How to Verify Certificate Path in Python Requests
If you are working with Python's Requests library and want to verify the SSL/TLS certificate of the server you are connecting to, you can use the verify parameter. This parameter takes either a boolean value (True or False) or a path to a CA certificate file.
Verifying with a CA Certificate File
If you have a CA certificate file, you can pass its path to the verify parameter. Here's an example:
import requests
response = requests.get('https://example.com', verify='/path/to/certfile.pem')
print(response.status_code)
In this example, Requests will use the CA certificate file located at /path/to/certfile.pem to verify the server's certificate.
Disabling Verification
If you want to disable certificate verification altogether, you can pass False to the verify parameter. However, this is not recommended as it makes your application vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks.
import requests
response = requests.get('https://example.com', verify=False)
print(response.status_code)
In this example, Requests will not verify the server's certificate.
Verifying with the Default CA Bundle
If you don't specify a value for the verify parameter, Requests will use the system's default CA bundle to verify the server's certificate. This is the recommended way to verify certificates.
import requests
response = requests.get('https://example.com')
print(response.status_code)
In this example, Requests will use the system's default CA bundle to verify the server's certificate.