How to use NSURLConnection to connect with SSL for an untrusted cert?

Question

I have the following simple code to connect to a SSL webpage

NSMutableURLRequest *urlRequest=[NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
[ NSURLConnection send         


        

Answer 1

The category workaround posted by Nathan de Vries will pass the AppStore private API checks, and is useful in cases where you do not have control of the NSUrlConnection object. One example is NSXMLParser which will open the URL you supply, but does not expose the NSURLRequest or NSURLConnection.

In iOS 4 the workaround still seems to work, but only on the device, the Simulator does not invoke the allowsAnyHTTPSCertificateForHost: method anymore.