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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by jo...@apache.org on 2004/11/04 20:04:08 UTC
cvs commit: httpd-2.0/docs/manual/mod mod_ssl.xml
jorton 2004/11/04 11:04:08
Modified: docs/manual/mod mod_ssl.xml
Log:
Document SSLPassPhraseDialog's piped input mode.
Revision Changes Path
1.31 +12 -1 httpd-2.0/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml
Index: mod_ssl.xml
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dialog (i.e. when you use a single Pass Phrase for all N Private Key files
this Pass Phrase is queried only once).</p></li>
+<li><code>|/path/to/program [args...]</code>
+
+ <p>This mode allows an external program to be used which acts as a
+ pipe to a particular input device; the program is sent the standard
+ prompt text used for the <code>builtin</code> mode on
+ <code>stdin</code>, and is expected to write password strings on
+ <code>stdout</code>. If several passwords are needed (or an
+ incorrect password is entered), additional prompt text will be
+ written subsequent to the first password being returned, and more
+ passwords must then be written back.</p></li>
+
<li><code>exec:/path/to/program</code>
<p>
Here an external program is configured which is called at startup for each