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| author | Lutz Jänicke <jaenicke@openssl.org> | 2001-04-17 15:18:56 +0200 |
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| committer | Lutz Jänicke <jaenicke@openssl.org> | 2001-04-17 15:18:56 +0200 |
| commit | 197322455d61829572d1792da03e4d0750d5638a (patch) | |
| tree | 9f88bccd3f0c969a3a7e07c62c848df26e592975 /FAQ | |
| parent | Fix warning. (diff) | |
| download | openssl-197322455d61829572d1792da03e4d0750d5638a.tar.xz openssl-197322455d61829572d1792da03e4d0750d5638a.zip | |
Clarify request of client certificates. This is a FAQ.
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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? =============================================================================== @@ -519,5 +520,12 @@ 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. + + =============================================================================== |