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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 | 29 |
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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 index 818502969..99e57e684 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 @@ -1132,26 +1132,25 @@ socket. It will be used to seed the random engine for SSL. .IP CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST Pass a long as parameter. -This option determines whether curl verifies that the server claims to be -who you want it to be. +This option determines whether libcurl verifies that the server cert is for +the server it is known as. -When negotiating an SSL connection, the server sends a certificate -indicating its identity. +When negotiating an SSL connection, the server sends a certificate indicating +its identity. -When \fICURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST\fP is 2, that certificate must indicate -that the server is the server to which you meant to connect, or the -connection fails. +When \fICURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST\fP is 2, that certificate must indicate that +the server is the server to which you meant to connect, or the connection +fails. -Curl considers the server the intended one when the Common Name field -or a Subject Alternate Name field in the certificate matches the host -name in the URL to which you told Curl to connect. +Curl considers the server the intended one when the Common Name field or a +Subject Alternate Name field in the certificate matches the host name in the +URL to which you told Curl to connect. -When the value is 1, the certificate must contain a Common Name field, -but it doesn't matter what name it says. (This is not ordinarily a -useful setting). +When the value is 1, the certificate must contain a Common Name field, but it +doesn't matter what name it says. (This is not ordinarily a useful setting). -When the value is 0, the connection succeeds regardless of the names in -the certificate. +When the value is 0, the connection succeeds regardless of the names in the +certificate. The default, since 7.10, is 2. |