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-rw-r--r--src/libstore/globals.hh25
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.hh b/src/libstore/globals.hh
index 7111def92..c3ccb5e11 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.hh
@@ -570,11 +570,15 @@ public:
{"cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY="},
"trusted-public-keys",
R"(
- A whitespace-separated list of public keys. When paths are copied
- from another Nix store (such as a binary cache), they must be
- signed with one of these keys. For example:
- `cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY=
- hydra.nixos.org-1:CNHJZBh9K4tP3EKF6FkkgeVYsS3ohTl+oS0Qa8bezVs=`.
+ A whitespace-separated list of public keys.
+
+ At least one of the following condition must be met
+ for Nix to accept copying a store object from another
+ Nix store (such as a substituter):
+
+ - the store object has been signed using a key in the trusted keys list
+ - the [`require-sigs`](#conf-require-sigs) option has been set to `false`
+ - the store object is [output-addressed](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-output-addressed-store-object)
)",
{"binary-cache-public-keys"}};
@@ -670,13 +674,14 @@ public:
independently. Lower value means higher priority.
The default is `https://cache.nixos.org`, with a Priority of 40.
- Nix will copy a store path from a remote store only if one
- of the following is true:
+ At least one of the following conditions must be met for Nix to use
+ a substituter:
- - the store object is signed by one of the [`trusted-public-keys`](#conf-trusted-public-keys)
- the substituter is in the [`trusted-substituters`](#conf-trusted-substituters) list
- - the [`require-sigs`](#conf-require-sigs) option has been set to `false`
- - the store object is [output-addressed](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-output-addressed-store-object)
+ - the user calling Nix is in the [`trusted-users`](#conf-trusted-users) list
+
+ In addition, each store path should be trusted as described
+ in [`trusted-public-keys`](#conf-trusted-public-keys)
)",
{"binary-caches"}};