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authorMark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>2015-03-03 02:06:27 -0500
committerMark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>2015-03-03 13:49:12 -0500
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Revert "system: Add 'x509-certificates' field, and populate /etc/ssl/certs."
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@@ -3882,19 +3882,6 @@ Configuration of libc's name service switch (NSS)---a
@code{<name-service-switch>} object. @xref{Name Service Switch}, for
details.
-@item @code{x509-certificates} (default: @var{nss-certs})
-This field's value must be a package containing X.509 certificates for
-so-called ``Certification Authorities'' (CAs) that is made available in
-the @file{/etc/ssl/certs} directory. Currently this directory is
-accessed by applications using either the GnuTLS library or the OpenSSL
-library.
-
-By default, certificates from
-@uref{https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS,
-Mozilla's Network Security Services} are used. These are the
-certificates shipped by Mozilla browsers and derivatives such as
-GNU@tie{}IceCat.
-
@item @code{services} (default: @var{%base-services})
A list of monadic values denoting system services. @xref{Services}.