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| author | Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com> | 2015-05-03 10:01:04 -0400 |
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| committer | Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com> | 2015-05-03 10:01:04 -0400 |
| commit | 99c5f1554b1dd1109a220fe56d79f8ad4c74250c (patch) | |
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| parent | 04ee495f2b8c9d0d4f9d0a5462901feeeb7eba0c (diff) | |
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Attempt to make the BasicConstraints.path_length docs more clear
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diff --git a/docs/x509.rst b/docs/x509.rst index 5f36a921..a69c4263 100644 --- a/docs/x509.rst +++ b/docs/x509.rst @@ -646,10 +646,10 @@ X.509 Extensions certificate. This attribute only has meaning if ``ca`` is true. If ``ca`` is true then a path length of None means there's no restriction on the number of subordinate CAs in the certificate chain. - If it is zero or greater then that number defines the maximum length. - For example, a ``path_length`` of 1 means the certificate can sign a - subordinate CA, but the subordinate CA is not allowed to create - subordinates with ``ca`` set to true. + If it is zero or greater then it defines the maximum length for a + subordinate CA's certificate chain. For example, a ``path_length`` of 1 + means the certificate can sign a subordinate CA, but the subordinate CA + is not allowed to create subordinates with ``ca`` set to true. .. class:: ExtendedKeyUsage |