7/4/2026 at 12:59:36 PM
Recklessly discarding OpenSSL errors is really bad and could lead to security vulnerabilities.Calling ERR_clear_error before operations is widely recommended: https://github.com/openssl/openssl/discussions/23025
which matches the blog author's point.
How widespread is this OpenSSL error discarding practice? It might explain a lot of security vulnerabilities.
by thesuperbigfrog