[stunnel-users] Q: stunnel checking of certs?

Wed Dec 1 21:07:56 CET 2004

On 2004-11-30, at 15:21, Heiko Nardmann wrote:
> 1) does stunnel read the cert files/directories only once at startup 
> or every
> time it has to check a certificate?

Stunnel reads certificates from a *file* at startup.
It reads certificates from *directory* only the *first* time they're 
needed.

Ergo: there's no alternative to CRLs.  8-)

> 2) does stunnel support CRLs? e.g. getting the CRL via LDAP?

Stunnel does support CRLs since version 4.05.
CRLs can be provided in a file or in a directory (just like 
certificates).

Best regards,
     Mike