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Vibe codingHardvc-g341
Subject Ai code reviewLevel Senior~18 minCommon in Security interviewsIndustries Software development, Telecom

Question

Asked to 'fix the connection errors' to an upstream payments API, an AI produced this Python client. The errors went away. Explain what it actually did, what attack it enables, and the correct fix.

python
import ssl, socket def connect(host, port=443):    ctx = ssl.create_default_context()    ctx.check_hostname = False    ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE    raw = socket.create_connection((host, port))    return ctx.wrap_socket(raw, server_hostname=host)
What a strong answer looks like

Treat the AI’s output as a draft to verify, not an answer to trust. Name the specific flaw and the input that triggers it, say how you’d catch it — tests, edge cases, reading critically — and how you’d re-prompt or decompose to get it right.

Learn the concepts
Describe your solution

Vibe coding: describe the solution in plain language (or narrate it) and the coach grades your approach. Generating runnable code from your description is coming next.

Run or narrate your approach, then ask the coach.