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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/gcrypt.texi b/doc/gcrypt.texi index bdfe9554..419dc68c 100644 --- a/doc/gcrypt.texi +++ b/doc/gcrypt.texi @@ -2366,10 +2366,10 @@ appropriate MPI using this expression for @var{data}: @end example @noindent -This has the same semantics as the old style MPI only way. @var{MPI} is -the actual data, already padded appropriate for your protocol. Most -systems however use PKCS#1 padding and so you can use this S-expression -for @var{data}: +This has the same semantics as the old style MPI only way. @var{MPI} +is the actual data, already padded appropriate for your protocol. +Most RSA based systems however use PKCS#1 padding and so you can use +this S-expression for @var{data}: @example (data @@ -4335,7 +4335,9 @@ data is assumed to be an MPI stored in the format described by @var{mpifmt} and returned as a standard Libgcrypt MPI. The caller must release this returned value using @code{gcry_mpi_release}. If there is no data at the given index, the index represents a list or the value -can't be converted to an MPI, @code{NULL} is returned. +can't be converted to an MPI, @code{NULL} is returned. If you use +this function to parse results of a public key function, you most +likely want to use @code{GCRYMPI_FMT_USG}. @end deftypefun |