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AES_encrypt manpage is missing on openssl website in migration guide

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#23,038 opened on Dec 13, 2023

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Description

https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man7/migration_guide.html

says: "Low-level encryption functions such as AES_encrypt(3) and AES_decrypt(3) have been informally discouraged from use for a long time"

but the link is broken

thank you!

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Check the broken link in the migration guide and replace it with the correct URL for AES encrypt manpage.
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