wbond/certvalidator

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Python library for validating X.509 certificates and paths

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Forks: 34
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 38

Dominant language: Python
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Jul 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 20, 2026
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Security: preferred channel to report a vulnerability privately? Open

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wbond/certvalidator#56 · Opened Aug 11, 2026
certvalidator accept a certificate with version 1 and extension fields Open

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wbond/certvalidator#55 · Opened Jun 17, 2026
Conflict with CA/B TLS requirements Open

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wbond/certvalidator#52 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 21, 2025
Weak version check for Extensions Open

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wbond/certvalidator#51 · Opened Mar 30, 2024
Lack of support for the Subject Alternative Name (SAN) extension Open

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wbond/certvalidator#50 · Opened Mar 30, 2024
Allows 0 as certificate serial number Open

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wbond/certvalidator#49 · Opened Mar 30, 2024
Empty DirectoryString (e.g., "") in Distinguished name structures Open

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wbond/certvalidator#48 · Opened Mar 30, 2024
Potentially anomalous path-building results Open

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wbond/certvalidator#47 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 12, 2024
updated 'assertRaisesRegexp ' obsolete Open

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wbond/certvalidator#46 · Opened Dec 30, 2023
Errors in testing Open

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wbond/certvalidator#45 · Opened Oct 19, 2023
Validation fails if subject_alt_name extension is critical Open

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wbond/certvalidator#44 · Opened Jul 23, 2023
validate_usage: Exception on LDAP CRL URLs Open

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wbond/certvalidator#41 · Opened Aug 12, 2022
test: test_revocation_mode_soft failing due to expired cert Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 38/100

wbond/certvalidator#40 · Opened Aug 5, 2022
Supporting SubjectAltName critical extension Open

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wbond/certvalidator#38 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 14, 2021
'Void' object has no attribute 'human_friendly' Open

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wbond/certvalidator#37 · 2 reactions · Opened Oct 4, 2021
Limited certificate path validation only? are extensions accounted for? Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

wbond/certvalidator#36 · Opened Oct 2, 2021
Please become the official supported crypto library Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 15/100

wbond/certvalidator#35 · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 5, 2021
Chain building in certificate validation Open

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wbond/certvalidator#32 · 16 comments · Opened Nov 19, 2020
Certificate validation issue Open

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wbond/certvalidator#31 · 3 comments · Opened Nov 19, 2020
Update version in https://pypi.org/project/certvalidator/ Open

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wbond/certvalidator#29 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · Opened Oct 15, 2020
`allow_fetching=True` together with `moment` Open

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wbond/certvalidator#27 · Opened May 11, 2020
verify_ocsp_response() assumes OCSP response has reason Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 38/100

wbond/certvalidator#26 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 11, 2020
CRL fetch SSL check fail Open

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wbond/certvalidator#25 · Opened Feb 11, 2020
validate_usage() fails when cert doesn't have keyUsage set Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

wbond/certvalidator#24 · Opened Feb 2, 2020
Crash on macOS when using python from Homebrew Open

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wbond/certvalidator#23 · Opened Nov 28, 2019
Listing of subclassed validation related exceptions is misleading Open

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wbond/certvalidator#22 · Opened Sep 24, 2019
A successfully fetched but unusable OCSP response prevents fetching other OCSP responses Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

wbond/certvalidator#21 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 24, 2019
Confusing behavior when allow_fetching is True Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

wbond/certvalidator#20 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 24, 2019
URLError and socket.error are expected, but only partially handled Open

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wbond/certvalidator#19 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 24, 2019
OCSPValidationError is not handled Open

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wbond/certvalidator#17 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 24, 2019
Fetching OCSP responses may result in TypeError Open

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wbond/certvalidator#16 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 24, 2019
OCSP timestamp validation fails due to different date precisions Open

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wbond/certvalidator#15 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 22, 2019
tmp_crl_issuer not checked if it is None Open

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wbond/certvalidator#11 · Opened Feb 24, 2018
revocation_response is optional Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

wbond/certvalidator#10 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Feb 24, 2018
Validation fails with TypeError Open

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wbond/certvalidator#9 · Opened Dec 19, 2017
Can not load OCSP response Open

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wbond/certvalidator#8 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 22, 2017
Certificate chain verification Open

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wbond/certvalidator#6 · 2 comments · Opened May 13, 2017
OCSP validation at moment Open

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wbond/certvalidator#3 · 5 comments · Opened Oct 15, 2016

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