X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/wiki.git/blobdiff_plain/cbb5b898d98d39079a57acfb9f547f6655a941f7..ef6c043b28ded3d9c9d2e7633f1711136c1469ad:/doc/apache-client-certs.mdwn diff --git a/doc/apache-client-certs.mdwn b/doc/apache-client-certs.mdwn index d4a0642..6a5311e 100644 --- a/doc/apache-client-certs.mdwn +++ b/doc/apache-client-certs.mdwn @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ In addition to the standard Apache directives needed to enable SSL, you'll need AuthSSLCertStripSuffix "@MIT.EDU" -You also need to require certificate authentication. You can either use `SSLVerifyClient required` or `SSLVerifyClient optional`. `SSLVerifyClient required` has the downside that, if visitors don't have client-side certificates, they'll get an obscure OpenSSL error. However, Safari will not present certificates to a site with `SSLVerifyClient optional` set unless the user sets up an Identity Preference. For reference, scripts.mit.edu sets `SSLVerifyClient optional`. +You also need to require certificate authentication. You can either use `SSLVerifyClient require` or `SSLVerifyClient optional`. `SSLVerifyClient require` has the downside that, if visitors don't have client-side certificates, they'll get an obscure OpenSSL error. However, Safari will not present certificates to a site with `SSLVerifyClient optional` set unless the user sets up an Identity Preference. For reference, scripts.mit.edu sets `SSLVerifyClient optional`. You'll also need to enable the Apache modules.