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roedesh · 11-27-2021, 08:27 PM

I am currently working on a homebrew app for the Kobo Libra H20. Whenever I try to make a web request, I get a x509 error. Something to do with certificate validation apparently.

My app is written in Go. In order to successfully make a web request, I need to do this:

Code:

func GetHttpClient() *http.Client {
	transport := &http.Transport{
		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
	}

	return &http.Client{
		Timeout:   time.Second * 5,
		Transport: transport,
	}
}

But this completely disables certificate validation, which makes you susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. So I was wondering if there is a better way to solve this issue?

11-27-2021, 08:27 PM	#1
roedesh Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2021 Device: Kobo Libra H2O	x509 error on Kobo I am currently working on a homebrew app for the Kobo Libra H20. Whenever I try to make a web request, I get a x509 error. Something to do with certificate validation apparently. My app is written in Go. In order to successfully make a web request, I need to do this: Code: func GetHttpClient() http.Client { transport := &http.Transport{ TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}, } return &http.Client{ Timeout: time.Second 5, Transport: transport, } } But this completely disables certificate validation, which makes you susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. So I was wondering if there is a better way to solve this issue?