[FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg 8.0 Release

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Wed, Jul 23, 2025 at 03:45:28PM +0200, Timo Rothenpieler wrote:
> On 23/07/2025 13:43, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > Hi everyone
> > 
> > I intend to create the release/8.0 branch in the next 1-2 weeks
> > after that i intend to make teh 8.0 release in the following 1-2 weeks
> > 
> > If theres something you want in it make sure its pushed before the branch
> > is made.
> 
> Would it be sensible to enable tls verify by default with 8.0?
> Or would that have to go through a longer "deprecation" period?
> 
> We've just added proper verification support to openssl, schannel and other
> backends already had it.
> It's just default-disabled for some reason.
> IMO it'd make sense to turn it on by default, it has surprised me and other
> people in the past that FFmpeg does not verify TLS certificates in any way
> by default.

Is there some disadvantage ?

if not i would suggest to enable it

thx

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