Re: [webmin-l] Require a certificate to be installed in the browser foraccess to webmin

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 26/Feb/2010 02:52 Adam Jarret <ada...@gm...> wrote ..
> In apache, I can add the following to a virtual host directory configuration to
> require that a certificate be installed in the connecting browser to grant access
> to that directory:
> 
> 	SSLVerifyClient require
>  
> Is there a way to enable similar functionality in webmin? I have already created
> a self-signed certificate for my web server and have installed the .p12 file in
> Firefox.

If you are referring to SSL client authentication (where a cert is used instead of
a password), yes Webmin does support this. The steps to set it up are :

1) Go to Webmin -> Webmin Configuration -> Certificate Authority, and generate a CA cert

2) Go to Webmin -> Webmin Users -> Request Certificate, and generate a new private key
   and cert. This will be signed by the Webmin CA from step 1, and saved in your browser.

There's no way to use an arbitrary existing cert though..

 - Jamie