On Wed, Sep 29, 1999, Jon Earle wrote:
> >Sorry, I've cut & pasted it into a `x.crt' file in a ssl.crt/ directory, ran
> >`make' there and got no error. Instead I got a correct hash symlink
>
> Maybe a stupid question, but why is this symlink of importance? I've got 2
> certs and keys working fine without it, but I noticed the Snakeoil certs
> did have these links.
The hash symlinks are needed only for client authentication. There they allow
OpenSSL to quickly access certs without having to scan the filesystem and
check every cert which stays around.
Ralf S. Engelschall
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