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authorJay Satiro <raysatiro@yahoo.com>2019-07-16 12:27:35 -0400
committerJay Satiro <raysatiro@yahoo.com>2019-07-17 00:48:41 -0400
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docs: Explain behavior change in --tlsv1. options since 7.54
Since 7.54 --tlsv1. options use the specified version or later, however older versions of curl documented it as using just the specified version which may or may not have happened depending on the TLS library. Document this discrepancy to allay confusion for users familiar with the old documentation that expect just the specified version. Fixes https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/4097 Closes https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/4119
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@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ The flag defines maximum supported TLS version as TLS v1.2.
The flag defines maximum supported TLS version as TLS v1.3.
(Added in 7.54.0)
.RE
+
+In versions of curl prior to 7.54 the CURL_SSLVERSION_TLS options were
+documented to allow \fIonly\fP the specified TLS version, but behavior was
+inconsistent depending on the TLS library.
+
.SH DEFAULT
CURL_SSLVERSION_DEFAULT
.SH PROTOCOLS