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SSL VerifyClient with POST would be useful





------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED]  2003-11-17 01:13 -------
So I guess Apache 2.0 just can't be used to implement any web services who want
to do SSL-based authentication? Here's the scenario where getting the SSL info
on a post is absolutely critical:

Say I want to make a web service application which clients can call to check on
their order status (e.g., processing, shipped, etc.). I have a MySQL database
which stores all the customer data (IDs, SSL public keys, etc.). Clients call an
XML-RPC method to determine their order status. I want to be able to look up
their customer ID based on the SSL cert they're using so I can issue the
appropriate response. Pretty simple, right?

XML-RPC (and SOAP) are both POST-based. That means if the client calls the
XML-RPC method, I have no way of getting at the SSL cert that the client is
using, and therefore, cannot validate it with the one I have in the database.

This kind of authentication isn't necessarily all that commonplace in a
user-driven application, but is quite necessary for use in the world of web
services.

Is there a workaround in the mean time? Does this work in 1.x?

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