1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/man/EC_KEY_new.3 b/src/lib/libcrypto/man/EC_KEY_new.3
index fecb718a2b..742be773ee 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/man/EC_KEY_new.3
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/man/EC_KEY_new.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"     $OpenBSD: EC_KEY_new.3,v 1.7 2016/12/06 14:54:55 schwarze Exp $
+.\"     $OpenBSD: EC_KEY_new.3,v 1.8 2016/12/11 14:22:43 schwarze Exp $
 .\"     OpenSSL d900a015 Oct 8 14:40:42 2015 +0200
 .\"
 .\" This file was written by Matt Caswell <matt@openssl.org>.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED
 .\" OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: December 6 2016 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: December 11 2016 $
 .Dt EC_KEY_NEW 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -221,6 +221,15 @@
 An
 .Vt EC_KEY
 represents a public key and (optionally) an associated private key.
+The public key is a point on a curve represented by an
+.Vt EC_POINT ,
+see
+.Xr EC_POINT_new 3 .
+The private key is simply a
+.Vt BIGNUM ,
+see
+.Xr BN_new 3 .
+.Pp
 A new
 .Vt EC_KEY
 (with no associated curve) can be constructed by calling
@@ -510,9 +519,9 @@ returns the point_conversion_form for the
 .Vt EC_KEY .
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr d2i_ECPKParameters 3 ,
-.Xr ec 3 ,
 .Xr EC_GFp_simple_method 3 ,
 .Xr EC_GROUP_copy 3 ,
 .Xr EC_GROUP_new 3 ,
 .Xr EC_POINT_add 3 ,
-.Xr EC_POINT_new 3
+.Xr EC_POINT_new 3 ,
+.Xr ECDSA_SIG_new 3