[jdev] cert handling in xmpp server implementations

[Justin Karneges]

On Wednesday 24 May 2006 13:46, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
> I am working with a certification authority on adding XMPP support to
> the certificates they issue. My contact there wants to know about how
> various jabber/xmpp server implementations handle certificates. That is,
> do the servers operate like Apache (where you install a key, certificate
> and various CA files) or can they handle pkx files (like IIS or Domain
> Controllers of the Microsoft type)?

Speaking for Ambrosia (which is not very relevant, but...), currently PEM 
files are used, but PKCS#12 files (e.g. pkx) sure are convenient. :)  It is a 
standard format by the way, not a Microsoft-ism, and OpenSSL has supported it 
since forever.  I plan to support both methods.

And that will go for Psi too, when specifying a client cert (something I don't 
think you mentioned in either thread?).

-Justin