SSL Client authentication with Java plugin 1.4 (IE)

[Bryan Castillo]

Im trying to access jar files on a web server requiring client
authentication for the Java plugin (jre 1.4).

I keep getting this error in the java console.

java.util.NoSuchElementException

at java.util.StringTokenizer.nextToken(StringTokenizer.java:232)
at sun.plugin.cache.JarCacheUtil.getJarsWithVersion(JarCacheUtil.java:68)

at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.appletInit(AppletViewer.java:535)
at sun.plugin.viewer.LifeCycleManager.initAppletPanel(LifeCycleManager.java:171)
at sun.plugin.viewer.IExplorerPluginObject$Initer.run(IExplorerPluginObject.java:169)

This occurs after the web server sends back a 404 response for the jar
files, due to the client not sending its certificate.

(IPlanet error log)

[25/Mar/2003:16:42:06] security (27745): for host 156.55.131.250
trying to GET /apps/clientjars/config.admin.jar, acl-state reports:
access of /webdocs/www/apps/clientjars/config.admin.jar denied by ACL
SCAN Admin 3.0 directive 1

I tried adding certificates to the java plugin for Signer CA, Secure
Site CA and Secure Site.

in Secure Site - I have put the client certificate and
in Signer CA and Secure Site CA - I have put the CA certificate.

I still get the same errors.

Our application works with java 1.3.0-C. I think it works because the
jar files are being requested by the browser instead of the JVM and
the browser has the client certificate installed.