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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | 7 |
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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 15b3a2b89..160410bd3 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -15431,6 +15431,13 @@ are using OpenSSL, you can set &%tls_verify_certificates%& to the name of a directory containing certificate files. This does not work with GnuTLS; the option must be set to the name of a single file if you are using GnuTLS. +These certificates should be for the certificate authorities trusted, rather +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 OpenSSL with a directory. + .option tls_verify_hosts main "host list&!!" unset .cindex "TLS" "client certificate verification" |