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Unable to log in with WebId-TLS
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Description
When testing the login flow using WebId-TLS, I was unable to successfully log in using my certificate.
I configured the certificate such that it points to my pod in the subjectAltName, and added the public key information into my pod settings, all as outlined here
When I try using it to log in from firefox or chrome directly, I get this error:
Class constructor URL cannot be invoked without 'new'
When I try using the client certificate in postman to retrieve a private file, I receive a 401 response. (I'm not sure if this use case would even be expected to work, but I wanted to rule out browser issues)
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the WebId-TLS login flow in Firefox or Chrome and capture the Class constructor URL cannot be invoked without 'new' error. Then compare the browser result with the Postman client-certificate request and its 401 response. Done means the certificate-based login path is either working or the failure is narrowed to a specific authentication step.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100