doc: clarify DiffieHellmanGroup class docs

Make it clearer in the docs that DiffieHellmanGroup does not support changing the keys after creation. PR-URL: nodejs#38363 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Adrian Estrada <[email protected]>
aliscco · May 4, 2021 · 9643128 · 9643128
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@@ -1114,8 +1114,10 @@ module):
 added: v0.7.5
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-The `DiffieHellmanGroup` class takes a well-known modp group as its argument but
-otherwise works the same as `DiffieHellman`.
+The `DiffieHellmanGroup` class takes a well-known modp group as its argument.
+It works the same as `DiffieHellman`, except that it does not allow changing
+its keys after creation. In other words, it does not implement `setPublicKey()`
+or `setPrivateKey()` methods.
 
 ```mjs
 const { createDiffieHellmanGroup } = await import('crypto');