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Limitations of x509 signing

Ben Prescott_ requested to merge docs-bprescott/20210803-x509emails into master

What does this MR do?

Mainly document the limitation around which email address in a user's signing certificate will work.

Documenting two other bugs while there, if they get fixed on schedule in 14.3, they can get reworked as 'prior to 14.3' or removed.

I have a detailed "how to figure out why your commits show Unverified" MR en-route as well.

Related issues

#332464 #332503 (closed) #336677 (closed)

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