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Doc Bug #31839 mcrypt_create_iv doc page typo
Submitted: 2005-02-04 06:00 UTC Modified: 2005-02-04 09:30 UTC
From: phpbug2 at mailinator dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Documentation problem
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Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2005-02-04 06:00 UTC] phpbug2 at mailinator dot com
Description:
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Typo in the following block:

"The IV is only meant to give an alternative seed to the encryption routines. This IV does not need to be secret at all, though it can be desirable. You even can send it along with your ciphertext without loosing security."

Reproduce code:
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http://php.net/manual/en/function.mcrypt-create-iv.php

Expected result:
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losing

Actual result:
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loosing

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 [2005-02-04 09:30 UTC] vrana@php.net
This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the
online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time
to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient.

Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better.
 
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