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Update documentation of authorityKeyIdentifier=keyid
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doc/man5/x509v3_config.pod

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@@ -194,13 +194,12 @@ Otherwise it may have the value B<keyid> or B<issuer>
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or both of them, separated by C<,>.
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Either or both can have the option B<always>,
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indicated by putting a colon C<:> between the value and this option.
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For self-signed certificates the AKID is suppressed unless B<always> is present.
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By default the B<x509>, B<req>, and B<ca> apps behave as if
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"none" was given for self-signed certificates and "keyid, issuer" otherwise.
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If B<keyid> is present, an attempt is made to
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copy the subject key identifier (SKID) from the issuer certificate except if
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the issuer certificate is the same as the current one and it is not self-signed.
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the issuer certificate does not have the subject key identifier extension.
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The hash of the public key related to the signing key is taken as fallback
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if the issuer certificate is the same as the current certificate.
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If B<always> is present but no value can be obtained, an error is returned.

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