Store log in from WebDM

[Stephen Stewart]

On 2 April 2015 at 19:57, Alexander Sack <asac at canonical.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 6:52 PM, Martin Albisetti
> <martin.albisetti at canonical.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> A while back there was a discussion around implementing logging into
>> the store (or the device, for that matter) using WebDM.
>> The feature was paused due to the fact that the connection between the
>> browser and the device was over unencrypted http, and the current UX
>> of ssl-on-local-networks is not great.
>>
>> I think we'll need to fix this soon. While we may be able to update
>> WebDM psot 15.04 release due to it being an app and not in core (is
>> that still correct?), I was thinking we might want to settle on how
>> we're going to tackle this so we make sure whatever we might need
>> ships in core in 15.04.
>>
>> AFAIK, there are 2 options:
>> 1) Use a proxy server on the internet that has proper SSL to configure
>> the account. If you need to authenticate to the store, you have an
>> internet connection anyway. This won't work, however, for local
>> authentication.
>> 2) Self-signed cert that people have to accept, with the possibility
>> of printing part of the fingerprint on the physical device for those
>> who want to verify it (or a verification via ssh). Most users will
>> ignore and accept it, but it would be good to have something available
>> for the more cautious crowd.
>>
>> Are there any other smart ways of doing a secure connection with a
>> standard browsers to a service hosted in a local network?
>
> What do other home appliances in the market do here?
>
> My wifi router seems to not care. I configure it through
> http://local.domain. Of course, that one is special because it knows
> that I am accessing it through WPA at least...

Synology DSM has a UI for the user to create a self signed cert when
enabling https, however there are no 'pay for' packages in DSM, all
free.

https://www.synology.com/en-us/knowledgebase/tutorials/611
https://www.synology.com/en-us/dsm/5.1/live_demo

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