[tor-bugs] #4271 [Torflow]: Perform some integrity checking in bw auth fetches

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#4271: Perform some integrity checking in bw auth fetches
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 Reporter:  mikeperry  |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:           
Component:  Torflow    |        Version:           
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Comment(by aagbsn):

 see this blog post that describes how to do certificate verification with
 urllib2:
 http://thejosephturner.com/blog/2011/03/19/https-certificate-verification-
 in-python-with-urllib2/

 and a work-in-progress:
 https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/aagbsn/torflow.git/shortlog/refs/heads/4271
 -integrity-checking

 note: it looks like the self-signed cert for 38.229.70.2 is not signed by
 a CA; this can be managed pretty easily with easy-rsa (bundled with
 openvpn).

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