Re: [webmin-l] Client-side certificate authentication

[P.V.Anthony <pva...@si...>]

Jamie Cameron wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 04:18, P.V.Anthony wrote:
> 
>>Jamie Cameron wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Webmin does support client-side SSL certificate authentication, if you are using
>>>Mozilla/Netscape/Firefox as the browser. You can turn this on in the Webmin Configuration
>>>module on the Certificate Authentication page. Once done, you can use the Webmin Users
>>>module to request a cert for your current login.
>>
>>I have activated "Certificate Authority" and created a cert from "Webmin
>>Users". The cert was saved in my FireFox. All that worked great.
>>
>>I restarted FireFox and went to Webmin. Firefox asked for my master
>>password then it brought me to the login page. Then I used IE to see if
>>I can still enter even when I do not have the cert installed.
>>Unfortunately I could enter Webmin. I am assuming that it should not ask
>>for my login name and password once I have the cert.
>>
>>I must have done something wrong. I cannot figure it out. I could not
>>find "Certificate Authentication" in the "Webmin Configuration". Could
>>it be in some other place?
>>
>>Please be paitent. Sorry for the trouble.
> 
> 
> It sounds like Webmin isn't recognizing the certificate supplied by
> Firefox, causing it to display the normal login page instead. I will
> test this out myself using Firefox and see if it is caused by the Webmin
> bug - different browsers seem to have different ways of accepting and
> presenting certs.
> 
>  - Jamie

Sorry to ask this again. Is there any update on the above mentioned.

P.V.Anthony