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SSL server requesting client certificates should send CA list

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3.7 (EOL) topic-SSL type-bug
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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']

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. 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

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