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