Using git with https client certificate

How to clone a git repository over client certificate authenticated https protocol.

This guide sets the local git configuration instead of the global one.




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, the client certificate is available in in p12 format.

git init
cd
cd
openssl pkcs12 -in mycert.p12 -nocerts -out mycert.key -nodes
openssl pkcs12 -in mycert.p12 -clcerts -nokeys -out mycert.crt
openssl pkcs12 -in mycert.p12 -cacerts -nokeys -out cacert.crt
git config --local http.sslCert "/mycert.crt"
git config --local http.sslKey "/mycert.key"
git config --local http.sslCaInfo "/cacert.crt"
git config --local http.sslVerify "false"
git pull git pull

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