SSL server requesting client certificates should send CA list
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3.7 (EOL)
topic-SSL
type-bug
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 77.2k
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- 36k
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Description
| BPO | 28671 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @tiran, @alex, @dstufft |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-11-11.23:30:24.756>
labels = ['expert-SSL', 'type-bug', '3.7']
title = 'SSL server requesting client certificates should send CA list'
updated_at = <Date 2017-09-06.19:41:48.698>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/kchen'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2017-09-06.19:41:48.698>
actor = 'christian.heimes'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['SSL']
creation = <Date 2016-11-11.23:30:24.756>
creator = 'kchen'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 28671
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['280620', '301503']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['janssen', 'christian.heimes', 'alex', 'kchen', 'dstufft']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue28671'
versions = ['Python 3.7']
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the CPython SSL component and review the linked BPO issue 28671 and its discussion. Identify the server-side certificate-request path and establish the expected CA-list behavior; done means the server sends the appropriate list when requesting client certificates, with coverage for the reported behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100