diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname.txt b/ChangeLog.d/mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd15d3a8bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChangeLog.d/mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Default behavior changes
+   * In TLS clients, if mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() has not been called,
+     mbedtls_ssl_handshake() now fails with
+     MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+     if certificate-based authentication of the server is attempted.
+     This is because authenticating a server without knowing what name
+     to expect is usually insecure. To restore the old behavior, either
+     call mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() with NULL as the hostname, or
+     enable the new compile-time option
+     MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME.
+     The content of ssl->hostname after mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname(ssl, NULL)
+     has changed, see the documentation of the hostname field in the
+     mbedtls_ssl_context struct type for details.
+
+Security
+   * Note that TLS clients should generally call mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname()
+     if they use certificate authentication (i.e. not pre-shared keys).
+     Otherwise, in many scenarios, the server could be impersonated.
+     The library will now prevent the handshake and return
+     MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+     if mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() has not been called.
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/config.h b/include/mbedtls/config.h
index 84af7f767e..9590dd3cac 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/config.h
@@ -1713,6 +1713,46 @@
  */
 //#define MBEDTLS_SSL_ASYNC_PRIVATE
 
+/** \def MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+ *
+ * In TLS clients, when a client authenticates a server through its
+ * certificate, the client normally checks three things:
+ * - the certificate chain must be valid;
+ * - the chain must start from a trusted CA;
+ * - the certificate must cover the server name that is expected by the client.
+ *
+ * Omitting any of these checks is generally insecure, and can allow a
+ * malicious server to impersonate a legitimate server.
+ *
+ * The third check may be safely skipped in some unusual scenarios,
+ * such as networks where eavesdropping is a risk but not active attacks,
+ * or a private PKI where the client equally trusts all servers that are
+ * accredited by the root CA.
+ *
+ * You should call mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() with the expected server name
+ * before starting a TLS handshake on a client (unless the client is
+ * set up to only use PSK-based authentication, which does not rely on the
+ * host name). This configuration option controls what happens if a TLS client
+ * is configured with the authentication mode #MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_REQUIRED
+ * (default), certificate authentication is enabled and the client does not
+ * call mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname():
+ *
+ * - If this option is unset (default), the connection attempt is aborted
+ *   with the error #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME.
+ * - If this option is set, the TLS library does not check the server name
+ *   that the certificate is valid for. This is the historical behavior
+ *   of Mbed TLS, but may be insecure as explained above.
+ *
+ * Enable this option for strict backward compatibility if you have
+ * determined that it is secure in the scenario where you are using
+ * Mbed TLS.
+ *
+ * \deprecated This option exists only for backward compatibility and will
+ *             be removed in the next major version of Mbed TLS.
+ *
+ */
+//#define MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+
 /**
  * \def MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION
  *
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/error.h b/include/mbedtls/error.h
index 7a183733ee..fd0ac76321 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/error.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/error.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
  * ECP       4   10 (Started from top)
  * MD        5   5
  * HKDF      5   1 (Started from top)
- * SSL       5   2 (Started from 0x5F00)
+ * SSL       5   3 (Started from 0x5F00)
  * CIPHER    6   8 (Started from 0x6080)
  * SSL       6   24 (Started from top, plus 0x6000)
  * SSL       7   32
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index 9cdf3a3ebb..8f9d38efe7 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -183,6 +183,41 @@
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_CONFIG                        -0x5E80
 /** Cache entry not found */
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CACHE_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND             -0x5E00
+/** Attempt to verify a certificate without an expected hostname.
+ * This is usually insecure.
+ *
+ * In TLS clients, when a client authenticates a server through its
+ * certificate, the client normally checks three things:
+ * - the certificate chain must be valid;
+ * - the chain must start from a trusted CA;
+ * - the certificate must cover the server name that is expected by the client.
+ *
+ * Omitting any of these checks is generally insecure, and can allow a
+ * malicious server to impersonate a legitimate server.
+ *
+ * The third check may be safely skipped in some unusual scenarios,
+ * such as networks where eavesdropping is a risk but not active attacks,
+ * or a private PKI where the client equally trusts all servers that are
+ * accredited by the root CA.
+ *
+ * You should call mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() with the expected server name
+ * before starting a TLS handshake on a client (unless the client is
+ * set up to only use PSK-based authentication, which does not rely on the
+ * host name). If you have determined that server name verification is not
+ * required for security in your scenario, call mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname()
+ * with \p NULL as the server name.
+ *
+ * This error is raised if all of the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * - A TLS client is configured with the authentication mode
+ *   #MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_REQUIRED (default).
+ * - Certificate authentication is enabled.
+ * - The client does not call mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname().
+ * - The configuration option
+ *   #MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+ *   is not enabled.
+ */
+#define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME  -0x5D80
 
