Python decides for certificate validation

Posted Sep 21, 2014 11:59 UTC (Sun) by intgr (subscriber, #39733)
In reply to: Python decides for certificate validation by thedevil
Parent article: Python decides for certificate validation

> existing code using protocols like IMAP and SMTP over SSL. That code will break with the new change just like HTTP will

I assume those protocols will continue to ignore certificate validation like in previous versions. Why do you think they will break?

Python decides for certificate validation

Posted Sep 23, 2014 17:19 UTC (Tue) by thedevil (guest, #32913) [Link]

I thought they would break because the change (make validating be the
default) is in the underlying SSL code, on which all the individual
protocol modules depend. Was this a misunderstanding?