# How to skip certification check when using Downloads.download?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-skip-certification-check-when-using-downloads-download/87865
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [September 27, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-skip-certification-check-when-using-downloads-download/87865 "2022-09-27T09:31:17Z")
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### Author: ![MJulia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@MJulia](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/MJulia)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-skip-certification-check-when-using-downloads-download/87865/1 "2022-09-27T09:31:17Z")

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If using wget, it has an option --no-check-certificate, how to specify an equivalent option in Downloads.download? Thanks.

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### Author: ![fredrikekre](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/fredrikekre/32/1688_2.png) [@fredrikekre](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fredrikekre)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-skip-certification-check-when-using-downloads-download/87865/2 "2022-09-27T11:19:35Z")

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[Downloads.jl](https://github.com/JuliaLang/Downloads.jl) is using [NetworkOptions.jl](https://github.com/JuliaLang/NetworkOptions.jl) for which lets you set various variables for this, see [verify host](https://github.com/JuliaLang/NetworkOptions.jl#verify_host).