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+%% The options in the {server, Opts} tuple are used when calling ssl:ssl_accept/3,
+%% and the options in the {client, Opts} tuple are used when calling ssl:connect/4.
+%% 
+%% More information at: http://erlang.org/doc/apps/ssl/ssl_distribution.html
+[{server,
+  [{certfile, "{{ platform_etc_dir }}/certs/cert.pem"},
+   {keyfile, "{{ platform_etc_dir }}/certs/key.pem"},
+   {secure_renegotiate, true},
+   {depth, 0}]},
+ {client,
+  [{secure_renegotiate, true}]}].