Re: [boost] [beast] Platform proxy settings, SSL verification

Subject: Re: [boost] [beast] Platform proxy settings, SSL verification
From: Phil Endecott (spam_from_boost_dev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-07-01 20:45:09

Vinnie Falco wrote:

>> https://github.com/vinniefalco/Beast/blob/master/example/http-client-ssl/http_client_ssl.cpp
>> ...
>> Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that means that it does
>> not do any sort of certificate verification.
>
> Correct. I'm not an expert in using certificates, can your issue be
> remedied simply by changing the value passed in?

I can only refer to the ASIO documentation that I linked to a bit
later in my message (which you didn't quote).

> Its not within the scope of Beast to teach people how to use
> OpenSSL.

There seems to be a lot that is "outside the scope" of Beast.

Regards, Phil.