Hello all!

I am using Net::SSLeay::post_https to post a bit of XML to a server using client certificate authentication. To wit:

  ($content, $respstr, %reply_headers) =
    Net::SSLeay::post_https($cfg->{'host'}
                            , $cfg->{'port'}
                            , '/'
                            , ''
                            , $xml
                            , 'text/xml'
                            , $cfg->{'certname'} . ".crt"
                            , $cfg->{'certname'} . ".key"
                           );

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It works great! But sometimes it shouldn't!

It appears that no verification is being performed against the validity of the server certificate. When I use a hostname to connect that is different than the server certificate's DN, I get no warnings, errors, or anything but an otherwise successful connection. When using other languages/libraries with the same input, I get one or another "bad name" type of error.

What do I need to do in order to have Net::SSLeay::post_https verify the server name against the certificate it presents? (And potentially other verifications that should properly be made?)

Thanks!
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In reply to Certificate host verification with Net::SSLeay::post_https by OtcFormula

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