wp_remote_get filter to avoid ssl connection problems

anti-poodle

/**
* As many of you know after Poodle was released sslv3 was deactivated all over the internet and new problems arises
* when ciphers mismatch. If you get with wp_remote_ errors like: routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:sslv3 alert handshake failure 
* routines:SSL3_READ_BYTES:sslv3 alert handshake failure or Cannot communicate securely with peer: no common encryption algorithm(s).
* Try to add the following action to modify curl.
**/

add_action( 'http_api_curl', 'timersys_api_curl', 10, 3 );
function timersys_api_curl(&$handle, $args, $url){

	if( strpos($url, 'wp.timersys.com') === false)
		return $handle;
		
	curl_setopt($handle, CURLOPT_SSLVERSION, CURL_SSLVERSION_TLSv1);
	curl_setopt($handle, CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST, 'ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_256_sha');
	//curl_setopt($handle, CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST, 'TLSv1') // Another to try
	return $handle;
}