[Officeshots] Easier authentication file - feature request

[Michiel Leenaars]

Hi all,

I was wondering what you all thought about the following feature request annex 
process improvement:

currently an externally signed certificate (CAcert or other) is used to 
identify the factory when it connects to the XML RPC service. This certificate 
is manually installed in the browser and subsequently has to be exported and 
then converted to PEM format, which means additional work in installing 
software for many.

The feature I would like to see is to directly generate a passwordless PEM 
file for the user on the Officeshots.org website. Once the users' email 
address is validated by us (which is all the certificate authorities do as 
well), the user can log in and download the PEM file and get straight to work. 
Since the only dedicated use for this certificate is the Officeshots service, 
this I feel is the safest way to operate - and it saves the factory operator a 
lot of work.

Best,
Michiel Leenaars
NLnet foundation