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Date:      Tue, 14 Jul 2015 23:08:35 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r46982 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors
Message-ID:  <201507142308.t6EN8aO2001703@svnmir.geo.freebsd.org>

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Author: gjb
Date: Tue Jul 14 23:08:34 2015
New Revision: 46982
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/46982

Log:
  Update the svn mirror list to reflect that svn.freebsd.org is
  now GeoDNS-backed, and a single, official SSL certificate is
  now used.
  
  In collaboration with:	peter
  Sponsored by:	The FreeBSD Foundation

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors/chapter.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors/chapter.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors/chapter.xml	Tue Jul 14 22:07:01 2015	(r46981)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors/chapter.xml	Tue Jul 14 23:08:34 2015	(r46982)
@@ -617,101 +617,47 @@ Comment out for now until these can be v
       <para>The master &os; <application>Subversion</application>
 	server, <systemitem
 	  class="fqdomainname">svn.FreeBSD.org</systemitem>, is
-	publicly accessible, read-only.  That may change in the
-	future, so users are encouraged to use one of the official
-	mirrors.  To view the &os;
+	publicly accessible, and redirects to the closest official
+	mirror using GeoDNS.  To view the &os;
 	<application>Subversion</application> repositories through a
 	browser, use <link
 	  xlink:href="http://svnweb.FreeBSD.org/">http://svnweb.FreeBSD.org/</link>.</para>;
 
       <note>
-	<para>The &os; <application>Subversion</application> mirror
-	  network is still in its early days, and will likely change.
-	  Do not count on this list of mirrors being static.  In
-	  particular, the <acronym>SSL</acronym> certificates of the
-	  servers will likely change at some point.</para>
+	<para>The &os; <application>Subversion</application> mirrors
+	  previously used self-signed SSL certificates documented in
+	  this chapter.  As of July 14, 2015, all mirrors now use an
+	  official SSL certificate that will be recognized by
+	  <application>Subversion</application> if the <filename
+	    role="package">security/ca_root_nss</filename> port is
+	  installed.  The legacy self-signed certificates are still
+	  available, but are now considered deprecated.</para>
       </note>
 
+      <para>For those without the <filename
+	  role="package">security/ca_root_nss</filename> port
+	installed, the SHA1 and SHA256 fingerprints are:</para>
+
       <informaltable>
-	<tgroup cols="4">
-	  <colspec colwidth="3*"/>
+	<tgroup cols="2">
+	  <colspec colwidth="1*"/>
 	  <colspec colwidth="1*"/>
-	  <colspec colwidth="2*"/>
-	  <colspec colwidth="10*"/>
 	  <thead>
 	    <row>
-	      <entry>Name</entry>
-
-	      <entry>Protocols</entry>
-
-	      <entry>Location</entry>
-
-	      <entry><acronym>SSL</acronym> Fingerprint</entry>
+	      <entry>Hash</entry>
+	      <entry>Fingerprint</entry>
 	    </row>
 	  </thead>
 
