5.1.3 Preparing for SSL client authentication

For authenticating the SSL client, execute the following operations in addition to steps 1 to 5 of 5.1.1 Preparing for SSL communication, and then restart the Web server:

1. Installing the client certificate for the Web browser

   Install the client certificate for the Web browser as per the CA instructions used to issue certificate.

2. Acquiring the CA certificate

   Acquire the certificate (PEM formatted) of CA that has issued the client certificate.

3. Editing the httpsd.conf file (definition of directives)

   To enable the SSL client authentication, specify require in the SSLVerifyClient directive and a value of 1 or greater in the SSLVerifyDepth directive. Specify the PEM formatted certificate acquired from the CA in the SSLCACertificateFile or SSLCACertificatePath directive.

   Note

   You cannot specify the SSLCACertificatePath directive in Windows version.

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