[Python-Dev] Validating SSL By Default (aka Including a Cert Bundle in CPython)

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Mon Jun 3 11:07:43 CEST 2013


On Mon, 3 Jun 2013 01:20:42 -0400
Donald Stufft <donald at stufft.io> wrote:
> As of right now, as far as I can tell, Python does not validate HTTPS
> certificates by default. As far as I can tell this is because there is
> no guaranteed certificates available.

Also for backwards compatibility.

Regards

Antoine.




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