1981098 - Add UI for fetching and viewing server certificates in the account manager

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Thunderbird :: Account Manager, enhancement)

Description

[Geoff Lankow (:darktrojan)]

I'm working on adding some buttons and text to the account manager so that you can view the server's certificate, and if necessary add exceptions.

Comment 1

[Geoff Lankow (:darktrojan)]

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This is roughly what I have in mind.

Comment 2

[Geoff Lankow (:darktrojan)]

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And for the outgoing server page.

Comment 3

[Geoff Lankow (:darktrojan)]

Attachment: Bug 1981098 - Add UI for fetching and viewing server certificates in the account manager. r=aleca

Comment 4

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/rev/dc45a88052e7
Add UI for fetching and viewing server certificates in the account manager. r=aleca

Comment 5

[Kai Engert [:KaiE:]]

As implemented, the "add exception" link immediately adds an exception.
IMO this makes it a bit too easy to add an exception, and I'm missing guidance.

I recommend a follow-up change.

When clicking on "add exception", we should display some education text about the risks of exceptions, and why they usually shouldn't be necessary.

I think it could be sufficient to jump to our existing "add exception" dialog instead. The user could then confirm the exception from within that dialog.

Comment 6

[Alessandro Castellani [:aleca]]

Hey, thanks for the ping.
Yes, I think it would be nice to have an extra step before the user confirms the adding of the exception.

Could you open a follow up bug so we can tackle this?
Maybe also add the screenshot of what the "add exception" dialog looks like, as we might use the occasion to show something a bit nicer, like a modal dialog with better messaging and a preview of the certificate they're adding the exception for.