Ben Laurie wrote:
> Sorry for the delay - the intent of mod_tls is to provide filters for
> all SSL/TLS use in Apache - however, it is more subtle than you think -
> SSL is not symmetric, so several things have to be done differently when
> you are using it for a client as opposed to when it is being used as a
> server. One thing is the certs, another is the SSL "method" (a thing
> that is internal to OpenSSL - chooses client or server and SSL version)
> and, of course, the client initiates the connection instead of accepting
> an incoming one.
This is what I thought.
> mod_tls should provide the functionality for either
> direction (much of it is common), but currently doesn't - I'd suggest we
> think about this when the (anticipated) flurry of work that's about to
> happen dies down, if that's OK with you.
There isn't a huge push for this now, but if mod_tls can be made to work
in both directions while work continues on it it will mean less work
down the line once we do try get backend SSL to work.
Regards,
Graham
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