diff --git a/docs/SSLCERTS b/docs/SSLCERTS index 14a039126..c1b3e1ca7 100644 --- a/docs/SSLCERTS +++ b/docs/SSLCERTS @@ -106,19 +106,13 @@ NSS to read the OpenSSL PEM CA bundle. This library is missing in OpenSuSE, and without it, NSS can only work with its own internal formats. NSS also has a new database format: https://wiki.mozilla.org/NSS_Shared_DB -Starting with version 7.19.7, libcurl will check for the NSS version it runs, -and automatically add the 'sql:' prefix to the certdb directory (either the -hardcoded default /etc/pki/nssdb or the directory configured with SSL_DIR -environment variable) if version 3.12.0 or later is detected. To check which -certdb format your distribution provides, examine the default -certdb location: /etc/pki/nssdb; the new certdb format can be identified by -the filenames cert9.db, key4.db, pkcs11.txt; filenames of older versions are -cert8.db, key3.db, modsec.db. - -Usually these cert databases are empty, but NSS also has built-in CAs which are -provided through a shared library, libnssckbi.so; if you want to use these -built-in CAs, then create a symlink to libnssckbi.so in /etc/pki/nssdb: -ln -s /usr/lib[64]/libnssckbi.so /etc/pki/nssdb/libnssckbi.so +Starting with version 7.19.7, libcurl automatically adds the 'sql:' prefix to +the certdb directory (either the hardcoded default /etc/pki/nssdb or the +directory configured with SSL_DIR environment variable). To check which certdb +format your distribution provides, examine the default certdb location: +/etc/pki/nssdb; the new certdb format can be identified by the filenames +cert9.db, key4.db, pkcs11.txt; filenames of older versions are cert8.db, +key3.db, secmod.db. Peer SSL Certificate Verification with Schannel and Secure Transport ====================================================================