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  • 1.  OCSP and SNI

    Posted Thu August 26, 2021 01:42 PM
    Hello,

    How to enable SNI support in WebSEAL 9.0 for OCSP?

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    Igor Vinogradov
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  • 2.  RE: OCSP and SNI

    Posted Fri August 27, 2021 07:56 AM
    Hi Igor,

    I don't understand the question - What is the connection between SNI and OCSP here?  Can you provide a little more information on what you're trying to do and what isn't working?

    Thanks... Jon.

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    Jon Harry
    Consulting IT Security Specialist
    IBM
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  • 3.  RE: OCSP and SNI

    Posted Fri August 27, 2021 08:33 AM
    Hi Jon, 

    We have configured WebSEAL to check revoked certificates using OCSP service.
    The service for checking OCSP certificates is deployed on OpenShift with support for SNI.
    When WebSEAL accesses the OCSP service, it does not use SNI and the request does not reach the OCSP service.

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    Igor Vinogradov
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  • 4.  RE: OCSP and SNI

    Posted Fri August 27, 2021 10:58 AM
    Hi Igor,

    Usually OCSP checks are done over non-secure channel.  I don't think that WebSEAL supports OCSP over TLS (HTTPS) connection (I could be wrong... someone else will have to comment on that).  Most OCSP responders listen on HTTP and not HTTPS.

    In HTTP connection there is no SNI. The ingress would most likely route your request based on the host header in the HTTP request.  I would expect WebSEAL to set that based on the host you give for your OCSP server.

    Have you tried setting up your OCSP over HTTP instead of HTTPS?

    Jon.

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    Jon Harry
    Consulting IT Security Specialist
    IBM
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