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diff --git a/doc/doc.RPKI.RP.rcynic b/doc/doc.RPKI.RP.rcynic index a7de376f..ec05c478 100644 --- a/doc/doc.RPKI.RP.rcynic +++ b/doc/doc.RPKI.RP.rcynic @@ -458,6 +458,28 @@ Values: true or false. Default: false +**** rsync-early **** + +Whether to force rsync to run even when we have a valid manifest for a +particular publication point and its nextUpdate time has not yet passed. + +This is an experimental feature, and currently defaults to true, which is the +old behavior (running rsync regardless of whether we have a valid cached +manifest). This default may change once we have more experience with rcynic's +behavior when run with this option set to false. + +Skipping the rsync fetch when we already have a valid cached manifest can +significantly reduce the total number of rsync connections we need to make, and +significantly reduce the load each validator places on the authoritative +publication servers. As with any caching scheme, however, there are some +potential problems involved with not fetching the latest data, and we don't yet +have enough experience with this option to know how this will play out in +practice, which is why this is still considered experimental. + +Values: true or false + +Default: true (but may change in the future) + **** trust-anchor **** Specify one RPKI trust anchor, represented as a local file containing an X.509 diff --git a/doc/manual.pdf b/doc/manual.pdf Binary files differindex 9e8eb470..1930e7cb 100644 --- a/doc/manual.pdf +++ b/doc/manual.pdf |