 /*
  * Various constants
@@ -1403,8 +1438,36 @@ struct mbedtls_ssl_context {
      * User settings
      */
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
-    char *hostname;             /*!< expected peer CN for verification
-                                     (and SNI if available)                 */
+    /** Expected peer CN for verification.
+     *
+     * Also used on clients for SNI.
+     *
+     * The value of this field can be:
+     * - \p NULL in a newly initialized or reset context.
+     * - A heap-allocated copy of the last value passed to
+     *   mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname(), if the last call had a non-null
+     *  \p hostname argument.
+     * - A special value to indicate that mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname()
+     *   was called with \p NULL (as opposed to never having been called).
+     *
+     * If you need to obtain the value passed to
+     * mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() even if it may have been called with
+     * \p NULL, call mbedtls_ssl_get_hostname_pointer().
+     *
+     * If this field contains the value \p NULL and the configuration option
+     * #MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+     * is unset, on a TLS client, attempting to verify a server certificate
+     * results in the error
+     * #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME.
+     *
+     * If this field contains the special value described above, or if
+     * the value is \p NULL and the configuration option
+     * #MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+     * is set, then the peer name verification is skipped, which may be
+     * insecure, especially on a client. Furthermore, on a client, the
+     * server_name extension is not sent.
+     */
+    char *hostname;
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN)
@@ -1535,6 +1598,14 @@ void mbedtls_ssl_init(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl);
  *                 Calling mbedtls_ssl_setup again is not supported, even
  *                 if no session is active.
  *
+ * \warning        After setting up a client context, if certificate-based
+ *                 authentication is enabled, you should call
+ *                 mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() to specifiy the expected
+ *                 name of the server. Without this, in most scenarios,
+ *                 the TLS connection is insecure. See
+ *                 #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+ *                 for more information.
+ *
  * \note           If #MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO is enabled, the PSA crypto
  *                 subsystem must have been initialized by calling
  *                 psa_crypto_init() before calling this function.
@@ -3107,16 +3178,29 @@ void mbedtls_ssl_conf_sig_hashes(mbedtls_ssl_config *conf,
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
 /**
  * \brief          Set or reset the hostname to check against the received
- *                 server certificate. It sets the ServerName TLS extension,
- *                 too, if that extension is enabled. (client-side only)
+ *                 peer certificate. On a client, this also sets the
+ *                 ServerName TLS extension, if that extension is enabled.
+ *                 On a TLS 1.3 client, this also sets the server name in
+ *                 the session resumption ticket, if that feature is enabled.
  *
  * \param ssl      SSL context
- * \param hostname the server hostname, may be NULL to clear hostname
-
- * \note           Maximum hostname length MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_HOST_NAME_LEN.
+ * \param hostname The server hostname. This may be \c NULL to clear
+ *                 the hostname.
  *
- * \return         0 if successful, MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_ALLOC_FAILED on
- *                 allocation failure, MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA on
+ * \note           Maximum hostname length #MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_HOST_NAME_LEN.
+ *
+ * \note           If the hostname is \c NULL on a client, then the server
+ *                 is not authenticated: it only needs to have a valid
+ *                 certificate, not a certificate matching its name.
+ *                 Therefore you should always call this function on a client,
+ *                 unless the connection is set up to only allow
+ *                 pre-shared keys, or in scenarios where server
+ *                 impersonation is not a concern. See the documentation of
+ *                 #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+ *                 for more details.
+ *
+ * \return         0 if successful, #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_ALLOC_FAILED on
+ *                 allocation failure, #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA on
  *                 too long input hostname.
  *
  *                 Hostname set to the one provided on success (cleared
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl_internal.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl_internal.h
index 3a40b4ba2f..e3873690f7 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl_internal.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl_internal.h
@@ -1214,6 +1214,16 @@ static inline size_t mbedtls_ssl_hs_hdr_len(const mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl)
     return 4;
 }
 
