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+# Rustls Test CA
+
+This directory contains various test certificate authorities, intermediates,
+end-entity, and client certificates that are used by Rustls integration tests.
+
+You can regenerate the data in this directory by running the
+`rustls/examples/internal/test_ca.rs` tool:
+
+```bash
+cargo run -p rustls --example test_ca
+```