diff --git a/caddy/https/setup.go b/caddy/https/setup.go
index ac2754667..eebfc62da 100644
--- a/caddy/https/setup.go
+++ b/caddy/https/setup.go
@@ -83,10 +83,30 @@ func Setup(c *setup.Controller) (middleware.Middleware, error) {
 					c.TLS.Ciphers = append(c.TLS.Ciphers, value)
 				}
 			case "clients":
-				c.TLS.ClientCerts = c.RemainingArgs()
-				if len(c.TLS.ClientCerts) == 0 {
+				clientCertList := c.RemainingArgs()
+				if len(clientCertList) == 0 {
 					return nil, c.ArgErr()
 				}
+
+				listStart, mustProvideCA := 1, true
+				switch clientCertList[0] {
+				case "request":
+					c.TLS.ClientAuth = tls.RequestClientCert
+					mustProvideCA = false
+				case "require":
+					c.TLS.ClientAuth = tls.RequireAnyClientCert
+					mustProvideCA = false
+				case "verify_if_given":
+					c.TLS.ClientAuth = tls.VerifyClientCertIfGiven
+				default:
+					c.TLS.ClientAuth = tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert
+					listStart = 0
+				}
+				if mustProvideCA && len(clientCertList) <= listStart {
+					return nil, c.ArgErr()
+				}
+
+				c.TLS.ClientCerts = clientCertList[listStart:]
 			case "load":
 				c.Args(&loadDir)
 				c.TLS.Manual = true
diff --git a/caddy/https/setup_test.go b/caddy/https/setup_test.go
index 378a24f8e..59a772c45 100644
--- a/caddy/https/setup_test.go
+++ b/caddy/https/setup_test.go
@@ -189,34 +189,69 @@ func TestSetupParseWithWrongOptionalParams(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSetupParseWithClientAuth(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test missing client cert file
 	params := `tls ` + certFile + ` ` + keyFile + ` {
-			clients client_ca.crt client2_ca.crt
+			clients
 		}`
 	c := setup.NewTestController(params)
 	_, err := Setup(c)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Expected no errors, got: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if count := len(c.TLS.ClientCerts); count != 2 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected two client certs, had %d", count)
-	}
-	if actual := c.TLS.ClientCerts[0]; actual != "client_ca.crt" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected first client cert file to be '%s', but was '%s'", "client_ca.crt", actual)
-	}
-	if actual := c.TLS.ClientCerts[1]; actual != "client2_ca.crt" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected second client cert file to be '%s', but was '%s'", "client2_ca.crt", actual)
-	}
-
-	// Test missing client cert file
-	params = `tls ` + certFile + ` ` + keyFile + ` {
-			clients
-		}`
-	c = setup.NewTestController(params)
-	_, err = Setup(c)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Expected an error, but no error returned")
 	}
+
+	noCAs, twoCAs := []string{}, []string{"client_ca.crt", "client2_ca.crt"}
+	for caseNumber, caseData := range []struct {
+		params         string
+		clientAuthType tls.ClientAuthType
+		expectedErr    bool
+		expectedCAs    []string
+	}{
+		{"", tls.NoClientCert, false, noCAs},
+		{`tls ` + certFile + ` ` + keyFile + ` {
+			clients client_ca.crt client2_ca.crt
+		}`, tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert, false, twoCAs},
+		// now come modifier
+		{`tls ` + certFile + ` ` + keyFile + ` {
+			clients request
+		}`, tls.RequestClientCert, false, noCAs},
+		{`tls ` + certFile + ` ` + keyFile + ` {
+			clients require
+		}`, tls.RequireAnyClientCert, false, noCAs},
+		{`tls ` + certFile + ` ` + keyFile + ` {
+			clients verify_if_given client_ca.crt client2_ca.crt
+		}`, tls.VerifyClientCertIfGiven, false, twoCAs},
+		{`tls ` + certFile + ` ` + keyFile + ` {
+			clients verify_if_given
+		}`, tls.VerifyClientCertIfGiven, true, noCAs},
+	} {
+		c := setup.NewTestController(caseData.params)
+		_, err := Setup(c)
+		if caseData.expectedErr {
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Errorf("In case %d: Expected an error, got: %v", caseNumber, err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("In case %d: Expected no errors, got: %v", caseNumber, err)
+		}
+
+		if caseData.clientAuthType != c.TLS.ClientAuth {
+			t.Errorf("In case %d: Expected TLS client auth type %v, got: %v",
+				caseNumber, caseData.clientAuthType, c.TLS.ClientAuth)
+		}
+
+		if count := len(c.TLS.ClientCerts); count < len(caseData.expectedCAs) {
+			t.Fatalf("In case %d: Expected %d client certs, had %d", caseNumber, len(caseData.expectedCAs), count)
+		}
+
+		for idx, expected := range caseData.expectedCAs {
+			if actual := c.TLS.ClientCerts[idx]; actual != expected {
+				t.Errorf("In case %d: Expected %dth client cert file to be '%s', but was '%s'",
+					caseNumber, idx, expected, actual)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func TestSetupParseWithKeyType(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/server/config.go b/server/config.go
index 1f4acdb6c..e66ec801c 100644
--- a/server/config.go
+++ b/server/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"net"
 
 	"github.com/mholt/caddy/middleware"
@@ -75,4 +76,5 @@ type TLSConfig struct {
 	ProtocolMaxVersion       uint16
 	PreferServerCipherSuites bool
 	ClientCerts              []string
+	ClientAuth               tls.ClientAuthType
 }
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index b9fa575a2..41d1a6373 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -332,6 +333,16 @@ func (s *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Use URL.RawPath If you need the original, "raw" URL.Path in your middleware.
+	// Collapse any ./ ../ /// madness here instead of doing that in every plugin.
+	if r.URL.Path != "/" {
+		path := filepath.Clean(r.URL.Path)
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(path, "/") {
+			path = "/" + path
+		}
+		r.URL.Path = path
+	}
+
 	// Execute the optional request callback if it exists and it's not disabled
 	if s.ReqCallback != nil && !s.vhosts[host].config.TLS.Manual && s.ReqCallback(w, r) {
 		return
@@ -368,17 +379,19 @@ func DefaultErrorFunc(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, status int) {
 // setupClientAuth sets up TLS client authentication only if
 // any of the TLS configs specified at least one cert file.
 func setupClientAuth(tlsConfigs []TLSConfig, config *tls.Config) error {
-	var clientAuth bool
+	whatClientAuth := tls.NoClientCert
 	for _, cfg := range tlsConfigs {
-		if len(cfg.ClientCerts) > 0 {
-			clientAuth = true
-			break
+		if whatClientAuth < cfg.ClientAuth { // Use the most restrictive.
+			whatClientAuth = cfg.ClientAuth
 		}
 	}
 
-	if clientAuth {
+	if whatClientAuth != tls.NoClientCert {
 		pool := x509.NewCertPool()
 		for _, cfg := range tlsConfigs {
+			if len(cfg.ClientCerts) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
 			for _, caFile := range cfg.ClientCerts {
 				caCrt, err := ioutil.ReadFile(caFile) // Anyone that gets a cert from this CA can connect
 				if err != nil {
@@ -390,7 +403,7 @@ func setupClientAuth(tlsConfigs []TLSConfig, config *tls.Config) error {
 			}
 		}
 		config.ClientCAs = pool
-		config.ClientAuth = tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert
+		config.ClientAuth = whatClientAuth
 	}
 
 	return nil