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diff --git a/manual/crypt.texi b/manual/crypt.texi index 68ae6dd651..b0c3310bde 100644 --- a/manual/crypt.texi +++ b/manual/crypt.texi @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ authentication; for instance, a workstation which is not connected to a network probably does not need any user authentication, because to use the machine an intruder must have physical access. -Sometimes, however, it is necessary to be sure that a user is authorised +Sometimes, however, it is necessary to be sure that a user is authorized to use some service a machine provides---for instance, to log in as a particular user id (@pxref{Users and Groups}). One traditional way of doing this is for each user to choose a secret @dfn{password}; then, the @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ to provide a definitive survey of the laws affecting cryptography. Instead, this section warns you of some of the known trouble spots; this may help you when you try to find out what the laws of your country are. -Some countries require that you have a licence to use, posess, or import +Some countries require that you have a licence to use, possess, or import cryptography. These countries are believed to include Byelorussia, Burma, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. @@ -203,13 +203,13 @@ header @file{crypt.h}. The Data Encryption Standard is described in the US Government Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 46-3 published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The DES has been very thoroughly -analysed since it was developed in the late 1970s, and no new +analyzed since it was developed in the late 1970s, and no new significant flaws have been found. However, the DES uses only a 56-bit key (plus 8 parity bits), and a machine has been built in 1998 which can search through all possible keys in about 6 days, which cost about US$200000; faster searches would -be possible with more money. This makes simple DES unsecure for most +be possible with more money. This makes simple DES insecure for most purposes, and NIST no longer permits new US government systems to use simple DES. @@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ stored in a @code{char}, but there are no parity bits in @var{block}. These are reentrant versions of @code{setkey} and @code{encrypt}. The only difference is the extra parameter, which stores the expanded version of @var{key}. Before calling @code{setkey_r} the first time, -@code{data->initialised} must be cleared to zero. +@code{data->initialized} must be cleared to zero. @end deftypefun The @code{setkey_r} and @code{encrypt_r} functions are GNU extensions. |