From: Rich Bowen <rbowen@apache.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:55:41 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: mod_ssl: Fix SSLUserName FakeBasicAuth docs — directive does affect REMOTE_USER ... 
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mod_ssl: Fix SSLUserName FakeBasicAuth docs — directive does affect REMOTE_USER (Bug 63342)

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@1933538 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml
index 6fed4671b2..46fb2c3460 100644
--- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_ssl.xml
@@ -2557,9 +2557,12 @@ string. In particular, this may cause the environment variable
 <code>REMOTE_USER</code> to be set.  The <var>varname</var> can be
 any of the <a href="#envvars">SSL environment variables</a>.</p>
 
-<p>When the <code>FakeBasicAuth</code> option is enabled, this directive
-instead controls the value of the username embedded within the basic
-authentication header (see <a href="#ssloptions">SSLOptions</a>).</p>
+<p>When the <code>FakeBasicAuth</code> option (see
+<a href="#ssloptions">SSLOptions</a>) or the
+<directive module="mod_ssl">AuthBasicFake</directive> directive is in
+effect, this directive controls which part of the client certificate is
+used as the username. Without <directive>SSLUserName</directive>,
+<code>REMOTE_USER</code> may not be set for other modules and CGI scripts.</p>
 
 <example><title>Example</title>
 <highlight language="config">