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Michael Davidsaver
2019-06-23 16:18:43 -07:00
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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ host, and the IOC would believe them.</p>
look up the IP address of any hostnames listed in its ACF (which will normally
be done using the DNS or the <tt>/etc/hosts</tt> file). The IOC will then
compare the resulting IP address against the client's actual IP address when
checking access permissions at connection time. This name resolution gets done
checking access permissions at connection time. This name resolution is performed
at ACF file load time, which has a few consequences:</p>
<ol>
@@ -46,14 +46,17 @@ at ACF file load time, which has a few consequences:</p>
<li>If the DNS is slow when the names are resolved this will delay the process
of loading the ACF file.</li>
<li>If a host name cannot be resolved the IOC will treat the ACF as invalid,
which prevents any CA clients from connecting.</li>
<li>If a host name cannot be resolved the IOC will proceed, but this host name
will never be matched.</li>
<li>Any changes in the hostname to IP address mapping will not be picked up by
the IOC unless and until the ACF file gets reloaded.</li>
</ol>
<p>Optionally, IP addresses may be added instead of, or in addition to, host names
in the ACF file.</p>
<p>This feature can be enabled before <tt>iocInit</tt> with</p>
<blockquote><pre>