Notational conventions

This manual uses the following notation conventions:

is used to identify general notes

CAUTION! is used to identify security and warning notes

text in italics

identifies names of cryptographic functions and operations (in C), function parameters and files in descriptive text; syntax variables

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is used to identify general notes

The conventions used to describe the Assembler macro calls are described in the sections Metasyntax for macros and Macro syntax for format operands.

References to places within this manual will specify the relevant section or chapter. References to topics that are described in other manuals will give the short title of the appropriate manual. The complete title can be found in the list of references at the back of this manual.