Bundle SSL certs with the templates.

If this is undesired it can be avoided by specifying builtin_certs=no .
Bundled SSL certs will be used unless you specify an override in:
Project Settings -> SSL -> Certificates .

SConstruct

@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ opts.Add(BoolVariable('no_editor_splash', "Don't use the custom splash screen fo
 
 # Thirdparty libraries
 opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_bullet', "Use the built-in Bullet library", True))
+opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_certs', "Bundle default SSL certificates to be used if you don't specify an override in the project settings", True))
 opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_enet', "Use the built-in ENet library", True))
 opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_freetype', "Use the built-in FreeType library", True))
 opts.Add(BoolVariable('builtin_libogg', "Use the built-in libogg library", True))

core/SCsub

@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ if 'builtin_zstd' in env and env['builtin_zstd']:
 # Godot's own sources
 env.add_source_files(env.core_sources, "*.cpp")
 
+# Certificates
+env.Depends("#core/io/certs_compressed.gen.h", ["#thirdparty/certs/ca-certificates.crt", env.Value(env['builtin_certs'])])
+env.CommandNoCache("#core/io/certs_compressed.gen.h", "#thirdparty/certs/ca-certificates.crt", run_in_subprocess(core_builders.make_certs_header))
 
 # Make binders
 env.CommandNoCache(['method_bind.gen.inc', 'method_bind_ext.gen.inc'], 'make_binders.py', run_in_subprocess(make_binders.run))

core/core_builders.py

@@ -4,7 +4,36 @@ All such functions are invoked in a subprocess on Windows to prevent build flaki
 
 """
 from platform_methods import subprocess_main
-from compat import iteritems, itervalues, open_utf8, escape_string
+from compat import iteritems, itervalues, open_utf8, escape_string, byte_to_str
+
+
+def make_certs_header(target, source, env):
+
+    src = source[0]
+    dst = target[0]
+    f = open(src, "rb")
+    g = open_utf8(dst, "w")
+    buf = f.read()
+    decomp_size = len(buf)
+    import zlib
+    buf = zlib.compress(buf)
+
+    g.write("/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED DO NOT EDIT */\n")
+    g.write("#ifndef _CERTS_RAW_H\n")
+    g.write("#define _CERTS_RAW_H\n")
+    if env['builtin_certs']:
+        # Defined here and not in env so changing it does not trigger a full rebuild.
+        g.write("#define BUILTIN_CERTS_ENABLED\n")
+        g.write("static const int _certs_compressed_size = " + str(len(buf)) + ";\n")
+        g.write("static const int _certs_uncompressed_size = " + str(decomp_size) + ";\n")
+        g.write("static const unsigned char _certs_compressed[] = {\n")
+        for i in range(len(buf)):
+            g.write("\t" + byte_to_str(buf[i]) + ",\n")
+        g.write("};\n")
+    g.write("#endif")
+
+    g.close()
+    f.close()
 
 
 def make_authors_header(target, source, env):

core/io/stream_peer_ssl.cpp

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 #include "stream_peer_ssl.h"
 
+#include "core/io/certs_compressed.gen.h"
+#include "core/io/compression.h"
 #include "core/os/file_access.h"
 #include "core/project_settings.h"
 
@@ -68,24 +70,32 @@ PoolByteArray StreamPeerSSL::get_project_cert_array() {
 	ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->set_custom_property_info("network/ssl/certificates", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "network/ssl/certificates", PROPERTY_HINT_FILE, "*.crt"));
 
 	if (certs_path != "") {
-
+		// Use certs defined in project settings.
 		FileAccess *f = FileAccess::open(certs_path, FileAccess::READ);
 		if (f) {
 			int flen = f->get_len();
 			out.resize(flen + 1);
-			{
-				PoolByteArray::Write w = out.write();
-				f->get_buffer(w.ptr(), flen);
-				w[flen] = 0; //end f string
-			}
-
+			PoolByteArray::Write w = out.write();
+			f->get_buffer(w.ptr(), flen);
+			w[flen] = 0; // Make sure it ends with string terminator
 			memdelete(f);
-
 #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
 			print_verbose(vformat("Loaded certs from '%s'.", certs_path));
 #endif
 		}
 	}
+#ifdef BUILTIN_CERTS_ENABLED
+	else {
+		// Use builtin certs only if user did not override it in project settings.
+		out.resize(_certs_uncompressed_size + 1);
+		PoolByteArray::Write w = out.write();
+		Compression::decompress(w.ptr(), _certs_uncompressed_size, _certs_compressed, _certs_compressed_size, Compression::MODE_DEFLATE);
+		w[_certs_uncompressed_size] = 0; // Make sure it ends with string terminator
+#ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
+		print_verbose("Loaded builtin certs");
+#endif
+	}
+#endif
 
 	return out;
 }

editor/SCsub

@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ if env['tools']:
     env.Depends("#editor/doc_data_compressed.gen.h", docs)
     env.CommandNoCache("#editor/doc_data_compressed.gen.h", docs, run_in_subprocess(editor_builders.make_doc_header))
 