+/** Get the host name from the SSL context.
+ *
+ * \param[in]   ssl     SSL context
+ *
+ * \return The \p hostname pointer from the SSL context.
+ *         \c NULL if mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() has never been called on
+ *         \p ssl or if it was last called with \p NULL.
+ */
+const char *mbedtls_ssl_get_hostname_pointer(const mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl);
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
 void mbedtls_ssl_send_flight_completed(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl);
 void mbedtls_ssl_recv_flight_completed(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl);
diff --git a/library/error.c b/library/error.c
index cb7ad57e45..a0667e177d 100644
--- a/library/error.c
+++ b/library/error.c
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ const char *mbedtls_high_level_strerr(int error_code)
             return( "SSL - Invalid value in SSL config" );
         case -(MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CACHE_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND):
             return( "SSL - Cache entry not found" );
+        case -(MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME):
+            return( "SSL - Attempt to verify a certificate without an expected hostname. This is usually insecure.  In TLS clients, when a client authenticates a server through its certificate, the client normally checks three things: - the certificate chain must be valid; - the chain must start from a trusted CA; - the certificate must cover the server name that is expected by the client.  Omitting any of these checks is generally insecure, and can allow a malicious server to impersonate a legitimate server.  The third check may be safely skipped in some unusual scenarios, such as networks where eavesdropping is a risk but not active attacks, or a private PKI where the client equally trusts all servers that are accredited by the root CA.  You should call mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() with the expected server name before starting a TLS handshake on a client (unless the client is set up to only use PSK-based authentication, which does not rely on the host name). If you have determined that server name verification is not required for security in your scenario, call mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() with \\p NULL as the server name.  This error is raised if all of the following conditions are met:  - A TLS client is configured with the authentication mode #MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_REQUIRED (default). - Certificate authentication is enabled. - The client does not call mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname(). - The configuration option #MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME is not enabled" );
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_USE_C) || defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CREATE_C)
diff --git a/library/ssl_cli.c b/library/ssl_cli.c
index 4fde783d3e..2854e00fcb 100644
--- a/library/ssl_cli.c
+++ b/library/ssl_cli.c
@@ -83,19 +83,20 @@ static int ssl_write_hostname_ext(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
                                   size_t *olen)
 {
     unsigned char *p = buf;
+    const char *hostname = mbedtls_ssl_get_hostname_pointer(ssl);
     size_t hostname_len;
 
     *olen = 0;
 
-    if (ssl->hostname == NULL) {
+    if (hostname == NULL) {
         return 0;
     }
 
     MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG(3,
                           ("client hello, adding server name extension: %s",
-                           ssl->hostname));
+                           hostname));
 
-    hostname_len = strlen(ssl->hostname);
+    hostname_len = strlen(hostname);
 
     MBEDTLS_SSL_CHK_BUF_PTR(p, end, hostname_len + 9);
 
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ static int ssl_write_hostname_ext(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
     MBEDTLS_PUT_UINT16_BE(hostname_len, p, 0);
     p += 2;
 
-    memcpy(p, ssl->hostname, hostname_len);
+    memcpy(p, hostname, hostname_len);
 
     *olen = hostname_len + 9;
 
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 6149434104..65d5b964d3 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -38,6 +38,92 @@
 #include "mbedtls/oid.h"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
+
+/* A magic value for `ssl->hostname` indicating that
+ * mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() has been called with `NULL`.
+ * If mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() has never been called on `ssl`, then
+ * `ssl->hostname == NULL`. */
+static const char *const ssl_hostname_skip_cn_verification = "";
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED)
+/** Whether mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() has been called.
+ *
+ * \param[in]   ssl     SSL context
+ *
+ * \return \c 1 if mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() has been called on \p ssl
+ *         (including `mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname(ssl, NULL)`),
+ *         otherwise \c 0.
+ */
+static int mbedtls_ssl_has_set_hostname_been_called(
+    const mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl)
+{
+    return ssl->hostname != NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
+const char *mbedtls_ssl_get_hostname_pointer(const mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl)
+{
+    if (ssl->hostname == ssl_hostname_skip_cn_verification) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return ssl->hostname;
+}
+
+static void mbedtls_ssl_free_hostname(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl)
+{
+    if (ssl->hostname != NULL &&
+        ssl->hostname != ssl_hostname_skip_cn_verification) {
+        mbedtls_platform_zeroize(ssl->hostname, strlen(ssl->hostname));
+        mbedtls_free(ssl->hostname);
+    }
+    ssl->hostname = NULL;
+}
+
+int mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl, const char *hostname)
+{
+    /* Initialize to suppress unnecessary compiler warning */
+    size_t hostname_len = 0;
+
+    /* Check if new hostname is valid before
+     * making any change to current one */
+    if (hostname != NULL) {
+        hostname_len = strlen(hostname);
+
+        if (hostname_len > MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_HOST_NAME_LEN) {
+            return MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Now it's clear that we will overwrite the old hostname,
+     * so we can free it safely */
+    mbedtls_ssl_free_hostname(ssl);
+
+    if (hostname == NULL) {
+        /* Passing NULL as hostname clears the old one, but leaves a
+         * special marker to indicate that mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname()
+         * has been called. */
+        /* ssl->hostname should be const, but isn't. We won't actually
+         * write to the buffer, so it's ok to cast away the const. */
+        ssl->hostname = (char *) ssl_hostname_skip_cn_verification;
+    } else {
+        ssl->hostname = mbedtls_calloc(1, hostname_len + 1);
+        if (ssl->hostname == NULL) {
+            /* mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname() has been called, but unsuccessfully.
+             * Leave ssl->hostname in the same state as if the function had
+             * not been called, i.e. a null pointer. */
+            return MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_ALLOC_FAILED;
+        }
+
+        memcpy(ssl->hostname, hostname, hostname_len);
+
+        ssl->hostname[hostname_len] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C */
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID)
@@ -2521,13 +2607,33 @@ static int ssl_parse_certificate_coordinate(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
     return SSL_CERTIFICATE_EXPECTED;
 }
 
