Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] TLS Question

2008-08-17 21:50:38
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] TLS Question
From: Ryan Novosielski <novosirj AT umdnj DOT edu>
To: Sergio Gelato <Sergio.Gelato AT astro.su DOT se>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:50:29 -0400
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Sergio Gelato wrote:
> * 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.

One last question should fix me up -- which counts as a client? Just
bconsole, or some of the other connections as well?

>> 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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