Unify description of the obsolete ENGINE parameter

This uses the same language in most manuals mentioning the obsolete
ENGINE parameters. Make it clear that it is always ignored and that
NULL should be passed. Always call it engine instead of a mix of e
pe, impl, eng.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/man/EVP_DigestVerifyInit.3 b/src/lib/libcrypto/man/EVP_DigestVerifyInit.3
index 0eb3143467..b3286bf201 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/man/EVP_DigestVerifyInit.3
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/man/EVP_DigestVerifyInit.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"     $OpenBSD: EVP_DigestVerifyInit.3,v 1.14 2022/01/15 09:08:51 tb Exp $
+.\"     $OpenBSD: EVP_DigestVerifyInit.3,v 1.15 2024/07/21 08:36:43 tb Exp $
 .\"     OpenSSL fb552ac6 Sep 30 23:43:01 2009 +0000
 .\"
 .\" This file was written by Dr. Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org>.
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED
 .\" OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: January 15 2022 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: July 21 2024 $
 .Dt EVP_DIGESTVERIFYINIT 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 .Fa "EVP_MD_CTX *ctx"
 .Fa "EVP_PKEY_CTX **pctx"
 .Fa "const EVP_MD *type"
-.Fa "ENGINE *e"
+.Fa "ENGINE *engine"
 .Fa "EVP_PKEY *pkey"
 .Fc
 .Ft int
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ sets up verification context
 .Fa ctx
 to use digest
 .Fa type
-from
-.Vt ENGINE
-.Fa e
 and public key
 .Fa pkey .
 .Fa ctx
@@ -124,6 +121,11 @@ value returned must not be freed directly by the application.
 It will be freed automatically when the
 .Vt EVP_MD_CTX
 is freed.
+The
+.Fa ENGINE *engine
+argument is always ignored and passing
+.Dv NULL
+is recommended.
 .Pp
 .Fn EVP_DigestVerifyUpdate
 hashes