Use os trust store for https kb

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Python urllib failed on Windows with CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED while the browser succeeded. Verify KB HTTPS against the OS certificate store and allow KB_SSL_VERIFY=false as an escape hatch.

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The scanner adds configurable SSL context handling for KB HTTPS requests. It uses the OS trust store through truststore when verification is enabled and supports disabling verification through KB_SSL_VERIFY. Tests and help text cover the new behavior.

Changes

KB HTTPS SSL handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
TLS context selection and validation pyproject.toml, src/fosslight_binary/_binary_dao.py, tests/test_kb_ssl.py	The project adds truststore. SSL context creation reads KB_SSL_VERIFY, supports disabled verification, and uses the OS trust store when enabled. Tests cover both modes and accepted environment values.
KB request integration and documentation src/fosslight_binary/_binary_dao.py, src/fosslight_binary/_help.py, tests/test_kb_ssl.py	KB endpoint and binary match requests pass the configured SSL context to urllib.request.urlopen. Help text documents certificate verification behavior. Tests verify context propagation.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to fe2c1

This PR updates HTTPS KB certificate verification to use the operating system trust store with an opt-out setting; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Scanner
  participant SSLContextFactory
  participant urllib.request
  participant KB
  Scanner->>SSLContextFactory: create_kb_ssl_context()
  SSLContextFactory-->>Scanner: return configured SSLContext
  Scanner->>urllib.request: urlopen with context
  urllib.request->>KB: send HTTPS request
  KB-->>urllib.request: return response

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Docstring coverage is 15.38% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 13 functions across 3 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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tests/test_kb_ssl.py (1)

29-33: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Make this test verify truststore.SSLContext selection.

create_kb_ssl_context() calls truststore.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT) when verification is enabled, but the current assertions also pass for ssl.create_default_context(). Patch truststore.SSLContext, assert the constructor call, and assert that the returned context is the mock return value. Add a separate fallback test if required.

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In `@tests/test_kb_ssl.py` around lines 29 - 33, Update
test_create_kb_ssl_context_uses_truststore_when_verify_on to patch
truststore.SSLContext, assert it is called with ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT, and
verify create_kb_ssl_context returns the mocked context. Add a separate test for
the non-truststore fallback only if needed to preserve coverage of that path.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@tests/test_kb_ssl.py`:
- Around line 29-33: Update
test_create_kb_ssl_context_uses_truststore_when_verify_on to patch
truststore.SSLContext, assert it is called with ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT, and
verify create_kb_ssl_context returns the mocked context. Add a separate test for
the non-truststore fallback only if needed to preserve coverage of that path.

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