SSL cert/key location (was: rawhide report: 20041217 changes)

[Enrico Scholz]

dwmw2 at infradead.org (David Woodhouse) writes:

>> exim-4.43-3
>> -----------
>> * Thu Dec 16 2004 David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at redhat.com> 4.43-3
>> - Demonstrate SASL auth configuration in default config file
>> - Enable TLS and provide certificate if necessary
>> - Don't reject all GB2312 charset mail by default
>
> This enables TLS on incoming and outgoing mail by default -- some
> feedback from testing would be appreciated.

To repeat my arguments from bugs #141479, #143392 and #143393:

* the /usr filesystem (inclusive /usr/share/ssl) can be shared between
  several hosts; when there are multiple servers, every one would use
  the same certificate. This will not work because CN must match the DNS
  name

* the sharing happens in >90% of all cases over an unencrypted
  network-filesystem (NFS). So, an attacker could easily get the
  SSL key.

A better place for the certificates would be somewhere under /etc.




Enrico