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If the client certificate distribution problem was a one-time per site thing it wouldn't be so bad. The issue is that people want to be able to use multiple bro
by bradleyjg 10y ago
If the client certificate distribution problem was a one-time per site thing it wouldn't be so bad. The issue is that people want to be able to use multiple browsers on multiple devices, and some of those browsers are in use by multiple people.
- drdaeman 10y agoIn theory, it's well possible to sync keystores (just like browsers sync passwords), or issue multiple certificates for a single account. There are a lot of options and scenarios well possible (no single size fits all, of course) In practice, anything related to client certificates in browsers is not usable.
- bradleyjg 10y agoIf you are authenticating all the time to a sync server or a certificate granting server than that ends up being the real login process.
- drdaeman 10y agoYes, it is a login process and there has to be one somewhere under the hood. Whatever the scheme is - at some point, one has to authenticate. The trick is, you set it up once and then your user agent does it for you, so all you have to do is set up sync (or any other option) once then never bother but just hit the "okay, log me in here" buttons, optionally, choosing an identity (certificate) if you have many.