+static int get_hostname_for_verification(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
+                                         const char **hostname)
+{
+    if (!mbedtls_ssl_has_set_hostname_been_called(ssl)) {
+        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG(1, ("Certificate verification without having set hostname"));
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME)
+        if (ssl->conf->endpoint == MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT &&
+            ssl->conf->authmode == MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_REQUIRED) {
+            return MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME;
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
+    *hostname = mbedtls_ssl_get_hostname_pointer(ssl);
+    if (*hostname == NULL) {
+        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG(2, ("Certificate verification without CN verification"));
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_CRITICAL
 static int ssl_parse_certificate_verify(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
                                         int authmode,
                                         mbedtls_x509_crt *chain,
                                         void *rs_ctx)
 {
-    int ret = 0;
     const mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_t *ciphersuite_info =
         ssl->handshake->ciphersuite_info;
     int have_ca_chain = 0;
@@ -2549,6 +2655,13 @@ static int ssl_parse_certificate_verify(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
         p_vrfy = ssl->conf->p_vrfy;
     }
 
+    const char *hostname = "";
+    int ret = get_hostname_for_verification(ssl, &hostname);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_RET(1, "get_hostname_for_verification", ret);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Main check: verify certificate
      */
@@ -2563,7 +2676,7 @@ static int ssl_parse_certificate_verify(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
             ssl->conf->f_ca_cb,
             ssl->conf->p_ca_cb,
             ssl->conf->cert_profile,
-            ssl->hostname,
+            hostname,
             &ssl->session_negotiate->verify_result,
             f_vrfy, p_vrfy);
     } else
@@ -2591,7 +2704,7 @@ static int ssl_parse_certificate_verify(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
             chain,
             ca_chain, ca_crl,
             ssl->conf->cert_profile,
-            ssl->hostname,
+            hostname,
             &ssl->session_negotiate->verify_result,
             f_vrfy, p_vrfy, rs_ctx);
     }
@@ -4617,49 +4730,6 @@ void mbedtls_ssl_conf_curves(mbedtls_ssl_config *conf,
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_ECP_C */
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
-int mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl, const char *hostname)
-{
-    /* Initialize to suppress unnecessary compiler warning */
-    size_t hostname_len = 0;
-
-    /* Check if new hostname is valid before
-     * making any change to current one */
-    if (hostname != NULL) {
-        hostname_len = strlen(hostname);
-
-        if (hostname_len > MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_HOST_NAME_LEN) {
-            return MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* Now it's clear that we will overwrite the old hostname,
-     * so we can free it safely */
-
-    if (ssl->hostname != NULL) {
-        mbedtls_platform_zeroize(ssl->hostname, strlen(ssl->hostname));
-        mbedtls_free(ssl->hostname);
-    }
-
-    /* Passing NULL as hostname shall clear the old one */
-
-    if (hostname == NULL) {
-        ssl->hostname = NULL;
-    } else {
-        ssl->hostname = mbedtls_calloc(1, hostname_len + 1);
-        if (ssl->hostname == NULL) {
-            return MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_ALLOC_FAILED;
-        }
-
-        memcpy(ssl->hostname, hostname, hostname_len);
-
-        ssl->hostname[hostname_len] = '\0';
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C */
-
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SERVER_NAME_INDICATION)
 void mbedtls_ssl_conf_sni(mbedtls_ssl_config *conf,
                           int (*f_sni)(void *, mbedtls_ssl_context *,
@@ -6816,10 +6886,7 @@ void mbedtls_ssl_free(mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl)
     }
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
-    if (ssl->hostname != NULL) {
-        mbedtls_platform_zeroize(ssl->hostname, strlen(ssl->hostname));
-        mbedtls_free(ssl->hostname);
-    }
+    mbedtls_ssl_free_hostname(ssl);
 #endif
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_HW_RECORD_ACCEL)
diff --git a/library/version_features.c b/library/version_features.c
index 6f663b12a7..f5734c4577 100644
--- a/library/version_features.c
+++ b/library/version_features.c
@@ -486,6 +486,9 @@ static const char * const features[] = {
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ASYNC_PRIVATE)
     "MBEDTLS_SSL_ASYNC_PRIVATE",
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_ASYNC_PRIVATE */
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME)
+    "MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME",
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME */
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
     "MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION",
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION */
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index d01202fb68..7e6b052163 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ int main(void)
