[krbdev.mit.edu #7936] pkinit_identity and pkinit_identities are confusingly similar

Tom Yu via RT rt-comment at krbdev.mit.edu
Thu Jun 12 22:33:57 EDT 2014


[ghudson - Mon Jun  9 12:03:39 2014]:

> pkinit_identity specifies the location of the KDC certificate, while 
> pkinit_identities specifies the location of possible client certificates.  
> These names are confusingly similar.  We have two options:
> 
> 1. Create new names (such as pkinit_kdc_cert and pkinit_client_certs), 
> but fall back to the old names for compatibility.
> 
> 2. In the documentation (krb5_conf.rst, kdc_conf.rst, and pkinit.rst), 
> specifically call out the confusing similarity.
> 
> Here is an example (not the only example) of someone confusing the two 
> variable names while trying to set up PKINIT:
> 
> http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/kerberos/2014-June/019922.html

I think we should do (2) and then (1).


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