On 9 Sep 2004, at 17:12, Frank Leahy wrote:

Interesting. Anyone know if getting this error will preclude data being returned from the https connection? For example, I can imagine having a web server where I didn't bother getting a Verisign (or other) certificate, but I still wanted to get and put data over an https connection.


-- Frank

Yes. Right now it will prevent you doing this if you go via libUrl.

libUrl uses "open secure socket ... with verification", which requires a certificate.

However, it shouldn't be too hard to add something to libUrl which allows you to use "without verification". perhaps a "switch command" such as libUrlSetSSLVerification <true|false> with the default being true.

Of course, anyone using this would have to be careful. I could imagine a faulty implementation like this:

  verification fails
  application asks user if he/she wants to continue without verification
  application switches off verification and completes request
  application *forgets* to switch it back on again
  all future https requests are unverified
  end of civilisation

Cheers
Dave

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