Access to SSL client cert from within Java web service

[Steve Stucki <st...@hotmail.com>]

I have my web service running under Tomcat with Apache in front of it. I 
have a client connecting to the web service through Apache and it is working 
with SSL and client authentication. Now to my questions. How can I get 
access to the client certificate info from within my web service (written in 
Java)? I need to get the DN from the SSL client cert (that was used in the 
connection) from within my web service. I have access to the MessageContext. 
Do I get to the cert through that or with something else? I have not been 
able to find the client cert info in the MessageContext structure.

Thanks





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Re: Access to SSL client cert from within Java web service

[Pae Choi <pa...@earthlink.net>]

Are you sure you are posting at the intended group? You probably
get the better luck in the security group. But then, you may not
get any because your question is too basic and can get your answer
easily by playing with the X509Certificate class.


Pae



> I have my web service running under Tomcat with Apache in front of it. I
> have a client connecting to the web service through Apache and it is
working
> with SSL and client authentication. Now to my questions. How can I get
> access to the client certificate info from within my web service (written
in
> Java)? I need to get the DN from the SSL client cert (that was used in the
> connection) from within my web service. I have access to the
MessageContext.
> Do I get to the cert through that or with something else? I have not been
> able to find the client cert info in the MessageContext structure.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
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