Hi Andreas, andreas wrote: > 1) On the client side I assume I need to build a PKCS#11 module to add to > Mozilla for accessing a certificate on a smartcard? > There are various modules in order to access smart cards via the PKCS11. There are vendor specific modules, but also from http://www.opensc.project.org/
Under the Preferences -> Advanced -> Encryption Tab you find Security Devices. Add your module there. > 2) For the serverside I must create a CA and create certificates for the > smartcard users, configuring the website to require this certificate to set > up a SSL connection. > Or use third party implementations. Sorry for the promotion, but check out http://www.startssl.com/ > The hard part I realize is the first step, I am a little familiar with > PKCS#11 but no experience in smart cards. > The second part shouldn't be too hard, I have to figure out how to make the > website request a specific certificate from Mozilla. > This is fairly easy and depends on your server software. > Thank you. Hope this helps somewhat. -- Regards Signer: Eddy Nigg, StartCom Ltd. Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +1.213.341.0390 _______________________________________________ dev-security mailing list dev-security@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-security
