Two-Way TLS or mTLS Symmetric Client Server Cert Auth for Node.js using plain TLS sockets and/or Nginx

This file describes how to set up a bidirectional client/server TLS authentication or mTLS (mutual-auth TLS) for plain TLS sockets using Node.js.

If you don't know why you would use a two-way TLS or mTLS auth mechaniusm it's worth checking out these videos to get a better understanding.

• Visa Tutorial: Two-Way SSL Mutual Authentication
• A Tour of TLS by Lyle Franklin specific section talking about mTLS
• Quick Intro to Mutual TLS using Nginx
• In-depth mTLS with NGINX from NGINX, Inc