PhantomJS should support user certificates (*.pem, *.pfx)

[ariya]

frst...@googlemail.com commented:

Which version of PhantomJS are you using? Tip: run 'phantomjs --version'.
1.5

What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Open any webpage which requires user authentication via a user certificate (instead of login + password).
   2.
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What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expected: One should be able to configure a file which stores the user certificate
Instead: The API doesn't provide this functionality

Which operating system are you using?
WinXP, Linux

Did you use binary PhantomJS or did you compile it from source?
Binary (on both OS)

Please provide any additional information below.
If the user has more than one applicable certificate in his/her certificate store the major web browsers start a dialog to select a certificate.

Disclaimer:
This issue was migrated on 2013-03-15 from the project's former issue tracker on Google Code, Issue #524.
🌟   11 people had starred this issue at the time of migration.

[ariya]

GBara...@demonwaremail.net commented:

'd say pem format is more user friendly for everyone on unix systems, but it would be nice if both can be specified as pkcs12 is better supported on windows.

I think we also need an option to specify the CA chain. Normally for PEM format we need:

--private-key-file
--ssl-certificate-file
--ca-certficate-file

Also, many people would be worried about specifying the passphase in the command line (bash history will reveal the passphrase).
so, in addition to the passphrase in the command line:

• read the file from stdin
• specify a file with the passphrase.

And since we're specifying all that stuff in the command line, maybe phantomjs could also read these options from a default "~/.phantomjs.conf", or we can specify the config file in the command line as most unix utilities do. Of course, the cmd options override config file options.

What do you think?

[raynor08]

rayno...@gmail.com commented:

Read all those from phantomJS's config sounds good to me. And hope this can be supported soon!

[ariya]

mark.sto...@gmail.com commented:

I'd also like support for ".phantomjs.conf", so I don't have to enter --webdriver=4445 every time I launch it.

[passionke]

Hope this can be supported soon!!!!, I have the same question。

[mindscratch]

I also need support for using user certificates.

[nebulade]

+1

I would also need this feature.

[nil3]

Linking issue #11275 (with patch)

[cphoover]

+1 bump

[BulbITOrg]

+1 vote.

[offlinehacker]

+1

[Arno-v]

+1 vote

[scott2449]

The other problem with this issue is that without CA cert support (alternative using ignore ssl errors) phantom then removes all the secure cookies from the text file when phantom.exit() is called. The work around is to copy the cookies file using fs before exit and then copy it back externally before running phantom again or (worse) don't use exit() in your script and sigkill the process.

[mindscratch]

any update or thoughts on this?

[simonflk]

+1

[apergy]

+1

[nathanmesserbbc]

This is something that we need as well.

Has anyone who knows the phantomjs codebase had a look at the patch here to see if it's suitable?

https://github.com/ffray/phantomjs/tree/ssl-client-auth

[subvertnormality]

+1

[danielabar]

+1

[herve-odiard]

+1

[franck34]

+1

[pfuerholz]

+1

[dblooman]

+1

[ghost]

+1

[dblooman]

Will this be supported in 2.0?

[agustinf]

+1 😢

[smoelker]

+1

[surebert]

+1

[adriannier]

+1

[vitallium]

Implemented in 54a54dc!

[pabrrs]

+1

[avandrevitor]

+1