(another) WebKit port of Browse

david at lang.hm david at lang.hm
Tue Jul 8 00:44:58 EDT 2008


On Mon, 7 Jul 2008, Martin Langhoff wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 7:20 PM, Carol Lerche <cafl at msbit.com> wrote:
>> Why does automatic authentication require a custom browser?  Client
>> certificates work well for this function in ordinary web applications
>> (assuming a properly configured server).
>
> I haven't delved into this deeply yet, but I suspect that, while I am
> fond of client certs, they won't work - SSL network and CPU overhead
> and sidestepping PKI madness for server certs. More on this when I get
> to implement it.

what about using client certs, but then null encryption after that? it's a 
non-standard config, but that's just a config option, not code changes.

David Lang

> Now, anyone who wants to have a strong say on how I am developing this
> is free to start implementing it ahead of me, and showing me some
> fantastic patches :-)
>
> cheers,
>
>
>
> m
>



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