Implement PKCS authentication

[JavaJoeS]

Discussed in #680

^{Originally posted by JavaJoeS September 13, 2023}
Add PKCS12 and PKCS11 implementation.
See; eclipse-m2e/m2e-core#1538

[JavaJoeS]

Almost all internet sites are secured, most publicly, some privatized requiring user x509 Certificates. Eclipse needs to have the ability to utilize keystores and truststores to provide SSLcontext.

[JavaJoeS]

Looking to add UI for a PKI selection in package;
package org.eclipse.ui.internal.net.auth
Looks to me like the place to put it?

[mickaelistria]

Yes, this seems like the right package where to add authentication features.

[JavaJoeS]

I pulled a fork and began adding in some code. Its going to be a lot of work!
I have a lot of highly customized code that I will need to make generic.

[JavaJoeS]

For my custom PKI implementation I used; import org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.ISecurePreferences;
import org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.SecurePreferencesFactory; to contain all of the pki related information; including, but not limited to; Passwords, Pins and physical locations. However, that may not be the best solution for this implementation. I see references to import org.eclipse.core.resources.IStorage and was wondering if that is an acceptable alternative or if its as secure? Any help, ideas, comments greatly appreciated.

[akurtakov]

Closing this one as there is clear action pending on contributor and discussions would better be handled in less places. #1716 (comment)