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added -extfile to server certificate documentation for support of 

subjectAltName=IP:x.x.x.x
this allows for connecting to the docker server from docker client
using the dns name OR using the IP address (lots of docker stuff
prefers IP addresses)

Signed-off-by: Greg Fausak <greg@tacodata.com>
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Greg Fausak 2015-02-11 16:01:43 +00:00 committed by Sven Dowideit
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@ -71,8 +71,15 @@ name) matches the hostname you will use to connect to Docker:
Next, we're going to sign the public key with our CA:
Since tls connections can be made via IP address as well as dns name,
this extension allows for your client to connect via IP address. You will
need to replace $YOUR_IP_ADDRESS with your IP address. If there
is more than one simply continue to add them separated by commas.
$ echo subjectAltName = IP:$YOUR_PUBLIC_IP > extfile.cnf
$ openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -CA ca.pem -CAkey ca-key.pem \
-CAcreateserial -out server-cert.pem
-CAcreateserial -out server-cert.pem -extfile extfile.cnf
Signature ok
subject=/CN=your.host.com
Getting CA Private Key