 	  <tbody>
 	    <row>
-	      <entry><systemitem
-		class="fqdomainname">svn0.us-west.FreeBSD.org</systemitem></entry>
-
-	      <entry><literal>svn</literal>, <link
-		  xlink:href="http://svn0.us-west.FreeBSD.org/"><literal>http</literal></link>,
-		<link
-		  xlink:href="https://svn0.us-west.FreeBSD.org/"><literal>https</literal></link></entry>;
-
-	      <entry>USA, California</entry>
-
-	      <entry>SHA1
-		<literal>1C:BD:85:95:11:9F:EB:75:A5:4B:C8:A3:FE:08:E4:02:73:06:1E:61</literal></entry>
-	    </row>
-
-	    <row>
-	      <entry><systemitem
-		  class="fqdomainname">svn0.us-east.FreeBSD.org</systemitem></entry>
-
-	      <entry><literal>svn</literal>, <link
-		  xlink:href="http://svn0.us-east.FreeBSD.org/"><literal>http</literal></link>,
-		<link
-		  xlink:href="https://svn0.us-east.FreeBSD.org/"><literal>https</literal></link>,
-		<literal>rsync</literal></entry>
-
-	      <entry>USA, New Jersey</entry>
-
-	      <entry>SHA1
-		<literal>1C:BD:85:95:11:9F:EB:75:A5:4B:C8:A3:FE:08:E4:02:73:06:1E:61</literal></entry>
-	    </row>
-
-	    <row>
-	      <entry><systemitem
-		  class="fqdomainname">svn0.eu.FreeBSD.org</systemitem></entry>
-
-	      <entry><literal>svn</literal>, <link
-		  xlink:href="http://svn0.eu.FreeBSD.org/"><literal>http</literal></link>,
-		<link
-		  xlink:href="https://svn0.eu.FreeBSD.org/"><literal>https</literal></link>,
-		<literal>rsync</literal></entry>
-
-	      <entry>Europe, UK</entry>
-
-	      <entry>SHA1
-		<literal>1C:BD:85:95:11:9F:EB:75:A5:4B:C8:A3:FE:08:E4:02:73:06:1E:61</literal></entry>
+	      <entry>SHA1</entry>
+	      <entry><literal>E9:37:73:80:B5:32:1B:93:92:94:98:17:59:F0:FA:A2:5F:1E:DE:B9</literal></entry>
 	    </row>
 
 	    <row>
-	      <entry><systemitem
-		  class="fqdomainname">svn0.ru.FreeBSD.org</systemitem></entry>
-
-	      <entry><literal>svn</literal>, <link
-		  xlink:href="http://svn0.ru.FreeBSD.org/"><literal>http</literal></link>,
-		<link
-		  xlink:href="https://svn0.ru.FreeBSD.org/"><literal>https</literal></link>,
-		<literal>rsync</literal></entry>
-
-	      <entry>Russia, Moscow</entry>
-
-	      <entry>SHA1
-		<literal>F6:44:AA:B9:03:89:0E:3E:8C:4D:4D:14:F0:27:E6:C7:C1:8B:17:C5</literal></entry>
+	      <entry>SHA256</entry>
+	      <entry><literal>D5:27:1C:B6:55:E6:A8:7D:48:D5:0C:F0:DA:9D:51:60:D7:42:6A:F2:05:F1:8A:47:BE:78:A1:3A:72:06:92:60</literal></entry>
 	    </row>
 	  </tbody>
 	</tgroup>
@@ -723,32 +669,6 @@ Comment out for now until these can be v
 	  middle</quote> attack) or otherwise trying to send bad
 	content to the end user.</para>
 
-      <para xml:id="svn-mirrors-fingerprint">On the first connection
-	to an <acronym>HTTPS</acronym> mirror, the user will be asked
-	to verify the server <emphasis>fingerprint</emphasis>:</para>
-
-      <screen>Error validating server certificate for 'https://svn0.us-west.freebsd.org:443':
- - The certificate is not issued by a trusted authority. Use the
-   fingerprint to validate the certificate manually!
- - The certificate hostname does not match.
-Certificate information:
- - Hostname: svnmir.ysv.FreeBSD.org
- - Valid: from Jul 29 22:01:21 2013 GMT until Dec 13 22:01:21 2040 GMT
- - Issuer: clusteradm, FreeBSD.org, (null), CA, US (clusteradm@FreeBSD.org)
- - Fingerprint: 1C:BD:85:95:11:9F:EB:75:A5:4B:C8:A3:FE:08:E4:02:73:06:1E:61
-(R)eject, accept (t)emporarily or accept (p)ermanently?</screen>
-
-      <para>Compare the fingerprint shown to those listed in the table
-	above.  If the fingerprint matches, the server security
-	certificate can be accepted temporarily or permanently.  A
-	temporary certificate will expire after a single session with
-	the server, and the verification step will be repeated on the
-	next connection.  Accepting the certificate permanently will
-	store the authentication credentials in
-	<filename>~/.subversion/auth/</filename> and the user will not
-	be asked to verify the fingerprint again until the certificate
-	expires.</para>
-
       <para>If <literal>https</literal> cannot be used due to firewall
 	or other problems, <literal>svn</literal> is the next choice,
 	with slightly faster transfers.  When neither can be used, use



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