[openssl-commits] [openssl] master update

[Matt Caswell]

The branch master has been updated
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commit 3a070e255f412dcc8cb4b6d7ebcdd2c4ab0927b1
Author: Matt Caswell <matt at openssl.org>
Date:   Mon Apr 30 15:05:45 2018 +0100

    Clarify BN_mod_exp docs
    
    Specifically this is not supported with an even modulus and
    BN_FLG_CONSTTIME.
    
    Fixes #5082
    
    Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz at openssl.org>
    (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/6137)

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Summary of changes:
 doc/man3/BN_add.pod | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/man3/BN_add.pod b/doc/man3/BN_add.pod
index 98f2970..88a0117 100644
--- a/doc/man3/BN_add.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/BN_add.pod
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ BN_exp() raises I<a> to the I<p>-th power and places the result in I<r>
 BN_mul().
 
 BN_mod_exp() computes I<a> to the I<p>-th power modulo I<m> (C<r=a^p %
-m>). This function uses less time and space than BN_exp().
+m>). This function uses less time and space than BN_exp(). Do not call this
+function when B<m> is even and any of the parameters have the
+B<BN_FLG_CONSTTIME> flag set.
 
 BN_gcd() computes the greatest common divisor of I<a> and I<b> and
 places the result in I<r>. I<r> may be the same B<BIGNUM> as I<a> or