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+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+RC4_set_key, RC4 - RC4 encryption
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ #include <openssl/rc4.h>
+
+ void RC4_set_key(RC4_KEY *key, int len, const unsigned char *data);
+
+ void RC4(RC4_KEY *key, unsigned long len, const unsigned char *indata,
+ unsigned char *outdata);
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This library implements the Alleged RC4 cipher, which is described for
+example in I<Applied Cryptography>. It is believed to be compatible
+with RC4[TM], a proprietary cipher of RSA Security Inc.
+
+RC4 is a stream cipher with variable key length. Typically, 128 bit
+(16 byte) keys are used for strong encryption, but shorter insecure
+key sizes have been widely used due to export restrictions.
+
+RC4 consists of a key setup phase and the actual encryption or
+decryption phase.
+
+RC4_set_key() sets up the B<RC4_KEY> B<key> using the B<len> bytes long
+key at B<data>.
+
+RC4() encrypts or decrypts the B<len> bytes of data at B<indata> using
+B<key> and places the result at B<outdata>. Repeated RC4() calls with
+the same B<key> yield a continuous key stream.
+
+Since RC4 is a stream cipher (the input is XORed with a pseudo-random
+key stream to produce the output), decryption uses the same function
+calls as encryption.
+
+=head1 RETURN VALUES
+
+RC4_set_key() and RC4() do not return values.
+
+=head1 NOTE
+
+Applications should use the higher level functions
+L<EVP_EncryptInit(3)> etc. instead of calling these
+functions directly.
+
+It is difficult to securely use stream ciphers. For example, do not perform
+multiple encryptions using the same key stream.
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<EVP_EncryptInit(3)>
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT
+
+Copyright 2000-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use
+this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
+in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
+
+=cut