[GH-ISSUE #262] don't enforce SSL verification or prompt user to proceed with download #1695

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opened 2026-03-01 17:52:56 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment
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Originally created by @LaserWires on GitHub (Sep 5, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/262

There are many sites which have issues with SSL certifications some of them are also temperary issues. It would be ideal to permit users to download sites which have issues with SSL certifications. Currently ArchiveBox presents user with this error message shortly after aborting the request to download a site.

$ ./archive https://www.site-with-ssl-issue.com
[*] [2019-09-05 04:18:59] Downloading https://site-with-ssl-issue.com
[!] Failed to download https://site-with-ssl-issue.com

 <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:841)>

A resolution to this is simply to issue a command switch to disable SSL verification for the entire download batch since the batch will likely contain a plurality of sites with SSL issues.

Originally created by @LaserWires on GitHub (Sep 5, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/262 There are many sites which have issues with SSL certifications some of them are also temperary issues. It would be ideal to permit users to download sites which have issues with SSL certifications. Currently ArchiveBox presents user with this error message shortly after aborting the request to download a site. > $ ./archive https://www.site-with-ssl-issue.com > [*] [2019-09-05 04:18:59] Downloading https://site-with-ssl-issue.com > [!] Failed to download https://site-with-ssl-issue.com > > <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:841)> A resolution to this is simply to issue a command switch to disable SSL verification for the entire download batch since the batch will likely contain a plurality of sites with SSL issues.
kerem closed this issue 2026-03-01 17:52:56 +03:00
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<!-- gh-comment-id:529006678 --> @pirate commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2019): https://github.com/pirate/ArchiveBox/wiki/Configuration#check_ssl_validity
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