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Comment on Tutorial - java.io.IOException: HTTPS hostname wrong: should be By Ramlak



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Comment Added at : 2014-01-30 18:09:05

Comment on Tutorial : java.io.IOException: HTTPS hostname wrong: should be By Ramlak
Turning off hostname checking also turns off all security. Yes you are still making an SSL/TLS connection but it could be to evil.com instead of the target server.

Don't do it. If you do it anyhow, just turn off SSL and stop pretending you're secure.


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