Commit 2ebfe9a8 authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

Update SSL description for when SSL root.crt/server.crt is required;

add link to libpq SSL does from server docs.

Backpatch to 8.2.X.
parent 8875d098
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<chapter id="libpq">
<title><application>libpq</application> - C Library</title>
......@@ -4501,7 +4501,7 @@ ldap://ldap.mycompany.com/dc=mycompany,dc=com?uniqueMember?one?(cn=mydatabase)
<filename>%APPDATA%\postgresql\root.crt</filename>.)
The SSL connection will
fail if the server does not present a certificate; therefore, to
use this feature the server must also have a <filename>root.crt</> file.
use this feature the server must have a <filename>server.crt</> file.
Certificate Revocation List (CRL) entries are also checked if the file
<filename>~/.postgresql/root.crl</filename> exists (<filename>%APPDATA%\postgresql\root.crl</filename>
on Microsoft Windows).
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<chapter Id="runtime">
<title>Operating System Environment</title>
......@@ -1574,10 +1574,11 @@ chmod og-rwx server.key
certificates of the <acronym>CA</acronym>(s) you wish to check for in
the file <filename>root.crt</filename> in the data directory. When
present, a client certificate will be requested from the client
during SSL connection startup, and it must have been signed by one of the
certificates present in <filename>root.crt</filename>. Certificate
Revocation List (CRL) entries are also checked if the file
<filename>root.crl</filename> exists.
during SSL connection startup, and it must have been signed by one of
the certificates present in <filename>root.crt</filename>. (See <xref
linkend="libpq-ssl"> for a description of how to set up client
certificates.) Certificate Revocation List (CRL) entries are also
checked if the file <filename>root.crl</filename> exists.
</para>
<para>
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