Certificate Handshake - Plaintext

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iPhrankie
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Certificate Handshake - Plaintext

Post by iPhrankie » Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:55 pm

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Re: Certificate Handshake - Plaintext

Post by TinCanTech » Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:35 pm

iPhrankie wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:55 pm
if I need stop putting the person's name in the client certificate
You should probably have a better way to identify your clients than by their real names.

iPhrankie
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Re: Certificate Handshake - Plaintext

Post by iPhrankie » Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:17 pm

TinCanTech wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:35 pm
iPhrankie wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:55 pm
if I need stop putting the person's name in the client certificate
You should probably have a better way to identify your clients than by their real names.
I understand and there is a strict accounting for clients.

However, I still need to understand my original question above.

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Re: Certificate Handshake - Plaintext

Post by TinCanTech » Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:12 pm

iPhrankie wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:17 pm
TinCanTech wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:35 pm
iPhrankie wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:55 pm
if I need stop putting the person's name in the client certificate
You should probably have a better way to identify your clients than by their real names.
I understand and there is a strict accounting for clients.
Not strict enough ..
iPhrankie wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:17 pm
I still need to understand my original question
To understand your question ? .. Or .. To answer your question ?

Yes, certificate information is commonly shared as plain text ..

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