owncloud / owncloud/android

Use a client side SSL certificate to authenticate the client through https

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Description

Hi,

I've an owncloud 5.0 server with https connection. I open by NAT the web connection from internet and protect the access with a certificate (on Apache 2). Therefore, to access to my owncloud I use https and a certifcate generate from my server. All work fine from web navigator (IE, Chrome, Firefox,...) when I configure the certificate (pfx, for example).

If I try to configure the android client to my server, not setting the certificate is available and the error appear: "Failed the inicialization SSL" (sorry I translate from Spanish message).

Is possible use a own certificate (.pfx or .crt) to use in the https connection?? (from the android client).

Regards,
Akirasan

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Start by reproducing the Android client's SSL initialization failure against an ownCloud 5.0 HTTPS server configured with a client certificate. Determine how the client could accept a .pfx or .crt certificate for HTTPS authentication; done means the certificate can be configured and the connection succeeds.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
authentication, mobile, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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