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@@ -201,35 +201,43 @@ TIP_EXCHANGE_PRIV_FILENAME
Filename with the private key granting access to the reserve,
i.e. “${TALER_CONFIG_HOME}/merchant/reserve/tip.priv”
-KNOWN EXCHANGES (for merchants and wallets)
--------------------------------------------
+KNOWN EXCHANGES (for merchants)
+-------------------------------
The merchant configuration can include a list of known exchanges if the
merchant wants to specify that certain exchanges are explicitly trusted.
-For each trusted exchange, a section [exchange-NAME] must exist, where
-NAME is a merchant-given name for the exchange. The following options
-must be given in each “[exchange-NAME]” section.
+For each trusted exchange, a section [merchant-exchange-$NAME] must exist, where
+$NAME is a merchant-given name for the exchange. The following options
+must be given in each “[exchange-$NAME]” section.
-BASE_URL
+EXCHANGE_BASE_URL
Base URL of the exchange, i.e. “https://exchange.demo.taler.net/”
MASTER_KEY
Crockford Base32 encoded master public key, public version of the
- exchange´s long-time offline signing key
+ exchange´s long-time offline signing key. Can be omitted, in that
+ case the exchange will NOT be trusted unless it is audited by
+ a known auditor.
+ Omitting the MASTER_KEY can be useful if we do not trust the exchange
+ without an auditor, but should pre-load the keys of this
+ particular exchange on startup instead of waiting for it to be
+ required by a client.
CURRENCY
- Name of the currency for which this exchange is trusted, i.e. “KUDOS”
+ Name of the currency for which this exchange is used, i.e. “KUDOS”.
+ The entire section is ignored if the currency does not match the currency
+ we use, which must be given in the [taler] section.
-KNOWN AUDITORS (for merchants and wallets)
-------------------------------------------
+KNOWN AUDITORS (for merchants)
+------------------------------
The merchant configuration can include a list of known exchanges if the
merchant wants to specify that certain auditors are explicitly trusted.
-For each trusted exchange, a section [auditor-NAME] must exist, where
-NAME is a merchant-given name for the exchange. The following options
-must be given in each “[auditor-NAME]” section.
+For each trusted exchange, a section [merchant-auditor-$NAME] must exist, where
+$NAME is a merchant-given name for the auditor. The following options
+must be given in each “[merchant-auditor-$NAME]” section.
-BASE_URL
+AUDITOR_BASE_URL
Base URL of the auditor, i.e. “https://auditor.demo.taler.net/”
AUDITOR_KEY
@@ -237,13 +245,16 @@ AUDITOR_KEY
CURRENCY
Name of the currency for which this auditor is trusted, i.e. “KUDOS”
+ The entire section is ignored if the currency does not match the currency
+ we use, which must be given in the [taler] section.
+
MERCHANT ACCOUNT OPTIONS
------------------------
PAYTO_URI
Specifies the payto://-URL of the account. The general format is
- payto://METHOD/DETAILS.
+ payto://$METHOD/$DETAILS.
WIRE_RESPONSE (exchange and merchant)
Specifies the name of the file in which the wire details for this merchant