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Diffstat (limited to 'src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp index 712ba7aa79..c86234a5ac 100644 --- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp +++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp @@ -1714,9 +1714,13 @@ void QSslSocket::startServerEncryption() will not emit the sslErrors() signal, and it is unnecessary to call this function. - Ignoring errors that occur during an SSL handshake should be done - with caution. A fundamental characteristic of secure connections - is that they should be established with an error free handshake. + \warning Be sure to always let the user inspect the errors + reported by the sslErrors() signal, and only call this method + upon confirmation from the user that proceeding is ok. + If there are unexpected errors, the connection should be aborted. + Calling this method without inspecting the actual errors will + most likely pose a security risk for your application. Use it + with great care! \sa sslErrors() */ |