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@@ -567,6 +567,12 @@ X.509 CRL (Certificate Revocation List) Object
.. versionadded:: 2.1
+ .. warning::
+
+ Checking the validity of the signature on the CRL is insufficient
+ to know if the CRL should be trusted. More details are available
+ in :rfc:`5280`.
+
Returns True if the CRL signature is correct for given public key,
False otherwise.