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javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-295/DisablingCertificateValidation.qhelp

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Certificate validation is the standard authentication
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method of a secure TLS connection. Without it, there is no guarantee
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about who the other party of a TLS connection is.
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Certificate validation is the standard authentication method of a
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secure TLS connection. Without it, there is no guarantee about who the
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other party of a TLS connection is, enabling man-in-the-middle
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attacks.
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<li>Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security">Transport Layer Security
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(TLS)</a></li>
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<li>Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security">Transport Layer Security (TLS)</a></li>
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<li>Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-in-the-middle_attack">Man-in-the-middle attack</a></li>
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<li>Node.js: <a href="https://nodejs.org/api/tls.html">TLS (SSL)</a></li>
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