[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): note xmlrpclib doesn't verify certs (yet)

[benjamin.peterson]

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/8e866c802166
changeset:   93031:8e866c802166
branch:      2.7
parent:      93022:7657cc08d29b
user:        Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org>
date:        Mon Oct 13 11:53:54 2014 -0400
summary:
  note xmlrpclib doesn't verify certs (yet)

files:
  Doc/library/xmlrpclib.rst |  5 +++++
  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/xmlrpclib.rst b/Doc/library/xmlrpclib.rst
--- a/Doc/library/xmlrpclib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/xmlrpclib.rst
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
    constructed data.  If you need to parse untrusted or unauthenticated data see
    :ref:`xml-vulnerabilities`.
 
+.. warning::
+
+   In the case of https URIS, :mod:`xmlrpclib` does not do any verification of
+   the server's certificate.
+
 
 .. class:: ServerProxy(uri[, transport[, encoding[, verbose[,  allow_none[, use_datetime]]]]])
 

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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython