From: Frank Lichtenheld <[email protected]> Our documentation claimed this option was removed. But it was not, for compatiblity reasons. So reflect the correct status.
Change-Id: I1d1851eaebe8bf66c92dac3c8c10f68b1ec3ef33 Signed-off-by: Frank Lichtenheld <[email protected]> Acked-by: Gert Doering <[email protected]> Gerrit URL: https://gerrit.openvpn.net/c/openvpn/+/1428 --- This change was reviewed on Gerrit and approved by at least one developer. I request to merge it to master. Gerrit URL: https://gerrit.openvpn.net/c/openvpn/+/1428 This mail reflects revision 1 of this Change. Acked-by according to Gerrit (reflected above): Gert Doering <[email protected]> diff --git a/doc/man-sections/tls-options.rst b/doc/man-sections/tls-options.rst index 846dfdd..c4aa810 100644 --- a/doc/man-sections/tls-options.rst +++ b/doc/man-sections/tls-options.rst @@ -222,6 +222,17 @@ ``--cert file`` above). URI is supported only when built with OpenSSL 3.0 or later and any required providers are loaded. (See ``--cert`` for more details). +--ns-cert-type type + **DEPRECATED** The ``--remote-cert-tls`` option should be used instead. + The option is still available since it can't be silently ignored and needs + updates to certificates and configs on both sides of the connection. + However it should not be used for new clients or servers. It depends on the + deprecated ``nsCertType`` certificate field. + + Might not work depending on the TLS library used. + + Will be removed in a future release. + --pkcs12 file Specify a PKCS #12 file containing local private key, local certificate, and root CA certificate. This option can be used instead of ``--ca``, diff --git a/doc/man-sections/unsupported-options.rst b/doc/man-sections/unsupported-options.rst index 6e77333..b646991 100644 --- a/doc/man-sections/unsupported-options.rst +++ b/doc/man-sections/unsupported-options.rst @@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ VPN tunnel security. Previously we claimed to have removed this in OpenVPN 2.5, but this wasn't actually the case. ---ns-cert-type - Removed in OpenVPN 2.5. The ``nsCertType`` field is no longer supported - in recent SSL/TLS libraries. If your certificates does not include *key - usage* and *extended key usage* fields, they must be upgraded and the - ``--remote-cert-tls`` option should be used instead. - --prng Removed in OpenVPN 2.6. We now always use the PRNG of the SSL library. _______________________________________________ Openvpn-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-devel
