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Resolved ambiguity regarding lists of certificates and fixed links.
author Vladimir Homutov <vl@nginx.com>
date Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:17:26 +0000
parents 3880034cc90c
children 3f25469cbc49
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8 <!DOCTYPE module SYSTEM "../../../../dtd/module.dtd"> 8 <!DOCTYPE module SYSTEM "../../../../dtd/module.dtd">
9 9
10 <module name="Module ngx_http_ssl_module" 10 <module name="Module ngx_http_ssl_module"
11 link="/en/docs/http/ngx_http_ssl_module.html" 11 link="/en/docs/http/ngx_http_ssl_module.html"
12 lang="en" 12 lang="en"
13 rev="2"> 13 rev="3">
14 14
15 <section id="summary"> 15 <section id="summary">
16 16
17 <para> 17 <para>
18 The <literal>ngx_http_ssl_module</literal> module provides the 18 The <literal>ngx_http_ssl_module</literal> module provides the
195 <default/> 195 <default/>
196 <context>http</context> 196 <context>http</context>
197 <context>server</context> 197 <context>server</context>
198 198
199 <para> 199 <para>
200 Specifies a file with a list of CA certificates in the PEM format 200 Specifies a file with trusted CA certificates in the PEM format
201 used to verify client certificates and 201 used to verify client certificates and
202 OCSP responses if <link id="ssl_stapling"/> is enabled. 202 OCSP responses if <link id="ssl_stapling"/> is enabled.
203 </para> 203 </para>
204 204
205 <para> 205 <para>
374 </para> 374 </para>
375 375
376 <para> 376 <para>
377 For the OCSP stapling to work, the certificate of the issuer of the server 377 For the OCSP stapling to work, the certificate of the issuer of the server
378 certificate should be known. 378 certificate should be known.
379 If the <link id="ssl_certificate">ssl_certificate</link> file does 379 If the <link id="ssl_certificate"/> file does
380 not contain intermediate certificates, 380 not contain intermediate certificates,
381 the certificate of the issuer of the server certificate should be 381 the certificate of the issuer of the server certificate should be
382 present in the 382 present in the
383 <link id="ssl_trusted_certificate">ssl_trusted_certificate</link> file. 383 <link id="ssl_trusted_certificate"/> file.
384 </para> 384 </para>
385 385
386 <para> 386 <para>
387 The <link doc="ngx_http_core_module.xml" id="resolver"/> directive 387 The <link doc="ngx_http_core_module.xml" id="resolver"/> directive
388 should also be specified to allow for a resolution 388 should also be specified to allow for a resolution
463 <context>http</context> 463 <context>http</context>
464 <context>server</context> 464 <context>server</context>
465 <appeared-in>1.3.7</appeared-in> 465 <appeared-in>1.3.7</appeared-in>
466 466
467 <para> 467 <para>
468 Specifies a file with a list of CA certificates in the PEM format 468 Specifies a file with trusted CA certificates in the PEM format
469 used to verify client certificates and 469 used to verify client certificates and
470 OCSP responses if <link id="ssl_stapling"/> is enabled. 470 OCSP responses if <link id="ssl_stapling"/> is enabled.
471 </para> 471 </para>
472 472
473 <para> 473 <para>
474 In contrast to <link id="ssl_client_certificate"/>, these certificates 474 In contrast to <link id="ssl_client_certificate"/>, the list of these
475 will not be sent to clients. 475 certificates will not be sent to clients.
476 </para> 476 </para>
477 477
478 </directive> 478 </directive>
479 479
480 480