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authorGuilhem Moulin <guilhem@fripost.org>2020-12-09 19:51:56 +0100
committerGuilhem Moulin <guilhem@fripost.org>2020-12-09 19:53:45 +0100
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documentation: emphasize default values in the config file.
Also, move the most common options ('hash', 'keyUsage', 'CAfile', 'min-days') to the default section.
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@@ -366,18 +366,21 @@ Valid options are:
*CAfile*
-: Path to trusted issuer certificates, used for validating each issued
- certificate. Specifying an empty values skips certificate validation.
+: Path to the bundle of trusted issuer certificates. This is used for
+ validating each certificate after issuance or renewal. Specifying
+ an empty value skips certificate validation.
Default: `@@datadir@@/lacme/ca-certificates.crt`.
*hash*
-: Message digest algorithm to sign the Certificate Signing Request
- with.
+: Message digest to sign the Certificate Signing Request with,
+ overriding the [`req`(1ssl)] default.
*keyUsage*
-: Comma-separated list of Key Usages, see [`x509v3_config`(5ssl)].
+: Comma-separated list of Key Usages, for instance `digitalSignature,
+ keyEncipherment`, to include in the Certificate Signing Request.
+ See [`x509v3_config`(5ssl)] for a list of possible values.
*subject*
@@ -425,3 +428,4 @@ See also
[`ciphers`(1ssl)]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/apps/ciphers.html
[`x509v3_config`(5ssl)]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/apps/x509v3_config.html
[`genpkey`(1ssl)]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man1/openssl-genpkey.html
+[`req`(1ssl)]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man1/openssl-req.html