[cups.general] IPPs with Ubuntu, Cups 1.4.5 how to ...

[Michael Sweet]

On Nov 24, 2010, at 2:46 AM, Saboundjian wrote:

> I'm trying to configure Cups to print using ipps. the url to reach the printer is ok using https. For your information, I can print using https with Windows seven without problem (queue: https://printername/ipp)
> 
> What I have done:
> - Download and Install the CA certificate using mozilla.
> - On terminal launch the commands:
> cd /usr/libexec/cups/backend
> sudo ln -s ipp https
> 
>> From now, I can create the queue, but when I try to print something the job stays in the queue.
> 
> Do I need to copy the CA certificate somwhere ?

No, current versions of CUPS do not validate the server's cert at all.

What might be happening is that the printer may not support the same set of crypto algorithms that the Ubuntu system does - any errors in the error_log file?

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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair