Demonstrate how to connect to a web server over HTTPS where that server requires that the client present a certificate to prove who (s)he is. Unlike with the HTTPS request with authentication task, it is not acceptable to perform the authentication by a username/password or a set cookie.

This task is in general useful for use with webservice clients as it offers a high level of assurance that the client is an acceptable counterparty for the server. For example, Amazon Web Services uses this style of authentication.

import httplib
 
connection = httplib.HTTPSConnection('www.example.com',cert_file='myCert.PEM')
connection.request('GET','/index.html')
response = connection.getresponse()
data = response.read()
 