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doc: remove reference to "credentials object" #26908

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doc: remove reference to "credentials object"
sam-github Mar 25, 2019
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fixup! doc: remove reference to "credentials object"
sam-github Mar 26, 2019
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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion doc/api/tls.md
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Expand Up @@ -1406,7 +1406,9 @@ to `true`, other APIs that create secure contexts leave it unset.
from `process.argv` as the default value of the `sessionIdContext` option, other
APIs that create secure contexts have no default value.

The `tls.createSecureContext()` method creates a credentials object.
The `tls.createSecureContext()` method creates a `SecureContext` object. The
object has no public methods, but is accepted as an argument to several `tls`
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Total micro-nit that you can ignore if you disagree, but I think the two sentences are clearer if you divide them up this way instead:

The `tls.createSecureContext()` method creates a `SecureContext` object with
no public methods. It is usable as an argument to several `tls` APIs such as
[`tls.createServer()`][] and [`server.addContext()`][].

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I see your point, how about ba029f5?

APIs, such as [`tls.createServer()`][] and [`server.addContext()`][].
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A key is *required* for ciphers that make use of certificates. Either `key` or
`pfx` can be used to provide it.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1658,6 +1660,7 @@ where `secureSocket` has the same API as `pair.cleartext`.
[`net.Server.address()`]: net.html#net_server_address
[`net.Server`]: net.html#net_class_net_server
[`net.Socket`]: net.html#net_class_net_socket
[`server.addContext()`]: #tls_server_addcontext_hostname_context
[`server.getConnections()`]: net.html#net_server_getconnections_callback
[`server.getTicketKeys()`]: #tls_server_getticketkeys
[`server.listen()`]: net.html#net_server_listen
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