is an option for URLRead and related functions that specifies whether to verify security certificates when making an HTTPS connection.


VerifySecurityCertificates
is an option for URLRead and related functions that specifies whether to verify security certificates when making an HTTPS connection.
Details

- With VerifySecurityCertificates->True, no HTTPS connection will be made to a host unless SSL certificates are successfully verified with a third-party authority.
- With VerifySecurityCertificates->False, no attempt is made to verify SSL certificates before a connection is made.
- VerifySecurityCertificates->False should typically be used only when certificates cannot be externally verified because they are self generated.
See Also
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2016), VerifySecurityCertificates, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VerifySecurityCertificates.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2016. "VerifySecurityCertificates." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VerifySecurityCertificates.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2016). VerifySecurityCertificates. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VerifySecurityCertificates.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_verifysecuritycertificates, author="Wolfram Research", title="{VerifySecurityCertificates}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VerifySecurityCertificates.html}", note=[Accessed: 14-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_verifysecuritycertificates, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={VerifySecurityCertificates}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VerifySecurityCertificates.html}, note=[Accessed: 14-August-2025]}