NOEXPORT unsigned __stdcall daemon_thread(void *arg) {
    (void)arg; /* squash the unused parameter warning */

    tls_alloc(NULL, NULL, "main"); /* new thread-local storage */
    main_init();
    SetEvent(main_initialized); /* unlock the GUI thread */
    /* get a valid configuration */
    while(main_configure(cmdline.config_file, NULL)) {
        if(cmdline.config_file && *cmdline.config_file=='-')
            cmdline.config_file=NULL; /* don't retry commandline switches */
        unbind_ports(); /* in case initialization failed after bind_ports() */
        log_flush(LOG_MODE_ERROR); /* otherwise logs are buffered */
        PostMessage(hwnd, WM_INVALID_CONFIG, 0, 0); /* display error */
        WaitForSingleObject(config_ready, INFINITE);
    }
    PostMessage(hwnd, WM_VALID_CONFIG, 0, 0);

    /* start the main loop */
    daemon_loop();
    main_cleanup();
    _endthreadex(0); /* SIGNAL_TERMINATE received */
    return 0;
}
The software does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.