[Python-Dev] Enable Hostname and Certificate Chain Validation

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Thu, 23 Jan 2014 01:45:15 -0500
Scott Dial <scott+python-dev at scottdial.com> wrote:
> 
> Anecdotally, I already know of a system at work that is using HTTPS
> purely for encryption, because the authentication is done in-band. So, a
> self-signed cert was wholly sufficient. The management tools use a
> RESTful interface over HTTPS for control, but you are telling me this
> will be broken by default now. What do I tell our developers (who often
> adopt the latest and greatest versions of things to play with)?

That the system may be vulnerable to MITM attacks? (depending on how
the authentication is done)

Regards

Antoine.