curl-users

Re: FTPS problem

From: JD <news0503_at_ftumsh.org>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:00:09 +0100

Daniel,

> On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, postmaster wrote:

> > * SSL certificate verify ok.

> >> USER anon.acme

> > < 530 User is not the same as specified in the X.509 Certificate.

> > * Access denied: User is not the same as specified in the X.509

> > Certificate.

> > curl: (9) Access denied: User is not the same as specified in the X.509

> > Certificate.

> Obviously the server checks that you login with the same USER as one of the

> fields in your certificate. I guess they refer to the Common Name field, but

> I'm not sure.

That's what I thought. It's just that the same setup with the bsd ftps

works and it doesn't with curl.

ie same cert, username, password etc.

> Why don't you just ask the admins of the site for clarification?

heh, now that's a tale in itself. The site is IBM and the administration

is from a third party that seem to know nothing about it and won't give out an IBM

contact.

Sheesh. I shall push a bit harder I think.

Thank you for your time.

John

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Received on 2004-10-13