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doc: clarify authenticity of plaintexts in update
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PR-URL: nodejs#53784
Reviewed-By: Filip Skokan <panva.ip@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Marco Ippolito <marcoippolito54@gmail.com>
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tniessen committed Jul 11, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -980,6 +980,11 @@ The `decipher.update()` method can be called multiple times with new data until
[`decipher.final()`][] is called. Calling `decipher.update()` after
[`decipher.final()`][] will result in an error being thrown.

Even if the underlying cipher implements authentication, the authenticity and
integrity of the plaintext returned from this function may be uncertain at this
time. For authenticated encryption algorithms, authenticity is generally only
established when the application calls [`decipher.final()`][].

## Class: `DiffieHellman`

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