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The AI PR that fixed HTTPS by turning off certificate verification

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I keep seeing this in agent-written PRs. Something could not talk to an API over HTTPS. The agent “fixed” it. Calls work again. Then you open the diff and the bug is still there. The real change is trust theater: NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0 , verify=False , InsecureSkipVerify: true , or a custom…

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  1. 2026-10-26 13:36 · DEV Community — AI
    The AI PR that fixed HTTPS by turning off certificate verification

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