 #define DFL_ARC4                -1
 #define DFL_SHA1                -1
 #define DFL_AUTH_MODE           -1
+#define DFL_SET_HOSTNAME        1
 #define DFL_MFL_CODE            MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_FRAG_LEN_NONE
 #define DFL_TRUNC_HMAC          -1
 #define DFL_RECSPLIT            -1
@@ -380,6 +381,9 @@ int main(void)
 #define USAGE2 \
     "    auth_mode=%%s        default: (library default: none)\n" \
     "                        options: none, optional, required\n" \
+    "    set_hostname=%%s     call mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname()?" \
+    "                        options: no, server_name, NULL\n" \
+    "                        default: server_name (but ignored if certs disabled)\n"  \
     USAGE_IO                                                \
     USAGE_KEY_OPAQUE                                        \
     USAGE_CA_CALLBACK                                       \
@@ -473,6 +477,8 @@ struct options {
     int arc4;                   /* flag for arc4 suites support             */
     int allow_sha1;             /* flag for SHA-1 support                   */
     int auth_mode;              /* verify mode for connection               */
+    int set_hostname;           /* call mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname()?         */
+                                /* 0=no, 1=yes, -1=NULL */
     unsigned char mfl_code;     /* code for maximum fragment length         */
     int trunc_hmac;             /* negotiate truncated hmac or not          */
     int recsplit;               /* enable record splitting?                 */
@@ -796,6 +802,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     opt.arc4                = DFL_ARC4;
     opt.allow_sha1          = DFL_SHA1;
     opt.auth_mode           = DFL_AUTH_MODE;
+    opt.set_hostname        = DFL_SET_HOSTNAME;
     opt.mfl_code            = DFL_MFL_CODE;
     opt.trunc_hmac          = DFL_TRUNC_HMAC;
     opt.recsplit            = DFL_RECSPLIT;
@@ -1148,6 +1155,16 @@ usage:
             } else {
                 goto usage;
             }
+        } else if (strcmp(p, "set_hostname") == 0) {
+            if (strcmp(q, "no") == 0) {
+                opt.set_hostname = 0;
+            } else if (strcmp(q, "server_name") == 0) {
+                opt.set_hostname = 1;
+            } else if (strcmp(q, "NULL") == 0) {
+                opt.set_hostname = -1;
+            } else {
+                goto usage;
+            }
         } else if (strcmp(p, "max_frag_len") == 0) {
             if (strcmp(q, "512") == 0) {
                 opt.mfl_code = MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_FRAG_LEN_512;
@@ -1893,10 +1910,24 @@ usage:
     }
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED)
-    if ((ret = mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname(&ssl, opt.server_name)) != 0) {
-        mbedtls_printf(" failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname returned %d\n\n",
-                       ret);
-        goto exit;
+    switch (opt.set_hostname) {
+        case -1:
+            if ((ret = mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname(&ssl, NULL)) != 0) {
+                mbedtls_printf(" failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname returned %d\n\n",
+                               ret);
+                goto exit;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 0:
+            /* Skip the call */
+            break;
+        default:
+            if ((ret = mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname(&ssl, opt.server_name)) != 0) {
+                mbedtls_printf(" failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname returned %d\n\n",
+                               ret);
+                goto exit;
+            }
+            break;
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/programs/test/query_config.c b/programs/test/query_config.c
index 5d9886bcd9..d09b7f69d4 100644
--- a/programs/test/query_config.c
+++ b/programs/test/query_config.c
@@ -1376,6 +1376,14 @@ int query_config(const char *config)
     }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_ASYNC_PRIVATE */
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME)
+    if( strcmp( "MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME", config ) == 0 )
+    {
+        MACRO_EXPANSION_TO_STR( MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME );
+        return( 0 );
+    }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME */
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
     if( strcmp( "MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION", config ) == 0 )
     {
@@ -3506,6 +3514,10 @@ void list_config(void)
     OUTPUT_MACRO_NAME_VALUE(MBEDTLS_SSL_ASYNC_PRIVATE);
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_ASYNC_PRIVATE */
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME)
+    OUTPUT_MACRO_NAME_VALUE(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME);
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME */
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
     OUTPUT_MACRO_NAME_VALUE(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION);
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION */
diff --git a/scripts/config.py b/scripts/config.py
index 766b5af9c1..ef72db324e 100755
--- a/scripts/config.py
+++ b/scripts/config.py
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ def crypto_adapter(adapter):
 
