From c1717aebf7094f8a06a9f13f322fcc8b68c23cff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cinap_lenrek Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 21:24:03 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] rsa(8): recommend secstore(1) for Plan 9 RSA private key storage --- sys/man/8/rsa | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/sys/man/8/rsa b/sys/man/8/rsa index c78d7d741..5baf18574 100644 --- a/sys/man/8/rsa +++ b/sys/man/8/rsa @@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ Applications that serve TLS-encrypted sessions (for example, and .IR tlssrv (8)) expect certificates in ASN.1/DER/PEM format. +.PP +The Plan 9 RSA private key needs to be loaded into factotum +for TLS server applications. It is recommended to put the key into +.IR secstore (1), +avoiding it being stored unencrypted on the filesystem. .SH EXAMPLES Generate a fresh key and use it to start a TLS-enabled web server: .IP -- 2.44.0