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Asked: 2026-05-13T17:41:28+00:00

Using NSURLRequest , I am trying to access a web site that has an

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Using NSURLRequest, I am trying to access a web site that has an expired certificate. When I send the request, my connection:didFailWithError delegate method is invoked with the following info:

-1203, NSURLErrorDomain, bad server certificate

My searches have only turned up one solution: a hidden class method in NSURLRequest:

[NSURLRequest setAllowsAnyHTTPSCertificate:YES forHost:myHost];

However, I don’t want to use private APIs in a production app for obvious reasons.

Any suggestions on what to do? Do I need to use CFNetwork APIs, and if so, two questions:

  • Any sample code I can use to get started? I haven’t found any online.
  • If I use CFNetwork for this, do I have to ditch NSURL entirely?

EDIT:

iPhone OS 3.0 introduced a supported method for doing this. More details here: How to use NSURLConnection to connect with SSL for an untrusted cert?

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  1. Editorial Team

    iPhone OS 3.0 introduced a supported way of doing this that doesn’t require the lower-level CFNetwork APIs. More details here:

    How to use NSURLConnection to connect with SSL for an untrusted cert?

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