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diff --git a/doc/x509.txt b/doc/x509.txt index 64189ed0d..027548b16 100644 --- a/doc/x509.txt +++ b/doc/x509.txt @@ -362,9 +362,9 @@ which can be found in ``x509_ca.h``. A CA always needs its own certificate, which can either be a self-signed certificate (see below on how to create one) or one issued by another CA (see the section on PKCS #10 requests). Creating a CA object is done by the following -constructor:: +constructor: - X509_CA(const X509_Certificate& cert, const Private_Key& key); +.. cpp:function:: X509_CA(const X509_Certificate& cert, const Private_Key& key) The private key is the private key corresponding to the public key in the CA's certificate. @@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ Botan). These are decoded in a similar manner to certificates/CRLs/etc. A request is vetted by humans (who somehow verify that the name in the request corresponds to the name of the entity who requested it), and then signed by a CA key, generating a -new certificate:: +new certificate: - X509_Certificate sign_request(const PKCS10_Request&) const; +.. cpp:function:: X509_Certificate sign_request(const PKCS10_Request& req) const Generating CRLs ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ available at all times. Of course, you might be wondering what to do if no certificates have been revoked. Never fear; empty CRLs, which revoke nothing at all, can -be issued. To generate a new, empty CRL, just call +be issued. To generate a new, empty CRL, just call .. cpp:function:: X509_CRL X509_CA::new_crl(u32bit seconds_to_expiration = 0) @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ Self-Signed Certificates Generating a new self-signed certificate can often be useful, for example when setting up a new root CA, or for use in email -applications. The library provides a utility function for this:: +applications. The library provides a utility function for this: .. cpp:function:: X509_Certificate create_self_signed_cert(const X509_Cert_Options& opts, const Private_Key& key) |