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mention what kind of error you may get if this is not followed

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Daniel Stenberg 2003-01-23 06:15:26 +00:00
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@ -26,10 +26,14 @@ included in the bundle, then you need to do one of the following:
With the curl command tool: --cacert [file]
This upgrade procedure has been deemed The Right Thing even though it adds
this extra trouble for some users, since it adds security to a majority of the
SSL connections that previously weren't really secure.
Neglecting to use one of the above menthods when dealing with a server using a
certficate that isn't signed by one of the certficates in the installed CA
cert bundle, will cause SSL to report an error ("certificate verify failed")
during the handshake and SSL will then refuse further communication with that
server.
It turned out many people were using previous versions of curl/libcurl without
realizing the need for the CA cert options to get truly secure SSL
connections.
This procedure has been deemed The Right Thing even though it adds this extra
trouble for some users, since it adds security to a majority of the SSL
connections that previously weren't really secure. It turned out many people
were using previous versions of curl/libcurl without realizing the need for
the CA cert options to get truly secure SSL connections.