Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] TLS Question

2008-08-17 08:32:46
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] TLS Question
From: Sergio Gelato <Sergio.Gelato AT astro.su DOT se>
To: Ryan Novosielski <novosirj AT umdnj DOT edu>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:32:36 +0200
* Ryan Novosielski [2008-08-17 00:54:44 -0400]:
> However, my question is about whether or not the CN's have to match the
> DNS name. It appears as if they do. 

For server certificates, yes. For client certificates, no. The "TLS
Allowed CN" configuration directive is meant to apply to client
certificates.

> In that case, though, it is curious
> to me why some of the examples that Landon has in the manual have
> Allowed CN = bacula AT example.whatever DOT com, since no host name will ever
> have bacula@anything in it. Perhaps that was only for the console, which
> maybe does not have this restriction. Not sure.

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