diff --git a/bip.conf.1 b/bip.conf.1
index 49894d9..ba1346b 100644
--- a/bip.conf.1
+++ b/bip.conf.1
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ him for example to RELOAD bip from IRC or to see the user configuration.
 Tells whether BIP should check the server SSL certificate and against what.
 Can be \fBnone\fP for no check at all, \fBca\fP to check if the cert is signed
 by a Certificate Authority in repository, or \fBbasic\fP to check if cert
-exists in repository. The repository is defined by \fBssl_check_store\fP.
+exists in repository. The repository is defined by \fBssl_check_store\fP.  This
+allows a "ssh-like" private key generation scheme. Note that in basic mode,
+valid CA-signed certificates are also considered valid.
 
 .TP
 \fBssl_check_store\fP (default: \fBnot set\fP)