A one function WordPress plugin which fixes the plugin update API to allow SSL downloads

sslfix.php

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: SSL File API Fix
Plugin URI: http://jkudish.com/
Description: A one function plugin which fixes the plugin update API to allow SSL downloads
Version: 0.1
Author: Joachim Kudish
Author URI: http://jkudish.com/ 
License: GPLv2
*/

/**
 * @package SSL File API Fix
 * @author Joachim Kudish @link http://jkudish.com
 * @version 0.1
*/

/*
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
*/


add_action('http_request_args', 'jkudish_http_request_args', 10, 2);
function jkudish_http_request_args($args, $url) {
	$args['sslverify'] = false;
	return $args;
}