Why are people using curl --insecure? Why does this option even exist?
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Replying to @cryptodavidw @lyon01_david
Testing what? That they can uninstall the CA certs bundle from their system and still download files?
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Replying to @cryptodavidw @jedisct1
Curl is just useful for many usecases, not just for downloading
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Replying to @cryptodavidw @jedisct1
Other example: testing a mobile app with cert pinning. If I want to curl things I need this
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Replying to @cryptodavidw @lyon01_david
Or is it someone with obsolete CA certs that just followed curl's advice to get rid of an error and everybody else copy/pasted
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