A \fItransform closure\fR is a reversible means of transforming
messages for transmission over a (presumably) insecure network.
It is responsible for both confidentiality and integrity.
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+.PP
+Note that this uses a big-endian variant of the Serpent block cipher
+(which is not compatible with most other Serpent implementations).
.SS rsa-private
\fBrsa-private(\fIPATH\fB\fR[, \fICHECK\fR]\fB)\fR => \fIrsaprivkey closure\fR
.TP