From 4dcd6f37c697b1517b5e36ae1b9d130abfcd7699 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Davidsaver
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 16:18:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] update release notes
---
documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
index 376279fc9..1d93d2b3b 100644
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ host, and the IOC would believe them.
look up the IP address of any hostnames listed in its ACF (which will normally
be done using the DNS or the /etc/hosts 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:
@@ -46,14 +46,17 @@ at ACF file load time, which has a few consequences:
- If the DNS is slow when the names are resolved this will delay the process
of loading the ACF file.
-- If a host name cannot be resolved the IOC will treat the ACF as invalid,
-which prevents any CA clients from connecting.
+- If a host name cannot be resolved the IOC will proceed, but this host name
+will never be matched.
- 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.
+Optionally, IP addresses may be added instead of, or in addition to, host names
+in the ACF file.
+
This feature can be enabled before iocInit with