>> I'm not familiar with Unix/Linux, but on Windows, if it's anything >> like mimetypes it'll be really hard to get consistent behaviour across >> different boxes/versions from the registry, or wherever certs might be >> stored on Windows. I'd much rather have a slightly outdated but >> consistent experience by default. > > The problem with a "slightly outdated" CA store is that it can be a > security risk.
True. This is different from mimetypes in that respect. Also, with Christian's post about Windows cert store, it does look like Windows has a stable/documented way to get this from the system. I wonder, are the crypt32.dll Cert* functions what IE uses? -Ben _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
