[PhoneGap] inAppBrowser and certificate based client authentification

[Florian Auer]

Hello

In our iOS App we are using the inAppBrowser plugin to display external pages on an SSL secured communicating server.
We also want to secure the conection with client-side-authentification.

Therefore our NGinx server hast been configured to request the client certificate at the beginning of the communication.
The client certificate has been installed on the iOS device.
If we use the standard Safari browser, the authentification works well. but if we call the same URL from inside the app via the inAppBrowser

var ref = window.open(url, '_blank', options);

the certifcate is not transmitted and the server responses with the corresponding "Bad Gateway" error

Is there a solution for the inAppBrowser Plugin to send the certificate, maybe it has to be stored inside the app or so?
Or is this a lack in the system as designed and cannot be realized at the moment?

By seraching the weg i found pages like:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9483472/client-certificate-authentication-in-uiwebview-ios
• http://blog.xdumaine.com/authenticating-an-http-request-with-client-certificates-in-ios/

indication that the native iOS way needs some overwrites.....don't know if this helps

Maybe anyone hat made some experiences with this :)