From: Simon Ruderich <simon@ruderich.org>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:05:26 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: README: Clarify use of `proxy-invalid.pem`.
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README: Clarify use of `proxy-invalid.pem`.

No client data is sent to the server in case of an error.
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diff --git a/README b/README
index 31a4a56..ebcb53f 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@ certificate to secure the connection to the client (signed by `proxy-ca.pem`).
 
 If an error occurs in the validation (missing `certificate-*.pem` files,
 fingerprint changed, etc.) it's logged by the proxy (stdout) and the special
-`proxy-invalid.pem` certificate is used. It's easy to spot in the browser
-because it uses an invalid hostname ("invalid") and is self-signed.
+`proxy-invalid.pem` certificate is used to send a 500 error message to the
+client. The connection to the server is closed so there's no chance that any
+client data is sent to the (possible) evil server. The invalide certificate is
+also easy to spot in the browser because it uses an invalid hostname
+("invalid") and is self-signed.
 
 If an internal error occurs before the TLS connection can be established a 503
 Forwarding failure is sent to the client (unencrypted).