From f3e09398ba6602a10e19123ff9cdb68ea08d5c8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pieter Lexis Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 14:54:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document the SoftHSM/Botan interaction --- docs/dnssec/pkcs11.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/dnssec/pkcs11.rst b/docs/dnssec/pkcs11.rst index c884d3f5cf..1982e875da 100644 --- a/docs/dnssec/pkcs11.rst +++ b/docs/dnssec/pkcs11.rst @@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ empty. PIN is required for assigning keys to zone. Using with SoftHSM ------------------ +.. warning:: + Due to an interaction between `SoftHSM and Botan `__, + the PowerDNS Authoritative Server **will most likely** crash on exit when built with ``--enable-botan1.10 --enable-experimental-pkcs11``. + This is the case with the packages provided from the PowerDNS repositories. + To test this feature, a software HSM can be used. It is **not recommended** to use this in production. -- 2.47.2