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authorDavid Sommerseth <dazo@users.sourceforge.net>2010-08-16 20:28:37 +0200
committerDavid Sommerseth <dazo@users.sourceforge.net>2010-08-16 20:28:37 +0200
commit0afa8dfb078fb61def8fa62ff57229251f2baa6f (patch)
tree7cfb6e69e20d48a52ad7e70a3c0bcebe75a72eff /openvpn.8
parentFixed compiler warning in ssl.c (diff)
parentWindows security issue: (diff)
downloadopenvpn-0afa8dfb078fb61def8fa62ff57229251f2baa6f.tar.xz
Merge branch 'svn-BETA21' into beta2.2
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@@ -4301,6 +4301,13 @@ or common name equal to
The remote host must also pass all other tests
of verification.
+.B NOTE:
+Because tls-remote may test against a common name prefix,
+only use this option when you are using OpenVPN with a custom CA
+certificate that is under your control.
+Never use this option when your client certificates are signed by
+a third party, such as a commercial web CA.
+
Name can also be a common name prefix, for example if you
want a client to only accept connections to "Server-1",
"Server-2", etc., you can simply use