NginxProxyManager / NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager

Add client certificate support

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Description

Implement client certificates

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I am securing my web applications with Cloudflare access. I did all the proxing through manual configuration of a nginx server.
But because I am running more and more applications, I wanted to have a nice GUI like this from npm.
As long npm does not support client certificates, I can not protect my website from unwanted access.

Describe the solution you'd like
I would like a feature to upload an SSL Cert without a key. Which is currently not possible. And then use it inside a proxy host, to verify the clients certificate.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing proxy-host certificate upload flow and the nginx configuration generation paths. Check how certificates are stored and selected for a proxy host, then verify that done means uploading a client certificate without a key and using it to verify client certificates in the generated nginx configuration.

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Assessment

Tech stack
nginx, typescript
Domain
backend, networking, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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