request-client-auth

This command controls whether to request client authentication during the SSL handshake.

Syntax

request-client-auth { on | off }

Parameters

on

Requests client authentication.

off

Does not request client authentication. This setting is the default value.

Guidelines

The request-client-auth command controls whether to request client authentication during the SSL handshake.

When enabled, you must provide validation credentials with the valcred command to validate the SSL client certificate.