 DEPRECATED = frozenset([
     'MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_SSL3',
+    'MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME',
     'MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_SUPPORT_SSLV2_CLIENT_HELLO',
 ])
 
diff --git a/tests/scripts/all.sh b/tests/scripts/all.sh
index 4c2d0cc297..c3b6bf9a5a 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/all.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/all.sh
@@ -1780,6 +1780,9 @@ component_test_full_no_deprecated () {
 
     msg "test: make, full_no_deprecated config" # ~ 5s
     make test
+
+    msg "test: ssl-opt.sh authentication, full_no_deprecated config" # ~ 10s
+    tests/ssl-opt.sh -f 'Default\|Authentication'
 }
 
 component_test_full_no_deprecated_deprecated_warning () {
diff --git a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
index 9afc6333b4..fcdc632bbf 100644
--- a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
+++ b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
@@ -721,6 +721,10 @@ int mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_init(
     ret = mbedtls_ssl_setup(&(ep->ssl), &(ep->conf));
     TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0);
 
+    if (MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT == endpoint_type) {
+        ret = mbedtls_ssl_set_hostname(&(ep->ssl), "localhost");
+    }
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS) && defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C)
     if (endpoint_type == MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_SERVER && dtls_context != NULL) {
         mbedtls_ssl_conf_dtls_cookies(&(ep->conf), NULL, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/tests/ssl-opt.sh b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
index 4bb9d1a2c8..afe15df7fa 100755
--- a/tests/ssl-opt.sh
+++ b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
@@ -372,6 +372,11 @@ detect_required_features() {
             requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_FALLBACK_SCSV;;
     esac
 
+    case " $1 " in
+        *\ ca_callback=1\ *)
+            requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK;;
+    esac
+
     unset tmp
 }
 
@@ -1646,7 +1651,6 @@ run_test    "Default (compression enabled)" \
             -S "error" \
             -C "error"
 
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "CA callback on client" \
             "$P_SRV debug_level=3" \
             "$P_CLI ca_callback=1 debug_level=3 " \
@@ -1655,7 +1659,6 @@ run_test    "CA callback on client" \
             -S "error" \
             -C "error"
 
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_ECDSA_C
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SHA256_C
@@ -4647,6 +4650,234 @@ run_test    "Authentication: server goodcert, client required, no trusted CA" \
             -c "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
             -c "SSL - No CA Chain is set, but required to operate"
 