-    # Certificates
-    env.Depends("#editor/certs_compressed.gen.h", "#thirdparty/certs/ca-certificates.crt")
-    env.CommandNoCache("#editor/certs_compressed.gen.h", "#thirdparty/certs/ca-certificates.crt", run_in_subprocess(editor_builders.make_certs_header))
-
     import glob
 
     path = env.Dir('.').abspath

editor/editor_builders.py

@@ -9,32 +9,6 @@ from platform_methods import subprocess_main
 from compat import encode_utf8, byte_to_str, open_utf8, escape_string
 
 
-def make_certs_header(target, source, env):
-
-    src = source[0]
-    dst = target[0]
-    f = open(src, "rb")
-    g = open_utf8(dst, "w")
-    buf = f.read()
-    decomp_size = len(buf)
-    import zlib
-    buf = zlib.compress(buf)
-
-    g.write("/* THIS FILE IS GENERATED DO NOT EDIT */\n")
-    g.write("#ifndef _CERTS_RAW_H\n")
-    g.write("#define _CERTS_RAW_H\n")
-    g.write("static const int _certs_compressed_size = " + str(len(buf)) + ";\n")
-    g.write("static const int _certs_uncompressed_size = " + str(decomp_size) + ";\n")
-    g.write("static const unsigned char _certs_compressed[] = {\n")
-    for i in range(len(buf)):
-        g.write("\t" + byte_to_str(buf[i]) + ",\n")
-    g.write("};\n")
-    g.write("#endif")
-
-    g.close()
-    f.close()
-
-
 def make_doc_header(target, source, env):
 
     dst = target[0]

editor/editor_initialize_ssl.cpp

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*  editor_initialize_ssl.cpp                                            */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*                       This file is part of:                           */
-/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
-/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/* Copyright (c) 2007-2018 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
-/* Copyright (c) 2014-2018 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md)    */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
-/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
-/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
-/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
-/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
-/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
-/* the following conditions:                                             */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
-/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
-/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
-/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
-/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
-/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
-/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
-/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
-/*************************************************************************/
-
-#include "editor_initialize_ssl.h"
-
-#include "certs_compressed.gen.h"
-#include "core/io/compression.h"
-#include "core/io/stream_peer_ssl.h"
-
-void editor_initialize_certificates() {
-
-	PoolByteArray data;
-	data.resize(_certs_uncompressed_size + 1);
-	{
-		PoolByteArray::Write w = data.write();
-		Compression::decompress(w.ptr(), _certs_uncompressed_size, _certs_compressed, _certs_compressed_size, Compression::MODE_DEFLATE);
-		w[_certs_uncompressed_size] = 0; //make sure it ends at zero
-	}
-
-	StreamPeerSSL::load_certs_from_memory(data);
-}

editor/editor_initialize_ssl.h

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*  editor_initialize_ssl.h                                              */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/*                       This file is part of:                           */
-/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
-/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
-/*************************************************************************/
-/* Copyright (c) 2007-2018 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
-/* Copyright (c) 2014-2018 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md)    */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
-/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
-/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
-/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
-/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
-/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
-/* the following conditions:                                             */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
-/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
-/*                                                                       */
-/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
-/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
-/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
-/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
-/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
-/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
-/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
-/*************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef EDITOR_INITIALIZE_SSL_H
-#define EDITOR_INITIALIZE_SSL_H
-
-void editor_initialize_certificates();
-
-#endif // EDITOR_INITIALIZE_SSL_H

editor/editor_node.cpp

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include "editor/editor_audio_buses.h"
 #include "editor/editor_file_system.h"
 #include "editor/editor_help.h"
-#include "editor/editor_initialize_ssl.h"
 #include "editor/editor_properties.h"
 #include "editor/editor_settings.h"
 #include "editor/editor_themes.h"
@@ -4686,7 +4685,6 @@ EditorNode::EditorNode() {
 	SceneState::set_disable_placeholders(true);
 	ResourceLoader::clear_translation_remaps(); //no remaps using during editor
 	ResourceLoader::clear_path_remaps();
-	editor_initialize_certificates(); //for asset sharing
 
 	InputDefault *id = Object::cast_to<InputDefault>(Input::get_singleton());
 

editor/project_manager.cpp

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "core/translation.h"
 #include "core/version.h"
 #include "core/version_hash.gen.h"
-#include "editor_initialize_ssl.h"
 #include "editor_scale.h"
 #include "editor_settings.h"
 #include "editor_themes.h"
@@ -2059,8 +2058,6 @@ void ProjectListFilter::_bind_methods() {
 
 ProjectListFilter::ProjectListFilter() {
 
-	editor_initialize_certificates(); //for asset sharing
-
 	_current_filter = FILTER_NAME;
 
 	filter_option = memnew(OptionButton);