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ASF GitHub Bot commented on NIFI-5399:
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GitHub user alopresto opened a pull request:
https://github.com/apache/nifi/pull/2870
NIFI-5399 Added wildcard certificate documentation to Admin Guide.
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commit e11d2560079226277a86d6adce0690308e0f186e
Author: Andy LoPresto <alopresto@...>
Date: 2018-07-10T01:42:56Z
NIFI-5399 Added wildcard certificate documentation to Admin Guide.
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> Improve documentation to indicate that wildcard certificates are not
> recommended for cluster communications
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>
> Key: NIFI-5399
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-5399
> Project: Apache NiFi
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Documentation & Website
> Affects Versions: 1.7.0
> Reporter: Andy LoPresto
> Priority: Major
> Labels: certificate, cluster, documentation, security, tls
>
> Based on the research from NIFI-5370 and potential changes in NIFI-5398, the
> Admin Guide should be improved to explain why wildcard certificates without a
> unique SAN are not recommended for secure cluster configurations.
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