Merge pull request #1646 from jeffcharles/clarify-readme-ca-option

Clarify the nature of setting `ca` in `agentOptions`
request · Jun 21, 2015 · 1506774 · 1506774
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 It is possible to accept other certificates than those signed by generally allowed Certificate Authorities (CAs).
 This can be useful, for example,  when using self-signed certificates.
-To allow a different certificate, you can specify the signing CA by adding the contents of the CA's certificate file to the `agentOptions`:
+To require a different root certificate, you can specify the signing CA by adding the contents of the CA's certificate file to the `agentOptions`.
+The certificate the domain presents must be signed by the root certificate specified:
 
 ```js
 request.get({