@@ -978,6 +978,11 @@ The `decipher.update()` method can be called multiple times with new data until
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978 | 978 | [`decipher.final()`][] is called. Calling `decipher.update()` after |
979 | 979 | [`decipher.final()`][] will result in an error being thrown. |
980 | 980 | |
| 981 | +Even if the underlying cipher implements authentication, the authenticity and |
| 982 | +integrity of the plaintext returned from this function may be uncertain at this |
| 983 | +time. For authenticated encryption algorithms, authenticity is generally only |
| 984 | +established when the application calls [`decipher.final()`][]. |
| 985 | + |
981 | 986 | ## Class: `DiffieHellman` |
982 | 987 | |
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