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Improvements to client certificate support

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Description

Within webpki and prior to a client cert being accepted,

  • CRL support
  • Path validation, likely incorporating webpki CRL support

After a connection has been established,

  • Provide pub api access to the [unparsed?] client certificate as well as issuer chain
  • Provide pub api access to the parsed certificate entities/fields/extensions, including the Subject entity

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Research direction

Start by locating the client-certificate handling and public API entry points, then review how webpki performs CRL and path validation. Done means exposing the client certificate and issuer chain, plus parsed certificate entities, fields, extensions, and the Subject entity through a defined public API.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
authentication, cryptography, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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