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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by Anindya Saha <as...@unwiredsoft.com> on 2001/04/05 13:13:40 UTC

Certificate based client authentication with standalone tomcat...

I have tried to implement client authentication using certificates on a
standalone tomcat server. I have made all the manadated steps (like changing
the server.xml file and loading the certificates on server and client).
However, what I end up is an empty list of certificates on IE and with an
error message (saying I have no personal certificates) on Netscape. The
various searches on the mailing list and else where r also not helpful.

I am using tomcat release 3.2. To complicate matters I see the following in
the tomcat 3.2 release notes:

***
DIGEST authentication and HTTPS client authentication (i.e. SSL) are not
supported in this release.
***

Then what's the point of the change in the server.xml file.

Please let me know your thoughts/solutions.

Regards,
Anindya

RE: Certificate based client authentication with standalone tomcat...

Posted by Rams <ra...@cmcltd.com>.
hi saha,
	do u have both ssl server,client certs stored in the browser?
once u have no client cert, nothing is shown in the personal settings.

--Rams

-----Original Message-----
From: Anindya Saha [mailto:asaha@unwiredsoft.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 4:44 PM
To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
Subject: Certificate based client authentication with standalone
tomcat...


I have tried to implement client authentication using certificates on a
standalone tomcat server. I have made all the manadated steps (like changing
the server.xml file and loading the certificates on server and client).
However, what I end up is an empty list of certificates on IE and with an
error message (saying I have no personal certificates) on Netscape. The
various searches on the mailing list and else where r also not helpful.

I am using tomcat release 3.2. To complicate matters I see the following in
the tomcat 3.2 release notes:

***
DIGEST authentication and HTTPS client authentication (i.e. SSL) are not
supported in this release.
***

Then what's the point of the change in the server.xml file.

Please let me know your thoughts/solutions.

Regards,
Anindya