I suggest the following patch:

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 972a6a776..3f148e390 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -2071,6 +2071,10 @@ ping -c 3 gnu.org
 Setting up network access is almost always a requirement because the
 image does not contain all the software and tools that may be needed.
 
+If you require web access over HTTPS with tools such as @command{wget} or
+@command{git}, see @xref{X.509 Certificates} for details on how to set up the
+certificates.
+
 @cindex installing over SSH
 If you want to, you can continue the installation remotely by starting
 an SSH server:

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/