash of a password (see :ref:`pbkdf` for how to do that) as a private key value. Normally, you would @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ decrypt, if necessary) a PKCS #8 private key: These functions will return an object allocated key object based on the data from whatever source it is using (assuming, of course, the source is in fact storing a representation of a private key, and the decryption was -sucessful). The encoding used (PEM or BER) need not be specified; the format +successful). The encoding used (PEM or BER) need not be specified; the format will be detected automatically. The key is allocated with ``new``, and should be released with ``delete`` when you are done with it. The first takes a generic ``DataSource`` that you have to create - the other is a simple wrapper @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ where *format* is any of * ``ANSI_X9_42`` (or ``DH_PARAMETERS``) for modp groups * ``ANSI_X9_57`` (or ``DSA_PARAMETERS``) for DSA-style groups * ``PKCS_3`` is an older format for modp groups; it should only - be used for backwards compatability. + be used for backwards compatibility. You can reload a serialized group using @@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ these use the EME class: method to use is specified in *eme*. The recommended values for *eme* is "EME1(SHA-1)" or "EME1(SHA-256)". If - you need compatability with protocols using the PKCS #1 v1.5 standard, + you need compatibility with protocols using the PKCS #1 v1.5 standard, you can also use "EME-PKCS1-v1_5". .. cpp:class:: DLIES_Encryptor @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ Signature generation is performed using fail. Raw is not useful except in very specialized applications. Examples are "EMSA1(SHA-1)" and "EMSA4(SHA-256)". - For RSA, use EMSA4 (also called PSS) unless you need compatability with + For RSA, use EMSA4 (also called PSS) unless you need compatibility with software that uses the older PKCS #1 v1.5 standard, in which case use EMSA3 (also called "EMSA-PKCS1-v1_5"). For DSA, ECDSA, GOST 34.10-2001, and Nyberg-Rueppel, you should use EMSA1. |