#33384 [Bug]: hosted_vllm ssl_verify ignore (Audio Transcription)
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### What happened?
When using a model configured with `model_info: { mode: audio_transcription }` using the `hosted_vllm/` provider, the `ssl_verify` parameter specified in the `litellm_params` is ignored by the transport layer.
While standard chat completion and embedding requests respect `ssl_verify`, requests routed through the `audio_transcription` mode fail with SSL verification errors when the backend uses custom CA certificates or self-signed certificates.
**Expected Behavior:** The `ssl_verify` path should be used to configure the underlying HTTP client (e.g., `aiohttp` or `httpx`) to trust the provided CA certificate.
**Actual Behavior:** The `ssl_verify` parameter is ignored by the network client and is instead incorrectly treated as a request payload parameter, leaking into the `extra_body` of the API request.
### Steps to Reproduce
1. Set up a `config.yaml` for LiteLLM Proxy with a model using the transcription mode and a custom SSL certificate: ```yaml model_list: - model_name: audio-model-placeholder model_info: mode: audio_transcr…