ssl_verify_client with imap/pop3

Igor Sysoev is at rambler-co.ru
Sat Mar 31 23:01:20 MSD 2007


On Sat, Mar 24, 2007 at 04:45:10AM +0100, Paul Dekkers wrote:

> I was wondering: is it correct that I cannot use ssl_verify_client and
> ssl_client_certificate with nginx running as imap and/or pop3 proxy?
> 
> I'd like to enforce the use of client certificates... I'm currently
> doing that with stunnel, but perhaps nginx could replace that, while
> also offering more flexibility in proxying... (Probably not more
> efficient than stunnel.) Besides, it would be great if the script
> running for authentication could check parameters of the certificate
> (like a hash, or the DN)...

No, nginx currently does not support verification of the client
certificates in the mail proxy.


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