[stunnel-users] Client SSL certificate

[Michal Trojnara]

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reg14 at rambler.ru wrote:
> If a client application is behind NAT, it does not have a real IP 
> address. Certificate field 'common name' is supposed to contain a 
> fully qualified domain name or a real IP address.

Indeed, but only for server certificates.

> Could the value of this field be ignored on SSL verification?

Common names of client certificates are not validated on SSL servers.

stunnel does not validate common names at all, as, unlike web
browsers, it does not allow for dynamic selection of servers.

Mike
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