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diff --git a/README b/README
index 32e0547..278f5a1 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ lookups. To support quick lookups, in O(log n), the files utilize indices.
 
 Nsscash is very careful when deploying the changes:
 - All files are updated using the standard "write to temporary file", "sync",
-  "rename" steps which is atomic on UNIX file systems.
+  "rename" steps which is atomic on UNIX file systems. The indices are stored
+  in the same file preventing stale data during the update.
 - All errors cause an immediate abort ("fail fast") with a proper error
   message and a non-zero exit status. This prevents hiding possibly important
   errors. In addition all files are fetched first and then deployed to try to
@@ -147,6 +148,14 @@ keys are available:
 
 - `url`: URL to fetch the file from; HTTP and HTTPS are supported
 
+- `ca`: Path to a custom CA in PEM format. Restricts HTTPS requests to accept
+  only certificates signed by this CA. Defaults to the system's certificate
+  store when omitted.
+
+- `username`/`password`: Username and password sent via HTTP Basic-Auth to the
+  webserver. The configuration file must not be readable by other users when
+  this is used.
+
 - `path`: Path to store the retrieved file