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authorSol Jerome <solj@ices.utexas.edu>2010-02-04 21:55:16 +0000
committerSol Jerome <solj@ices.utexas.edu>2010-02-04 21:55:16 +0000
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SSL fingerprint is deprecated
Removing all references to the old method of using fingerprints to verify the server you are communicating with. The new way to do this is to use the 'ca' option in bcfg2.conf along with the bcfg2 server's CA certificate. Signed-off-by: Sol Jerome <solj@ices.utexas.edu> git-svn-id: https://svn.mcs.anl.gov/repos/bcfg/trunk/bcfg2@5712 ce84e21b-d406-0410-9b95-82705330c041
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@@ -45,16 +45,13 @@ bcfg2.conf from the per-client metadata::
#else
password = my-password-foobat
#endif
- fingerprint = d8b7423da5d8ccd0f3db29742fc8eed00b9d0848
[components]
bcfg2 = https://localhost:6789
In this setup, this will cause any clients that have uuids established
to be set to use them in bcfg2.conf. It will also cause any clients
-with passwords set to use them instead of the global password. The
-fingerprint needs to be manually set, per-server, using the output of
-"bcfg2-admin fingerprint".
+with passwords set to use them instead of the global password.
How Authentication Works
========================