docs: clarify intermediate certificate creation instructions

Specifically, explain the v3_ca openssl specification.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20200824175653[email protected]

Backpatch-through: 9.5

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
index f22ffc053db503c5d7e9b41a0f1b3eb2c7b347ae..223ab431708beb5d3e6a6f7793b77e5164d2a022 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -2178,8 +2178,10 @@ pg_dumpall -p 5432 | psql -d postgres -p 5433
    The certificates of <quote>intermediate</quote> certificate authorities
    can also be appended to the file.  Doing this avoids the necessity of
    storing intermediate certificates on clients, assuming the root and
-   intermediate certificates were created with <literal>v3_ca</literal>
-   extensions.  This allows easier expiration of intermediate certificates.
+   intermediate certificates were created with <literal>v3_ca </literal>
+   extensions.  (This sets the certificate's basic constraint of
+   <literal>CA</literal> to <literal>true</literal>.)
+   This allows easier expiration of intermediate certificates.
   </para>
 
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