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How do I deal with certificates using cURL while trying to access an HTTPS url?

I am getting the following error using curl:

curl: (77) error setting certificate verify locations:
  CAfile: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
  CApath: none

How do I set this certificate verify locations?

Solution

  • This error is related to a missing package: ca-certificates. Install it.

    In Ubuntu Linux (and similar distro):

    # apt-get install ca-certificates

    In CygWin via Apt-Cyg

    # apt-cyg install ca-certificates

    In Arch Linux (Raspberry Pi)

    # pacman -S ca-certificates

    The documentation tells:

    This package includes PEM files of CA certificates to allow SSL-based applications to check for the authenticity of SSL connections.

    As seen at: Debian -- Details of package ca-certificates in squeeze