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Update crypto.md to correct description of decipher.setAuthTag #33097

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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions doc/api/crypto.md
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Expand Up @@ -520,8 +520,9 @@ cipher text should be discarded due to failed authentication. If the tag length
is invalid according to [NIST SP 800-38D][] or does not match the value of the
`authTagLength` option, `decipher.setAuthTag()` will throw an error.

The `decipher.setAuthTag()` method must be called before
[`decipher.final()`][] and can only be called once.
The `decipher.setAuthTag()` method must be called before [`decipher.update()`][]
for `CCM` mode or before [`decipher.final()`][] for `GCM` and `OCB` modes.
`decipher.setAuthTag()` can only be called once.

### `decipher.setAutoPadding([autoPadding])`
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