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tlshd: Clarify tlshd.man
Update the introduction to reflect recent changes in the operation and purpose of tlshd. Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <[email protected]>
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@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ on behalf of kernel TLS consumers.
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Using the
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.BR accept (2)
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system call, it materializes kernel socket endpoints in user space
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and calls a security library to perform TLS handshakes and re-keying.
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When the operation is complete,
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in order to perform TLS handshakes using a TLS library.
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After each handshake completes,
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.B tlshd
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notifies the kernel that the socket is ready for use and then closes it.
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plants TLS session metadata into the kernel socket to enable
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the use of kTLS to secure subsequent communication on that socket.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-d " or " \-\-debug

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