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authorHeiko Schlittermann (HS12-RIPE) <hs@schlittermann.de>2020-10-10 18:56:50 +0200
committerHeiko Schlittermann (HS12-RIPE) <hs@schlittermann.de>2020-10-11 11:10:55 +0200
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parent7e8793815bb43f97a022c6b71850206dbbd5d378 (diff)
Docs: Mention issues with TLS client cert and Exim <= 4.85
* cb1d783072c488a4a558607b2ee122efba95aa4b * 8c40856083f3a2e89350ab3aacfb95256fbadd9d > Author: Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org> > Date: Sun Nov 23 16:10:30 2014 +0000 > > Support use of system default CA bundle
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@@ -18489,7 +18489,9 @@ than the public cert of individual clients. With both OpenSSL and GnuTLS, if
the value is a file then the certificates are sent by Exim as a server to
connecting clients, defining the list of accepted certificate authorities.
Thus the values defined should be considered public data. To avoid this,
-use the explicit directory version.
+use the explicit directory version. (If your peer is Exim up to 4.85,
+using GnuTLS, you may need to send the CAs (thus using the file
+variant). Otherwise the peer doesn't send its certificate.)
See &<<SECTtlssni>>& for discussion of when this option might be re-expanded.