+# The next few tests check what happens if the server has a valid certificate
+# that does not match its name (impersonation).
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname match, client required" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=required server_name=localhost debug_level=2" \
+         0 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname match, client required, CA callback" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=required server_name=localhost debug_level=3 ca_callback=1" \
+         0 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -c "use CA callback for X.509 CRT verification" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname mismatch (wrong), client required" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=required server_name=wrong-name debug_level=1" \
+         1 \
+         -c "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -c "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
+         -c "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname mismatch (empty), client required" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=required server_name= debug_level=1" \
+         1 \
+         -c "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -c "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
+         -c "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname mismatch (truncated), client required" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=required server_name=localhos debug_level=1" \
+         1 \
+         -c "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -c "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
+         -c "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname mismatch (last char), client required" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=required server_name=localhoss debug_level=1" \
+         1 \
+         -c "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -c "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
+         -c "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname mismatch (trailing), client required" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=required server_name=localhostt debug_level=1" \
+         1 \
+         -c "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -c "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
+         -c "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname mismatch, client optional" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=optional server_name=wrong-name debug_level=2" \
+         0 \
+         -c "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname mismatch, client none" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=none server_name=wrong-name debug_level=2" \
+         0 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname null, client required" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=required set_hostname=NULL debug_level=2" \
+         0 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname null, client optional" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=optional set_hostname=NULL debug_level=2" \
+         0 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname null, client none" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=none set_hostname=NULL debug_level=2" \
+         0 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+requires_config_disabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+run_test "Authentication: hostname unset, client required, secure config" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=required set_hostname=no debug_level=2" \
+         1 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -c "get_hostname_for_verification() returned -" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -c "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+run_test "Authentication: hostname unset, client required, historical config" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=required set_hostname=no debug_level=2" \
+         0 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -C "get_hostname_for_verification() returned -" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+requires_config_disabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+run_test "Authentication: hostname unset, client required, secure config, CA callback" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=required set_hostname=no debug_level=3 ca_callback=1" \
+         1 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -c "get_hostname_for_verification() returned -" \
+         -C "use CA callback for X.509 CRT verification" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -c "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+run_test "Authentication: hostname unset, client required, historical config, CA callback" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=required set_hostname=no debug_level=3 ca_callback=1" \
+         0 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -C "get_hostname_for_verification() returned -" \
+         -c "use CA callback for X.509 CRT verification" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname unset, client optional" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=optional set_hostname=no debug_level=2" \
+         0 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname unset, client none" \
+         "$P_SRV" \
+         "$P_CLI auth_mode=none set_hostname=no debug_level=2" \
+         0 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+requires_config_disabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+run_test "Authentication: hostname unset, client default, secure config, server picks cert" \
+         "$P_SRV force_ciphersuite=TLS-ECDHE-ECDSA-WITH-AES-128-CCM-8" \
+         "$P_CLI psk=73776f726466697368 psk_identity=foo set_hostname=no debug_level=2" \
+         1 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -c "get_hostname_for_verification() returned -" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+run_test "Authentication: hostname unset, client default, historical config, server picks cert" \
+         "$P_SRV force_ciphersuite=TLS-ECDHE-ECDSA-WITH-AES-128-CCM-8" \
+         "$P_CLI psk=73776f726466697368 psk_identity=foo set_hostname=no debug_level=2" \
+         0 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -c "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -C "get_hostname_for_verification() returned -" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
+run_test "Authentication: hostname unset, client default, server picks PSK" \
+         "$P_SRV force_ciphersuite=TLS-PSK-WITH-AES-128-CCM-8 psk=73776f726466697368 psk_identity=foo" \
+         "$P_CLI psk=73776f726466697368 psk_identity=foo set_hostname=no debug_level=2" \
+         0 \
+         -C "does not match with the expected CN" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without having set hostname" \
+         -C "Certificate verification without CN verification" \
+         -C "x509_verify_cert() returned -" \
+         -C "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
+
 # The purpose of the next two tests is to test the client's behaviour when receiving a server
 # certificate with an unsupported elliptic curve. This should usually not happen because
 # the client informs the server about the supported curves - it does, though, in the
@@ -4999,7 +5230,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication: send CA list in CertificateRequest, client self sig
 # Tests for auth_mode, using CA callback, these are duplicated from the authentication tests
 # When updating these tests, modify the matching authentication tests accordingly
 
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server badcert, client required" \
             "$P_SRV crt_file=data_files/server5-badsign.crt \
              key_file=data_files/server5.key" \
@@ -5011,7 +5241,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server badcert, client required" \
             -c "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
             -c "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
 
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server badcert, client optional" \
             "$P_SRV crt_file=data_files/server5-badsign.crt \
              key_file=data_files/server5.key" \
@@ -5031,7 +5260,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server badcert, client optional" \
 # different means to have the server ignoring the client's supported curve list.
 
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_ECP_C
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server ECDH p256v1, client required, p256v1 unsupported" \
             "$P_SRV debug_level=1 key_file=data_files/server5.key \
              crt_file=data_files/server5.ku-ka.crt" \
@@ -5043,7 +5271,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server ECDH p256v1, client required, p
             -C "bad server certificate (ECDH curve)" # Expect failure at earlier verification stage
 
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_ECP_C
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server ECDH p256v1, client optional, p256v1 unsupported" \
             "$P_SRV debug_level=1 key_file=data_files/server5.key \
              crt_file=data_files/server5.ku-ka.crt" \
@@ -5054,7 +5281,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server ECDH p256v1, client optional, p
             -c "! Certificate verification flags"\
             -c "bad server certificate (ECDH curve)" # Expect failure only at ECDH params check
 
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client SHA256, server required" \
             "$P_SRV ca_callback=1 debug_level=3 auth_mode=required" \
             "$P_CLI debug_level=3 crt_file=data_files/server6.crt \
@@ -5065,7 +5291,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client SHA256, server required" \
             -c "Supported Signature Algorithm found: 4," \
             -c "Supported Signature Algorithm found: 5,"
 
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client SHA384, server required" \
             "$P_SRV ca_callback=1 debug_level=3 auth_mode=required" \
             "$P_CLI debug_level=3 crt_file=data_files/server6.crt \
@@ -5076,7 +5301,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client SHA384, server required" \
             -c "Supported Signature Algorithm found: 4," \
             -c "Supported Signature Algorithm found: 5,"
 
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client badcert, server required" \
             "$P_SRV ca_callback=1 debug_level=3 auth_mode=required" \
             "$P_CLI debug_level=3 crt_file=data_files/server5-badsign.crt \
@@ -5099,7 +5323,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client badcert, server required" \
 # detect that its write end of the connection is closed and abort
 # before reading the alert message.
 
