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# verify should be True

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `python-security/request-verify`

**Language:** Python

**Severity:** Error

**Category:** Security

**CWE**: [295](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html)

**Related CWEs**:

- [296](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/296.html)
- [299](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/299.html)

## Description{% #description %}

The `verify` parameter controls whether the SSL certificate should be verified during your server requests. It's strongly recommended to set this parameter to `True` which is the default value. This rule will warn you when it's detected `False` has been set.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```python
import requests

def fetch_data():
    r = requests.get(w, verify=False, timeout=5)
```

```python
from requests import get
r = get(w, verify=False)  # verify should be True
r = get(w, verify=False, timeout=10)  # verify should be True
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```python
from requests import get
r = get(w)
r = get(w, timeout=10, verify=True)
```

```python
from requests import get
r = get(w)
r = get(w, timeout=10)
```
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