[Python-checkins] r85103 - in python/branches/release27-maint: Doc/library/httplib.rst Doc/library/urllib.rst Doc/library/urllib2.rst

[antoine.pitrou]

Author: antoine.pitrou
Date: Wed Sep 29 13:30:52 2010
New Revision: 85103

Log:
Merged revisions 85101 via svnmerge from 
svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/branches/py3k

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  r85101 | antoine.pitrou | 2010-09-29 13:24:21 +0200 (mer., 29 sept. 2010) | 3 lines
  
  Issue #9983: warn that urllib and httplib don't perform SSL certificate validation.
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Modified:
   python/branches/release27-maint/   (props changed)
   python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/httplib.rst
   python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/urllib.rst
   python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/urllib2.rst

Modified: python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/httplib.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/httplib.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/httplib.rst	Wed Sep 29 13:30:52 2010
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@
    formatted file that contains your private key. *cert_file* is a PEM formatted
    certificate chain file.
 
-   .. note::
-
-      This does not do any certificate verification.
+   .. warning::
+      This does not do any verification of the server's certificate.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.0
 

Modified: python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/urllib.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/urllib.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/urllib.rst	Wed Sep 29 13:30:52 2010
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 instead of filenames.  Some restrictions apply --- it can only open URLs for
 reading, and no seek operations are available.
 
+.. warning:: When opening HTTPS URLs, it is not attempted to validate the
+   server certificate.  Use at your own risk!
+
+
 High-level interface
 --------------------
 

Modified: python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/urllib2.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/urllib2.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/urllib2.rst	Wed Sep 29 13:30:52 2010
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 URLs (mostly HTTP) in a complex world --- basic and digest authentication,
 redirections, cookies and more.
 
+.. warning:: When opening HTTPS (or FTPS) URLs, it is not attempted to
+   validate the server certificate.  Use at your own risk!
+
 The :mod:`urllib2` module defines the following functions: