[pkg-lynx-maint] Bug#797901: lynx: No client certificate support

Simon Kainz skainz at debian.org
Thu Sep 3 13:52:00 UTC 2015


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Package: lynx
Version: 2.8.9dev6-3
Tags: patch
Control: block -1 by 797059
X-Debbugs-CC: debian-accessibility at lists.debian.org

Dear Maintainer,

lynx has currently no support for client certificates, which, due to
the recent introduction of client certificate usage for Debian SSO,
renders websites protected by this system unusable for lynx users.

The attached patch adds the following features to lynx:

* Support for 1 client certificate and 1 key file
* Configurable via:
	- /etc/lynx-cur/lynx.cfg, variables SSL_CLIENT_CERT_FILE and
	  SSL_CLIENT_KEY_FILE
	- Environment variables: SSL_CLIENT_CERT_FILE and
	  SSL_CLIENT_KEY_FILE
	- Built-In Option Menu (Options "SSL client certificate
	  file","SSL client key file")


This patch was reviewed by a long time lynx user, trying out
http://contributors.debian.net.


Please note that you need to apply this patch [1] (Bug 797059 [2]) first.


Cheers,

Simon



[1]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=15;att=1;filename=gnutls_add_rehandshake_support.diff;bug=797059

[2] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=797059
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