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 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd October 3, 2002
+.Dd January 16, 2004
 .Dt CRYPTO 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
-.Nm crypto
+.Nm crypto ,
+.Nm cryptodev
 .Nd hardware crypto access driver
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Cd device crypto
+.Cd device cryptodev
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
-driver provides userland applications access to hardware crypto support
-via the kernel.
+driver provides a device-independent framework to support
+cryptographic operations in the kernel.
 The
+.Nm cryptodev
+driver provides userland applications access to this support
+through the
 .Pa /dev/crypto
-device node primarily operates in an
+device.
+This node primarily operates in an
 .Xr ioctl 2
 based model, permitting a variety of applications to query device capabilities,
 submit transactions, and get results.