psa_copy_key: minor documentation clarification

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Gilles Peskine 2019-02-05 20:26:09 +01:00
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@ -668,11 +668,12 @@ psa_status_t psa_export_public_key(psa_key_handle_t handle,
* *
* Copy key material from one location to another. * Copy key material from one location to another.
* *
* This function is primarily useful to copy a key from one lifetime * This function is primarily useful to copy a key from one location
* to another. The target key retains its lifetime and location. * to another, since it populates a key using the material from
* another key which may have a different lifetime.
* *
* In an implementation where slots have different ownerships, * In an implementation where slots have different ownerships,
* this functin may be used to share a key with a different party, * this function may be used to share a key with a different party,
* subject to implementation-defined restrictions on key sharing. * subject to implementation-defined restrictions on key sharing.
* In this case \p constraint would typically prevent the recipient * In this case \p constraint would typically prevent the recipient
* from exporting the key. * from exporting the key.