[clue-tech] Mod_nss question

David L. Anselmi anselmi at anselmi.us
Tue May 25 19:35:39 MDT 2010


Mike Staver wrote:
> No problem - you're pretty close with the single sign on part.  Every user
> of the web applications I work on is issued an ID card. Think a DirecTV
> access card almost exactly, but with barcodes on the back, a magnetic
> strip, and the chip on the card contains a personal certificate.

Sounds like DoD (though DoI got that idea 5 years ago--I wonder whether they've delivered yet).

> Well, this just one flaw with this model - and that is the user may have had their certificate
> revoked, yet still manage to keep their card.

When their cert expires and they get a new one, does it automatically work with all their apps or do 
they have to do something to tell the apps about their new cert?

Dave


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