[ebxmlms-general] Clarification Re. SSL settings in msh.properties.xml

[Portelli, J. F <Joe...@te...>]

            I'm setting up Hermes MH as part of a work project and I'm
having difficulties understanding some of the settings in the section
<MSH><SSL> of  msh.properties.xml. I can understand the "local" MH
server (ie the one I'm setting up) needing to "know' the certificates of
the trusted servers it's talking to (for remote server authentication).
However I cannot understand why different remote servers need the local
server to have a key for each of them for authenticating itself (section
<MSH><SSL><ClientAuth>). My understanding is that for a machine to
authenticate itself all it needs is one valid certificate from a
"recognized" Certificate Authority.=20

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Regards

Joseph F. Portelli

Telstra Research Laboratories

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