ssl_stapling_verify: do we need 'ssl_trusted_certificate' if the intermediate certs are present in ssl_certificate?

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 12:47:58PM +0800, Jeffrey 'jf' Lim wrote:

> http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_ssl_module.html#ssl_stapling
> has a note about not needing 'ssl_trusted_certificate' if
> ssl_certificate has intermediate certificates. I do not see a similar
> note for ssl_stapling_verify
> (http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_ssl_module.html#ssl_stapling_verify)
> though. Is this also the same?

No.  To verify OCSP response OpenSSL needs a full chain up to a 
trusted root certificate.

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