eclipse.platform Implement PKCS authentication

Discussed in https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform/discussions/680

^{Originally posted by JavaJoeS September 13, 2023} Add PKCS12 and PKCS11 implementation. See; https://github.com/eclipse-m2e/m2e-core/discussions/1538

Oct 04 '23 10:10 JavaJoeS

Almost all internet sites are secured, most publicly, some privatized requiring user x509 Certificates. Eclipse needs to have the ability to utilize keystores and truststores to provide SSLcontext.

Oct 04 '23 10:10 JavaJoeS

Looking to add UI for a PKI selection in package; package org.eclipse.ui.internal.net.auth Looks to me like the place to put it?

Oct 10 '23 11:10 JavaJoeS

Yes, this seems like the right package where to add authentication features.

Oct 10 '23 11:10 mickaelistria

I pulled a fork and began adding in some code. Its going to be a lot of work! I have a lot of highly customized code that I will need to make generic.

Oct 10 '23 12:10 JavaJoeS

For my custom PKI implementation I used; import org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.ISecurePreferences; import org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.SecurePreferencesFactory; to contain all of the pki related information; including, but not limited to; Passwords, Pins and physical locations. However, that may not be the best solution for this implementation. I see references to import org.eclipse.core.resources.IStorage and was wondering if that is an acceptable alternative or if its as secure? Any help, ideas, comments greatly appreciated.

Oct 12 '23 13:10 JavaJoeS

Closing this one as there is clear action pending on contributor and discussions would better be handled in less places. https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform/pull/1716#issuecomment-2615949879

Jan 27 '25 14:01 akurtakov