How to pass an x509 object to python's urllib2? -

i have p12 encrypted certificate open with:

p12cert = load_pkcs12(file("cert.p12", 'rb').read(), 'passwd')

so can keep certificate file stored encrypted , decrypt when loading. can access both certificate , key:

p12.get_certificate() p12.get_privatekey()

however, urllib2's httpsclientauthhandler requires fields passed files:

urllib2.build_opener(httpsclientauthhandler('/path/to/file.pem', '/path/to/file.pem.') )

this means i'd have write data unencrypted on temporary files, clear security hole. have idea on how overcome problem?

regards

Brazell