Extend the docs on setting the cipher list. Lutz Jaenicke <Lutz.Jaenicke@aet.TU-Cottbus.DE>
diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list.pod index b8c1a3f..272d6b3 100644 --- a/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list.pod +++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list.pod
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ are simply ignored. Failure is only flagged if no ciphers could be collected at all. +It should be noted, that inclusion of a cipher to be used into the list is +a necessary condition. On the client side, the inclusion into the list is +also sufficient. On the server side, additional restrictions apply. All ciphers +have additional requirements. ADH ciphers don't need a certificate, but +DH-parameters must have been set. All other ciphers need a corresponding +certificate and key. A RSA cipher can only be chosen, when a RSA certificate is +available, the respective is valid for DSA ciphers. Ciphers using EDH need +a certificate and key and DH-parameters. + =head1 RETURN VALUES SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list() and SSL_set_cipher_list() return 1 if any cipher