From a7376968d2fac572a085d81bfac8b16e18e83d1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Stenberg Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 06:46:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] mention the fact that you can append a new CA cert to the existing bundle too --- docs/SSLCERTS | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/SSLCERTS b/docs/SSLCERTS index f9028c4b1..406083f41 100644 --- a/docs/SSLCERTS +++ b/docs/SSLCERTS @@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ server, do one of the following: With the curl command tool: --cacert [file] + 3. Add the CA cert for your server to the existing default CA cert bundle. + The default path of the CA bundle installed with the curl package is: + /usr/local/share/curl/curl-ca-bundle.crt, which can be changed by running + configure with the --with-ca-bundle option pointing out the path of your + choice. + 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") @@ -40,7 +46,3 @@ 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. -The default path of the CA bundle installed with the curl package is: -/usr/local/share/curl/curl-ca-bundle.crt, which can be changed by running -configure with the --with-ca-bundle option pointing out the path of your -choice.