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authorJeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org>2019-10-06 15:36:25 +0100
committerJeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org>2019-10-06 15:52:28 +0100
commit49132a3bb5c65364b1d9cc5b405bd0ef046e7828 (patch)
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GnuTLS: lose DH-param setup, for recent library versions where no longer needed
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@@ -17736,7 +17736,14 @@ larger prime than requested.
The value of this option is expanded and indicates the source of DH parameters
to be used by Exim.
-&*Note: The Exim Maintainers strongly recommend using a filename with site-generated
+.new
+&*Note: This option is ignored for GnuTLS version 3.6.0 and later.
+The library manages parameter negitiation internally.
+.wen
+
+&*Note: The Exim Maintainers strongly recommend,
+for other TLS braries,
+using a filename with site-generated
local DH parameters*&, which has been supported across all versions of Exim. The
other specific constants available are a fallback so that even when
"unconfigured", Exim can offer Perfect Forward Secrecy in older ciphersuites in TLS.