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Remove wrong references to TLS fingerprints

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Also fix some styling in the server discovery section - this didn't feel like it needed its own commit.
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Travis Ralston 2019-02-04 13:49:29 -07:00
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specification/server_server_api.rst
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@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ The process overall is as follows:
and a port of 8448, using a ``Host`` header of ``<delegated_hostname>``.
The target server must present a valid certificate for ``<delegated_hostname>``.
4. If the `/.well-known` request resulted in an error response, a server
4. If the ``/.well-known`` request resulted in an error response, a server
is found by resolving an SRV record for ``_matrix._tcp.<hostname>``. This
may result in a hostname (to be resolved using AAAA or A records) and
port. Requests are made to the resolved IP address and port, using 8448
as a default port, with a ``Host`` header of ``<hostname>``. The target
server must present a valid certificate for ``<hostname>``.
5. If the `/.well-known` request returned an error response, and the SRV
5. If the ``/.well-known`` request returned an error response, and the SRV
record was not found, an IP address is resolved using AAAA and A records.
Requests are made to the resolved IP address using port 8448 and a ``Host``
header containing the ``<hostname>``. The target server must present a
@ -220,12 +220,11 @@ server by querying other servers.
Publishing Keys
+++++++++++++++
Homeservers publish the allowed TLS fingerprints and signing keys in a JSON
Homeservers publish their signing keys in a JSON
object at ``/_matrix/key/v2/server/{key_id}``. The response contains a list of
``verify_keys`` that are valid for signing federation requests made by the
homeserver and for signing events. It contains a list of ``old_verify_keys`` which
are only valid for signing events. Finally the response contains a list of TLS
certificate fingerprints to validate any connection made to the homeserver.
are only valid for signing events.
{{keys_server_ss_http_api}}