Commit f7a52475 authored by Antoine Pitrou's avatar Antoine Pitrou

Issue #19508: warn that ssl doesn't validate certificates by default

parent be1d3c18
...@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ probably additional platforms, as long as OpenSSL is installed on that platform. ...@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ probably additional platforms, as long as OpenSSL is installed on that platform.
operating system socket APIs. The installed version of OpenSSL may also operating system socket APIs. The installed version of OpenSSL may also
cause variations in behavior. cause variations in behavior.
.. warning::
The ssl module won't validate certificates by default. When used in
client mode, this means you are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks.
.. warning:: .. warning::
OpenSSL's internal random number generator does not properly handle fork. OpenSSL's internal random number generator does not properly handle fork.
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