docs: indicate http.sslCertType and sslKeyType
0a01d41ee4 (http: add support for different sslcert and sslkey types., 2023-03-20) added useful SSL config options, but did not document them. Signed-off-by: Andrew Carter <andrew@emailcarter.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Andrew Carter committed
Feb 4, 2025 at 23:38 UTC
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Documentation/config/http.txt
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@@ -216,6 +216,21 @@ http.sslBackend::
This option is ignored if cURL lacks support for choosing the SSL
backend at runtime.
+http.sslCertType::
+ Type of client certificate used when fetching or pushing over HTTPS.
+ "PEM", "DER" are supported when using openssl or gnutls backends. "P12"
+ is supported on "openssl", "schannel", "securetransport", and gnutls 8.11+.
+ See also libcurl `CURLOPT_SSLCERTTYPE`. Can be overridden by the
+ `GIT_SSL_CERT_TYPE` environment variable.
+
+http.sslKeyType::
+ Type of client private key used when fetching or pushing over HTTPS. (e.g.
+ "PEM", "DER", or "ENG"). Only applicable when using "openssl" backend. "DER"
+ is not supported with openssl. Particularly useful when set to "ENG" for
+ authenticating with PKCS#11 tokens, with a PKCS#11 URL in sslCert option.
+ See also libcurl `CURLOPT_SSLKEYTYPE`. Can be overridden by the
+ `GIT_SSL_KEY_TYPE` environment variable.
+
http.schannelCheckRevoke::
Used to enforce or disable certificate revocation checks in cURL
when http.sslBackend is set to "schannel". Defaults to `true` if