ios - Allow unverified ssl certificate in UIWebview

Question

I'm embedding a website in a UIWebView. During development I have it pointed at localhost. The problem is that whenever it hits a "https://" url it doesn't load. When I load the url in mobile safari I get this popup:

Is there a way to override this with the UIWebView to allow the unverified url?

Answer 1

If it's just for testing during development you can create a category on NSURLRequest and override the following private method:

#if DEBUG

@implementation NSURLRequest (NSURLRequestWithIgnoreSSL) 

+ (BOOL)allowsAnyHTTPSCertificateForHost:(NSString *)host
{
    return YES;
}

@end

#endif

Just put this anywhere in one of your .m files (e.g. app delegate), or put it in it's own .m file. You don't need a matching header file.

The #if DEBUG is a precaution to prevent you from accidentally leaving it enabled when you submit to Apple, but if you need it to work in a release build then remove that (and make sure you remember to restore it or remove this category before you submit to Apple).