> No. Or actually, unlikely. When using client certificates (really,
> mutually authenticated SSL), you typically have a password for your
> private key. And typically software that deals mainly with security will
> be very careful with how it uses passwords. So, the password to unlock
> the private key will not be stored in clear text, and can be handled
> securely.

I should point out that I have actually not looked at how svn clients
handle https and client certs. If it turns out they store your private
key password in clear text, then pje is right and this is (almost) a
moot point. You'd still gain: no password on the server.

--
  Heikki Toivonen

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