clarification regarding the SSL verification

[Logunath K]

Hi team,

             I would like to get some clarification regarding the SSL verification setting in OpenWISP2.

If I set verify_ssl = 1, what will happen when the SSL certificate expires? Will the devices stop communicating with the controller until the certificate is renewed?

Additionally, I would like to confirm whether the devices validate the SSL certificate only at registration or boot time or every time they send data to the controller.

Looking forward to your guidance on this. Thanks in advance.

Regards,

logu

[Federico Capoano]

On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 at 12:38, Logunath K <logun...@gmail.com> wrote:

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             I would like to get some clarification regarding the SSL verification setting in OpenWISP2.

If I set verify_ssl = 1, what will happen when the SSL certificate expires? Will the devices stop communicating with the controller until the certificate is renewed?

The latter. 

 

Additionally, I would like to confirm whether the devices validate the SSL certificate only at registration or boot time or every time they send data to the controller.

The latter and the same is valid for the monitoring agent. 

Best regards

Federico Capoano

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