From 162498872748497aea975539d259d479c56560e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nils Pukropp <nils@narl.io>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:11:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fixed proton bridge self signed certs with skip verification
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---
 backend/api/email_backend.py | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/api/email_backend.py b/backend/api/email_backend.py
index 24762a9..8abba7f 100644
--- a/backend/api/email_backend.py
+++ b/backend/api/email_backend.py
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ class InsecureEmailBackend(EmailBackend):
     @property
     def ssl_context(self):
         if getattr(settings, 'EMAIL_SKIP_CERT_VERIFICATION', False):
-            context = ssl.create_default_context()
-            context.check_hostname = False
-            context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
+            # The most robust way to bypass verification for self-signed certs
+            context = ssl._create_unverified_context()
             return context
         return super().ssl_context