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DecDawkins_3864
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Apr 02, 2019

Base64 decode certificate in header help

Hi! Looking for some help on using the b64decode option within my irule, to decode an incoming client certificate which has been base64 encoded in a custom HTTP header. I currently have the clie...
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KarimBenyelloul
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Apr 02, 2019

Hi,

 

Could you please explain the connection flow ? the issue here is that the "CLIENTSSL_CLIENTCERT" event is triggered only when the client sends a certificate during an SSL handshanke, not when sending the certificate inside an HTTP header with a GET/POST request.

 

is the client trying to set up an ssl connection with the VS ? or is he simply sending a certificate inside a http request ?

 

many thanks,

 

karim