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requests
Safeguard articles tagged "requests" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
3 articles
Application Security
ssl vs. requests vs. httpx: where Python TLS configuration goes wrong
Python didn't verify TLS certificates by default until PEP 476 landed in 2014 — a decade later, one stray verify=False call still reopens that exact hole.
Jul 14, 20265 min read
Application Security
How to actually implement TLS correctly in Python
One `verify=False` in a requests call disables both certificate and hostname checks — the same escape hatch PEP 476 tried to close in 2014.
Jul 12, 20265 min read
Security Guides
Requests (Python) Security Guide (2026)
The Requests library is how most Python code talks HTTP — and a recurring class of credential-leak-on-redirect CVEs makes its version and config genuinely security-relevant.
Jul 3, 20266 min read