If you have a web server *and* a client where you can control the session cache and initiate a re-negotiation, Firefox will try to look at your token again.
At least this was the case a while ago. -- Martin +372 515 6495 On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 12:58 PM, Urs Hunkeler <u...@gmx.ch> wrote: > Hi, > > I use the GnuPG card and have installed all the software, including Scute. I > configured a server for HTTPS asking for client certificates. When the card > is inserted before requesting the page, I get a request for the user PIN for > the card, and then the certificate is exchanged with the server as desired, > and everything works fine. > > When the card is not inserted, my web application detects that no > certificate has been sent and shows a login-failed message. If I then insert > the card and reload the page, the card is not accessed and login still > fails. I actually have to terminate and restart Firefox for it to use the > card (shift-click on reload does not work either). > > Ideally, I would like to be logged out when I remove the card and logged in > when I insert the card. Mozilla provides an unofficial JavaScript object to > detect card insertion/removal > (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/JavaScript_crypto). The JavaScript > code detects successfully insertion and removal of the card. Using mozilla's > example script, when I remove the card, the page is reloaded, but displays > an error message. I can probably hide the error message by verifying the > connection in the background (AJAX) or reloading the page with a delay. > However, when I insert the card, the page is still reloaded but the client > certificate is not used. > > Is there a way to reload a page and explicitly request that the SmartCard be > accessed? Or do you have any suggestions for a work-around? > > Sincerely, > Urs > > > _______________________________________________ > Gnupg-users mailing list > Gnupg-users@gnupg.org > http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
