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.IP "\fB\-\-bootstrap\-ca\-cert=\fIcacert.pem\fR"
When \fIcacert.pem\fR exists, this option has the same effect as
\fB\-C\fR or \fB\-\-ca\-cert\fR. If it does not exist, then
\fB\*(PN\fR will attempt to obtain the CA certificate from the
SSL/TLS peer on its first SSL/TLS connection and save it to the named
PEM file. If it is successful, it will immediately drop the connection
and reconnect, and from then on all SSL/TLS connections must be
authenticated by a certificate signed by the CA certificate thus
obtained.
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\fBThis option exposes the SSL/TLS connection to a man-in-the-middle
attack obtaining the initial CA certificate\fR, but it may be useful
for bootstrapping.
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This option is only useful if the SSL/TLS peer sends its CA certificate
as part of the SSL/TLS certificate chain. SSL/TLS protocols do not
require the server to send the CA certificate.
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This option is mutually exclusive with \fB\-C\fR and
\fB\-\-ca\-cert\fR.
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