Mutual SSL via Client Certificate
Platform: iOS
Select a certificate
- open the Simplifier Client on your iOS device
- select “Show more login options”
- select option “Certificate”
- select a certificate alias or “No certificate” to return to default
If only “No certificate” is visible, follow the next step to import one.
Import a client certificate
The certificates need to be PKCS 12-Formatted and the file ending changed to “.sc” (e. g. mycert.pfx -> mycert.sc).
Client certificates imported with the iOS system are not available for the Simplifier Client-App, thus they need to be imported with one of the following ways.
Option 1 send file via Airdrop:
The easiest way to send the certificate to an iOS devices is to send it via Airdrop.
- rename the file ending to .sc (example: mycert.crt to mycert.sc)
- right click mycert.sc
- select “Share” -> “Airdrop”
- select target device (make sure Airdrop is enabled)
- on the device an “Open with…” popup will open
- click on “Simplifier” to start the import
- Input an alias / nickname and a password if the file is protected
- Press confirm to save the import
Option 2 Download from Url
If you have the certificate hosted on a server, continue here.
- upload the client certificate to a trusted source and save the url
- “Certificate name:” choose an alias / nickname for your file
- “URL” enter the url of your certificate you’ve uploaded in the first step
- provide a “Certificate Password” if your certificate is protected
- Press “Confirm” to start the import
If the import worked, the certificate is now listed under it’s alias.
Option 3 as file via Email
You can send the certificate yourself via Email and open it from the attachment.
- rename the file ending to .sc (example: mycert.crt to mycert.sc)
- attach the file to an email on another computer and send it to your device
- tap the “mycert.cs” file from the attachment
- the client opens and an import dialog opens
- provide an alias / nickname an a password if the file is protected
- Press “Confirm” to start the import
Delete a certificate
- open the Simplifier Client on your iOS device
- select “Show more login options”
- select option “Certificate”
- swipe one of the installed certificates left to reveal the delete option
Login with invalid SSL Certificates or insecure connections
Normally you should operate the simplifier server with a valid, certified SSL Certificate. In case of expired ssl certificates, self-signed certificates or no ssl at all, the connection from mobile client to server can’t be established due security restrictions.
To login in such a situation, you can enable the developer mode with several clicks on the simplifier logo see video below: