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@@ -239,15 +239,19 @@ Valid options are:
*SSL_verify*
-: Whether to verify the server certificate chain.
+: Whether to verify the server certificate chain, and match its
+ Subject Alternative Name (SAN) or Subject CommonName (CN) against
+ the value of the *host* option.
+ (Default: `YES`.)
+
Note that using *SSL_fingerprint* to specify the fingerprint of the
server certificate provides an independent server authentication
- measure as it ignores the CA chain.
- (Default: `YES`.)
+ measure as it pins directly its key material and ignore its chain of
+ trust.
*SSL_CApath*
-: Directory to use for server certificate verification if
+: Directory to use for server certificate verification when
`SSL_verify=YES`.
This directory must be in “hash format”, see [`verify`(1ssl)] for
more information.
@@ -255,7 +259,7 @@ Valid options are:
*SSL_CAfile*
: File containing trusted certificates to use during server
- certificate verification if `SSL_verify=YES`.
+ certificate verification when `SSL_verify=YES`.
Control flow {#control-flow}
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