SSL Client Authentication

JDK Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟SSL Client Authentication

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes on SSL client authentication. Topics include introduction to SSL client authentication; creating server and client certificates; writing server and client test programs; running SSL client authentication tests.

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What Is SSL Client Authentication?

Preparing Certificates for Client Authentication

Test Server Program for Client Authentication

Test Client Program for Client Authentication

SSL Client Authentication Test Result

Conclusions:

SSL server authentication seems to be required by default.
SSL client authentication is optional.
Client authentication is a mirror process of server authentication.
JDK uses SSLContext class and KeyManager class to access the "full" certificate on the local side.
JDK uses system properties to supply remote (peer) "public" certificates as trusted, if remote certificates are not issued by recognized certificate authorities.