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| author | Lutz Jänicke <jaenicke@openssl.org> | 2001-04-17 13:20:05 +0000 |
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| committer | Lutz Jänicke <jaenicke@openssl.org> | 2001-04-17 13:20:05 +0000 |
| commit | ee718b2c22179fcebe94fd7415b218dacc744db8 (patch) | |
| tree | a61f9435cfb9a67a8aa84938a8a686fdc185ebdd /FAQ | |
| parent | 514481f68622210a579ba31ebd6fd18cc851917f (diff) | |
| download | openssl-ee718b2c22179fcebe94fd7415b218dacc744db8.tar.gz | |
Clarify request of client certificates. This is a FAQ.
Diffstat (limited to 'FAQ')
| -rw-r--r-- | FAQ | 8 |
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@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ OpenSSL - Frequently Asked Questions * Why do I get errors about unknown algorithms? * Why can't the OpenSSH configure script detect OpenSSL? * Can I use OpenSSL's SSL library with non-blocking I/O? +* Why doesn't my server application receive a client certificate? =============================================================================== @@ -543,5 +544,12 @@ requiring a bi-directional message exchange; both SSL_read() and SSL_write() will try to continue any pending handshake. +* Why doesn't my server application receive a client certificate? + +Due to the TLS protocol definition, a client will only send a certificate, +if explicitely asked by the server. Use the SSL_VERIFY_PEER flag of the +SSL_CTX_set_verify() function to enable the use of client certificates. + + =============================================================================== |