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crypto: doc-only deprecate createCipher/Decipher #19343

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crypto: doc-only deprecate createCipher/Decipher
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Expand Up @@ -968,14 +968,16 @@ Using [`crypto.createCipher()`][] and [`crypto.createDecipher()`][] should be
avoided as they use a weak key derivation function (MD5 with no salt) and static
initialization vectors. It is recommended to derive a key using
[`crypto.pbkdf2()`][] and to use [`crypto.createCipheriv()`][] and
[`crypto.createDecipheriv()`][] to obtain the [`Cipher`] object.
[`crypto.createDecipheriv()`][] to obtain the [`Cipher`][] and [`Decipher`][]
object, respectively.

[`--pending-deprecation`]: cli.html#cli_pending_deprecation
[`Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow(size)`]: buffer.html#buffer_class_method_buffer_allocunsafeslow_size
[`Buffer.from(array)`]: buffer.html#buffer_class_method_buffer_from_array
[`Buffer.from(buffer)`]: buffer.html#buffer_class_method_buffer_from_buffer
[`Buffer.isBuffer()`]: buffer.html#buffer_class_method_buffer_isbuffer_obj
[`Cipher`]: crypto.html#crypto_class_cipher
[`Decipher`]: crypto.html#crypto_class_decipher
[`assert`]: assert.html
[`clearInterval()`]: timers.html#timers_clearinterval_timeout
[`clearTimeout()`]: timers.html#timers_cleartimeout_timeout
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