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Add Copyright and license.
Improve description of DH_check(3) results using information from OpenSSL manual and a look at the source code, leaving out the bits we don't have.
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diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/man/DH_generate_parameters.3 b/src/lib/libcrypto/man/DH_generate_parameters.3
index dc4289355d..975b3745d2 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/man/DH_generate_parameters.3
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/man/DH_generate_parameters.3
@@ -1,4 +1,52 @@
1.\" $OpenBSD: DH_generate_parameters.3,v 1.4 2016/11/21 09:56:35 schwarze Exp $ 1.\" $OpenBSD: DH_generate_parameters.3,v 1.5 2016/11/21 11:43:37 schwarze Exp $
2.\" OpenSSL 05ea606a May 20 20:52:46 2016 -0400
3.\"
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3.Dd $Mdocdate: November 21 2016 $ 51.Dd $Mdocdate: November 21 2016 $
4.Dt DH_GENERATE_PARAMETERS 3 52.Dt DH_GENERATE_PARAMETERS 3
@@ -62,19 +110,28 @@ is called; see
62.Pp 110.Pp
63.Fn DH_check 111.Fn DH_check
64validates Diffie-Hellman parameters. 112validates Diffie-Hellman parameters.
65It checks that 113If no problems are found,
114.Pf * Ar codes
115is set to zero.
116Otherwise, one or more of the following bits are set:
117.Bl -tag -width Ds
118.It Dv DH_CHECK_P_NOT_PRIME
119The parameter
66.Fa dh->p 120.Fa dh->p
67is a safe prime, and that 121is not prime.
122.It Dv DH_CHECK_P_NOT_SAFE_PRIME
123The parameter
124.Fa dh->p
125is not a safe prime.
126.It Dv DH_UNABLE_TO_CHECK_GENERATOR
127The generator
128.Fa dh->g
129cannot be checked for suitability: it is neither 2 nor 5.
130.It Dv DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR
131The generator
68.Fa dh->g 132.Fa dh->g
69is a suitable generator. 133is not suitable.
70In the case of an error, the bit flags 134.El
71.Dv DH_CHECK_P_NOT_SAFE_PRIME
72or
73.Dv DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR
74are set in
75.Pf * Fa codes .
76.Dv DH_UNABLE_TO_CHECK_GENERATOR
77is set if the generator cannot be checked, i.e. if it does not equal 2 or 5.
78.Sh RETURN VALUES 135.Sh RETURN VALUES
79.Fn DH_generate_parameters_ex 136.Fn DH_generate_parameters_ex
80and 137and
@@ -92,7 +149,7 @@ The error codes can be obtained by
92.Xr ERR_get_error 3 . 149.Xr ERR_get_error 3 .
93.Sh SEE ALSO 150.Sh SEE ALSO
94.Xr dh 3 , 151.Xr dh 3 ,
95.Xr DH_free 3 , 152.Xr DH_new 3 ,
96.Xr ERR_get_error 3 , 153.Xr ERR_get_error 3 ,
97.Xr RAND_bytes 3 154.Xr RAND_bytes 3
98.Sh HISTORY 155.Sh HISTORY