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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
index e84332cdee6..6801a1aecce 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -2324,8 +2324,10 @@ pg_dumpall -p 5432 | psql -d postgres -p 5433
The certificates of <quote>intermediate</quote> certificate authorities
can also be appended to the file. Doing this avoids the necessity of
storing intermediate certificates on clients, assuming the root and
- intermediate certificates were created with <literal>v3_ca</literal>
- extensions. This allows easier expiration of intermediate certificates.
+ intermediate certificates were created with <literal>v3_ca </literal>
+ extensions. (This sets the certificate's basic constraint of
+ <literal>CA</literal> to <literal>true</literal>.)
+ This allows easier expiration of intermediate certificates.
</para>
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