1413602 - Session Restore is blocked by the client certificate dialog

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Session Restore, defect, P2)

Description

[Tom Ritter [:tjr] (OOTO until 4/30 at least)]

STR:

Open a page that requires a TLS client cert.
Open a whole bunch more tabs and windows and stuff. 

Shut down the browser and try to restore the session.

I observed that every single window and every single tab in that window was sitting and not doing anything. I found a client cert dialog and hit [OK] and then the active tab for all the windows kicked into gear.

Comment 1

[Mike de Boer [:mikedeboer]]

Sounds like a P1, but can you give me an example site where I can reproduce this issue with? Thanks!

Comment 2

[Tom Ritter [:tjr] (OOTO until 4/30 at least)]

(In reply to Mike de Boer [:mikedeboer] from comment #1)
> Sounds like a P1, but can you give me an example site where I can reproduce
> this issue with? Thanks!

Hm. I found https://stackoverflow.com/a/42770043 which lists two test sites for this use case, they ought to work.

https://server.cryptomix.com/secure/
https://prod.idrix.eu/secure/

Of course you will need to have a client cert installed in the browser to choose, if you don't I suspect the browser will error right away.

Comment 3

[Mike de Boer [:mikedeboer]]

Thanks, I'll take a look.

Comment 4

[Mike de Boer [:mikedeboer]]

It's too close to my paternity leave to be able to drive and finish this, so I'll leave this to someone else who'd be interested in fixing this issue.

Comment 5

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

The severity field for this bug is relatively low, S3. However, the bug has 18 votes.
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Comment 6

[BugBot (nomail) [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

The last needinfo from me was triggered in error by recent activity on the bug. I'm clearing the needinfo since this is a very old bug and I don't know if it's still relevant.