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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex b/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex index aa75ec9..ececea4 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex @@ -712,14 +712,15 @@ read until EOF. The return value is a string of the bytes read. \end{methoddesc} \begin{methoddesc}{server}{} -Returns a string containing the ASN.1 distinguished name identifying the -server's certificate. (See below for an example -showing what distinguished names look like.) +Returns a string describing the server's certificate. +Useful for debugging purposes; do not parse the content of this string +because its format can't be parsed unambiguously. \end{methoddesc} \begin{methoddesc}{issuer}{} -Returns a string containing the ASN.1 distinguished name identifying the -issuer of the server's certificate. +Returns a string describing the issuer of the server's certificate. +Useful for debugging purposes; do not parse the content of this string +because its format can't be parsed unambiguously. \end{methoddesc} \subsection{Example \label{socket-example}} |