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| -rw-r--r-- | openvpn.8 | 8 |
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@@ -4114,7 +4114,7 @@ Require that peer certificate was signed with an explicit .B key usage and .B extended key usage -based on TLS rules. +based on RFC3280 TLS rules. This is a useful security option for clients, to ensure that the host they connect to is a designated server. @@ -4125,11 +4125,15 @@ option is equivalent to .B --remote-cert-ku 80 08 88 --remote-cert-eku "TLS Web Client Authentication" +The key usage is digitalSignature and/or keyAgreement. + The .B --remote-cert-tls server option is equivalent to .B ---remote-cert-ku a0 08 --remote-cert-eku "TLS Web Server Authentication" +--remote-cert-ku a0 88 --remote-cert-eku "TLS Web Server Authentication" + +The key usage is digitalSignature and ( keyEncipherment or keyAgreement ). This is an important security precaution to protect against a man-in-the-middle attack where an authorized client |