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DOCS-12092: add SAN/CN blurb to another section
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source/tutorial/configure-encryption.txt

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@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ key manager by starting :binary:`~bin.mongod` with the following options:
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--kmipPort <KMIP server port> --kmipServerCAFile ca.pem \
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--kmipClientCertificateFile client.pem --kmipKeyIdentifier <UID>
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When connecting to the KMIP server, the :binary:`~bin.mongod` verifies
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that the specified :option:`--kmipServerName <mongod --kmipServerName>`
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matches the Subject Alternative Name ``SAN`` (or, if ``SAN`` is not
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present, the Common Name ``CN``) in the certificate presented by the
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KMIP server. If ``SAN`` is present, :binary:`~bin.mongod` does not
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match against the ``CN``. If the hostname does not match the ``SAN``
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(or ``CN``), the :binary:`~bin.mongod` will fail to connect.
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.. seealso:: :ref:`encryption-key-management-options`
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Local Key Management

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