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docs: clarify intermediate certificate creation instructions

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Specifically, explain the v3_ca openssl specification.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20200824175653.GA32411@momjian.us

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Bruce Momjian 2020-08-31 16:21:03 -04:00
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@ -2178,8 +2178,10 @@ pg_dumpall -p 5432 | psql -d postgres -p 5433
The certificates of <quote>intermediate</quote> certificate authorities
can also be appended to the file. Doing this avoids the necessity of
storing intermediate certificates on clients, assuming the root and
intermediate certificates were created with <literal>v3_ca</literal>
extensions. This allows easier expiration of intermediate certificates.
intermediate certificates were created with <literal>v3_ca </literal>
extensions. (This sets the certificate's basic constraint of
<literal>CA</literal> to <literal>true</literal>.)
This allows easier expiration of intermediate certificates.
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