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client cert not trusted, server required" \
             "$P_SRV ca_callback=1 debug_level=3 auth_mode=required" \
             "$P_CLI debug_level=3 crt_file=data_files/server5-selfsigned.crt \
@@ -5118,7 +5341,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client cert not trusted, server requir
             -c "! mbedtls_ssl_handshake returned" \
             -s "X509 - Certificate verification failed"
 
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client badcert, server optional" \
             "$P_SRV ca_callback=1 debug_level=3 auth_mode=optional" \
             "$P_CLI debug_level=3 crt_file=data_files/server5-badsign.crt \
@@ -5139,7 +5361,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client badcert, server optional" \
 
 requires_config_value_equals "MBEDTLS_X509_MAX_INTERMEDIATE_CA" $MAX_IM_CA
 requires_full_size_output_buffer
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server max_int chain, client default" \
             "$P_SRV crt_file=data_files/dir-maxpath/c09.pem \
                     key_file=data_files/dir-maxpath/09.key" \
@@ -5150,7 +5371,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server max_int chain, client default"
 
 requires_config_value_equals "MBEDTLS_X509_MAX_INTERMEDIATE_CA" $MAX_IM_CA
 requires_full_size_output_buffer
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server max_int+1 chain, client default" \
             "$P_SRV crt_file=data_files/dir-maxpath/c10.pem \
                     key_file=data_files/dir-maxpath/10.key" \
@@ -5161,7 +5381,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server max_int+1 chain, client default
 
 requires_config_value_equals "MBEDTLS_X509_MAX_INTERMEDIATE_CA" $MAX_IM_CA
 requires_full_size_output_buffer
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server max_int+1 chain, client optional" \
             "$P_SRV crt_file=data_files/dir-maxpath/c10.pem \
                     key_file=data_files/dir-maxpath/10.key" \
@@ -5173,7 +5392,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: server max_int+1 chain, client optiona
 
 requires_config_value_equals "MBEDTLS_X509_MAX_INTERMEDIATE_CA" $MAX_IM_CA
 requires_full_size_output_buffer
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client max_int+1 chain, server optional" \
             "$P_SRV ca_callback=1 debug_level=3 ca_file=data_files/dir-maxpath/00.crt auth_mode=optional" \
             "$P_CLI crt_file=data_files/dir-maxpath/c10.pem \
@@ -5184,7 +5402,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client max_int+1 chain, server optiona
 
 requires_config_value_equals "MBEDTLS_X509_MAX_INTERMEDIATE_CA" $MAX_IM_CA
 requires_full_size_output_buffer
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client max_int+1 chain, server required" \
             "$P_SRV ca_callback=1 debug_level=3 ca_file=data_files/dir-maxpath/00.crt auth_mode=required" \
             "$P_CLI crt_file=data_files/dir-maxpath/c10.pem \
@@ -5195,7 +5412,6 @@ run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client max_int+1 chain, server require
 
 requires_config_value_equals "MBEDTLS_X509_MAX_INTERMEDIATE_CA" $MAX_IM_CA
 requires_full_size_output_buffer
-requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_X509_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_CALLBACK
 run_test    "Authentication, CA callback: client max_int chain, server required" \
             "$P_SRV ca_callback=1 debug_level=3 ca_file=data_files/dir-maxpath/00.crt auth_mode=required" \
             "$P_CLI crt_file=data_files/dir-maxpath/c09.pem \
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_config.mbedtls_boolean.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_config.mbedtls_boolean.data
index 1a1d13f370..718bd280bd 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_config.mbedtls_boolean.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_config.mbedtls_boolean.data
@@ -1264,6 +1264,14 @@ Config: !MBEDTLS_SSL_CBC_RECORD_SPLITTING
 depends_on:!MBEDTLS_SSL_CBC_RECORD_SPLITTING:MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C:MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C
 pass:
 
+Config: MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME:MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C:MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C
+pass:
+
+Config: !MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME
+depends_on:!MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_ALLOW_WEAK_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_WITHOUT_HOSTNAME:MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C:MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C
+pass:
+
 Config: MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C
 pass: