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Commit 82a4c2bc authored by Daniel Stenberg's avatar Daniel Stenberg
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Slight editing of wording in the CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST section.

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.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.
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