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diff --git a/librecrypt_add_algorithm.3 b/librecrypt_add_algorithm.3 index 77867e8..0bb6566 100644 --- a/librecrypt_add_algorithm.3 +++ b/librecrypt_add_algorithm.3 @@ -121,6 +121,29 @@ T} Async-signal safety AS-Unsafe .TE .sp +.SH EXTENDED DESCRIPTION +If you are using the +.BR librecrypt_crypt (3) +format, you just run the +.BR librecrypt_add_algorithm () +function over the password hash string to get +the augmented password hash string with an +updated hash, however if you are using +.BR librecrypt_hash (3) +or +.BR librecrypt_hash_binary (3), +you must also (since +.I augend +would not contain the hash result) run +.BR librecrypt_hash (3) +or +.BR librecrypt_hash_binary (3) +over the old hash result with +.I augment +as the +.I settings +argument to get the new hash result. + .SH HISTORY The .BR librecrypt_add_algorithm () |