Infineon Security Platform Solution

Client Authentication with Mozilla Firefox

If the web server requests a client certificate from the client, Mozilla Firefox signs a message with the private key that corresponds to the configured client certificate to ensure that the user is the authentic owner of the client certificate.

Depending on the configuration of the password cache it may happen that you have to enter the certificate database password every time the client certificate is requested for authentication. Otherwise it is requested only when the first authentication is made.

If you have already assigned a certificate to be used for a special web page, this certificate is taken automatically. Otherwise you are asked to provide the correct certificate. The description of mapping certificates to user account and web pages guides you through the necessary steps to set up your security environment correctly.

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