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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 31deb5b003..da4d2f5ebc 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -4643,6 +4643,14 @@ Make sure you understand its security implications before using @option{--disable-authentication}. @end quotation +@item --no-check-certificate +Do not validate the X.509 certificates of HTTPS servers. + +When using this option, you have @emph{absolutely no guarantee} that you +are communicating with the authentic server responsible for the given +URL. Unless the channel is authenticated, this makes you vulnerable to +``man-in-the-middle'' attacks. + @item --system=@var{system} @itemx -s @var{system} Attempt to build for @var{system}---e.g., @code{i686-linux}---instead of |